Category: Living in France
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Cafe Scene: How to be French in France
How to do the French Cafes without Looking like a Tourist French cafe, morning: Walk straight to the counter, when the bartender looks at you, nod your head, point your pointer finger up, and at the same time mouth whisper,…
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Sweet Winter Evening
The day goes by, the fire warms the house, there is a stillness in the air that allows thoughts to rise with the chimney smoke. The weather is so gentle, it feels like early autumn… though the other day…
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Living an Artful Way
A curtain ring, tied with twine around some old music sheets. A silver ex voto with a ribbon from years gone pass. My favorite bowl, catching some light, waiting for tea and…
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Do You Speak French?
When I arrived in France I was thirty years old and did not speak more than three words of French. Some of you have asked me what was that like and how long did it take me to learn…
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The Feast of Epiphany Encore… Memories
1990- With my few French words in my pocket, I often found myself in awkward red-faced situations. On the feast of Epiphany, we were invited to share the Gateau de Rois at a friend's home. Sitting…
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Epiphany, Those Three Kings, the Twelfth day of Christmas and Feves
photo: Feves for the Gateau des Rois that I found while brocanting. Tomorrow is Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas. . The Gateau des Rois – King's Cake. 4 cups of grounded almonds and/or hazelnuts, or a mixture…