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Annie: The Girl with a Spark in Her Eye
Annie and I hopped in the car and went shopping. I haven't had a car since September and well Annie doesn't hop, but she does if you know what I…
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One French Secret about Baking
My niece Juliette was fourteen when she shared the French's most treasured secret cake recipe with me. She told me that she was going to teach me a classic French…
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French Cooking and the Home Made Cookbook
This is my tattered, splattered, well worn, cookbook. I started it when I first arrived in France. I carried it with me everywhere… One of the first things I learned…
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Shine On
What light! If you haven't read the comment section yesterday and you need a reason to be encouraged, then please go read them. Inspiring! Each comment is a blog post…
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Let the Head Lights Shine the Way
Have you ever seen these before? Candles, but not just any ole candle. These candles were used for car lanterns. Old fashion head lights! Pretty cool no? I would have…
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The Art of Driving Your Husband Mad
I want my old car back. The car that I could park anywhere because it was small and had enough dings that one more would only add to the patina.…
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Singing by the Hair of my Chinny Chin Chin
Warning: The video below contains a woman with blonde bed head, a Chinney chin chin, bad singing, morning breath, a child's band aid and badly spoken French. It is not to…
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Paperolle, Quilling: The art of intricate coiled designs
"Quilling, (or paperolle in French) is an art using strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create intricate designs. The tiny strips of paper are wound…
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Growing Up is about Spelling Your Name
Yesterday, afternoon while we were preparing Sunday lunch at La Madone a spilled box of alphabet pasta brought a flood of memories to the surface. Don't you just love when…
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22 Years and One Snowy Day
Looking out at Winter Wonderland that use to be Provence. Snow and snowing. Doesn't look like we will be going anywhere any time soon.A very good excuse to stay in…
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