• Heaven on Earth

    When in Rome do what the Romans do. When an American who live in France goes to Venice she does, What the Italians do; Eat Pasta! And live the art!…

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  • French Husband and American Wife

    A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us,…

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  • Rosette Mantra

    Wooden rosace planted firmly on a church door. Worn smooth are the edges from the many hands of prayer, that have touched it to enter in… *Dance in the darkness…

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  • Vintage Perfume Pretender

    A Flask for Liquor dressed up as a perfume bottle. Standing tall in front of an 18th century boutis en bleu. Poured out the whiskey and in its place I…

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  • French Postage Stamps and love letters

    Vintage French Postage Stamps This person, like me, must have lived far from home too ! (S)he must have gently removed the collected stamps from the many letters received, and…

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  • Antique Doll

    How many hours spent playing, pretending and being happy, did this doll give? How many times did the child’s Mother pick up the little toys and put them a way…

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  • Eight Ball

    Hustler: A hustler is someone who goes into a pool bar pretending not to know how to play, finds some losers who aren’t pretending, and then tries to trick the…

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  • For John Biale

    Pressed between the pages of an old book a name a flower and forgotten words. Pressed within my heart you are and I will never be the same. First love,…

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  • French Kisses, the First Signs of Spring

    vintage postcard. 1929 the unbutton coat scarf tossed aside the cherry trees blossom babies are born flowers change the landscape tenderness fills the air the first signs of Spring are…

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  • SeaShells

    First, I must say I collect seashells. Secondly, my daughter's prenom-first name is, "CHELSEA." My Father-in-law, a man of very few words, let alone English ones, said to me at…

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