Category: Living in France
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Daily Feast
Daily feast: food, family, friends, health, work, home and all the pieces in between that make it such. I love cooking for Sacha as well as French Husband. They are glorious feasters. Cooking for anyone who likes to…
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Familiar Faces
Photo via Kristi taken this afternoon in Cassis. The three of us (Kristi from French Word a day, Barbara and I) met twenty some years ago in Marseille. We were three Americans who shared familiar stories of what it was like…
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Grand and Petit Trianon
"The Petit Trianon and its park are linked to the memory of Queen Marie-Antoinette. She is the only queen to have imposed her personal taste on Versailles. Sweeping away the old court and its traditions, she insisted on…
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29 Years This French Life all because of a song about L’Amérique
Last night while we were having dinner at home, a song came on the radio. It was a French song, one I had heard before but never paid attention to the words. French Husband, between mouthfuls of potatoes and…
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Mari is Coming Back to Town
Yesterday Typepad the server I use to create my blog was down which did not let my blog post download properly. Finally this early morning it appeared, I am sorry if I worried any of you. While creating yesterday’s blog…
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A Great Fantastic Change in my Life
Last July one lovely warm morning my life changed. The table was set: Jams, yogurts, croissants, brioche, fresh fruit, and with a teapot in hand I asked my guests, "What would you prefer coffee or tea from Comptoir…