Category: Living in France
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Hellos and Goodbyes
The leaving. It asks more of me now- this goodbye pierced heavier, and deeper. This time, something happened that caught me off guard. I cried uncontrollably at the airport. I remembered the first time I left home for France. I…
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Bastille Day, Last Night
The fireworks in Cassis celebrating Bastille Day were spectacular. We’re fortunate to have front-row seats from our Fisherman’s House, which looks directly toward the lighthouse where the fireworks are launched. Chelsea sent me these photos of the Pickles oklast night.…
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Summer Felt Dinner
Life has felt full of wonderfully moments lately. And then… We learned that our dear friend was heading towards an unexpected difficulty, it became clear that gathering before I left mattered more than ever. I prepared a dinner that was…
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Living with Antiques
With antiques, a home becomes a living, breathing story — a place filled with emotion, memory, and soul. When I go looking for antiques, I discover, and allow something unexpected to find its way to me. What I mean is…
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Little Brocante Find
At the first brocante I ever visited, years ago, I found a postcard of a woman impeccably dressed, carrying eggs in a basket, water from the fountain in a zinc watering can, and vegetables gathered in the crisp white apron…