Category: Living in France
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A Walk About at the Brocante
A walk about at the French brocante. I came upon this stand that had so many things that I liked, that I took a photo of the stool, and while I was doing that it sold. Lesson: First do…
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Shack-Teau in Cassis
After years of dreaming, really dreaming, we woke up to a dream come true. All is said and done we own a place on the port of Cassis. Excited. It is far from grandiose, nor anything resembling fancy.…
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Just Another Day in Paradise
Paradise is where you find it, and hopefully it is right next to you, inside you, and every where you look. Sacha is home for a few days and since he hadn't been to Cassis in awhile, we ventured yonder…
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How Could I Leave the Canape When it Called Out, “Corey Save Me!”
The problem with brocanting in France is that it never ends. There is always a brocante, one way or another, be it a fair, a shop, someone's garage, a second hand store or warehouse… or the dumpster on…
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A Look Back: Alice Two Years Ago…
Two years ago… we took Alice on a Mini Tour of Paris in an Electric Car: We got up at six. Took a bus to Marseille. Caught the train to Paris. We arrived at lunch, stopped at the…
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French Word a Day: Mon Amie
The wine flowed from glass to glass, and as it did I could hear the verse from Mass being said in the back of my mind, "Grapes of the vine work from human hands…" Mon amie, or…