Category: Living in France
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A moment of Silence
The French President declared that today at noon there would be a moment of silence. I was in a massive hardware store when over the intercom I heard, "We will respect the moment of silence …" The entire store stood…
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Chelsea’s Classmates from Junior High
Chelsea took a few days of vacation to come home, and to be her friends Domi and Leah (friends from the sixth grade.) Leah lives and works in Milan, and Domi works and lives in Guyana. We had dinner,…
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Finding a Nest in France to call Home
One thing leads to another. I met Ching and Gary years ago through blogging. They would say each time they visited, "When we retire we are moving to France, and you will help us find a house." I sold…
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House Search in France
During the last few days, between renovating two houses, running a blog, keeping up with guests in Paris and the tiny house, brocanting, cooking for three hungry men, having friends from the States visit… I have been with Gary…
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Lavender Fields Forever
Valensole. Rows of lavender. The best time to buy lavender is after the harvest in July, not before the harvest in July. The sound of the bees remain…
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A Letter to Yann, Because He is Away and I Need to Prepare for the Surprise…
Dear Yann, I kind of bought an enormous hand made very old copper tub. It doesn't seem enormous in this photo… But believe me, you are going to freak out when you see the pool aks tub that…