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Bûche de Noël
Never makes mistakes Never makes a cake! Buche de Noel is my favorite cake!” Bright eyed and hopeful was the response eagerly given by my French husband, the newlywed! The…
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Napolean III New Year’s Resolution
Smell the Roses Several years ago I would have passed the car with the trailer, with a blink of an eye. That was before I made the New Year’s resolution…
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Wine glass
French Wine Glass The sound of glass breaking on the tile floor; it is a sound that says a thousands little pieces have shattered everywhere, that only bare feet can…
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Flea market beauty
What’s the beauty in Poubelle? Poubelle, means garbage in French. When my cousin Julie, came to visit us in France, she commented to my husband that the French language had…
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Broken favorite
Collections The little things I have collected, that have no real value on their own, due to a chip, or a crack or a tear…Instead of throwing the defaulted bits…
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Mama says OM
Cool is Blue Plastic The day my son stood in front of his bedroom door and said, “My room is not for sale!” I knew my buying and selling days…
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Why Not?
Why not give flowers? Why not give joy? Why not say sorry before the other one does? Why wait?
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French Christmas Tradition
Sainte Barbe and the Christmas Wheat On December 4th, the feast of Sainte Barbe, the first Provençal Christmas tradition takes place in France. Growing wheat. First, you find a…
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Café des Puces Menu
Lunch menu at the Marché aux Puces Christmas Lunch celebrated in advance 16 of December 2005
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Marché aux Puces in Marseilles
Flea Market in Marseilles Just a few hours into Saturday morning, dark and early, before the roosters had a chance to dream, I would go to the Marché aux Puces,…
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