Category: Living in France
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What if Your Heart is in Two Places?
La Ciotat, next door to Cassis and nearby to us. At times I have to pinch myself living here feels like a dream. Earlier this morning on my way to the grocery store, a neighbor…
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A Saturday Afternoon in Lorgues
The language of color do you know how to speak it? Those facades! How that must have been a conversation: What color should we paint our house? And the shutters? Language of color: Pop. Splash. Outside the lines.…
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Faith at Lunch
A long time blog reader, Faith and her friend Lisa came over for lunch yesterday afternoon. Faith lives in France, works with W.H.O. and also is an artist. The summer day was hot, and nearly too uncomfortable to sit…
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The Art of Folding Bedsheets
French Husband came home with a twinkle in his eye, handing me a note that had the name and phone number of someone I didn't know. "A certain Monsieur wants you to decorate his home on the French Rivera,…
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The French StoryBook
The French book I found at the brocante was titled, "I Shall Read". The images are just too dang cute. When I found it I thought what darling wallpaper it would make. I have a thing about using old…
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Dinner After Nine, Typical Provence
With family, friends and the contractors coming and going every night I have become the cook again. It reminds me of a big family and the person at the helm having to think about menus from sun up to…