Category: Living in France
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Cassis Morning
Sunshine spills—Azur sky, parasol pines,waving to the waves. Woke up to seagulls singing,sea masts clicking—rhythmic lullaby.The port of Cassis stretching, yawning,beginning again. A hum, a glide, a splash! Barefoot thoughts at breakfastSalt air kisses. The day dives out before me.…
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A Blistering Summer in Provence
It’s a place not touched by time. A piece of childhood still stitched into the now. A kind of freedom most don’t even know how to name. And here it is. Ours. Still. Thankfully, as the summer has been brutally…
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The Story of the Shutters
Over thirty years ago, we moved to a small village in the south of France.The house we moved into had been closed up. Old shutters sealed shut. Silent, still. Until the day we arrived. Across the road. Across the field.…
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A Provençal Wedding
A Provençal civil wedding. In France, before any church bells ring or flower petals scatter in chapels, there must first be a civil ceremony at the city hall. It’s the official beginning, the legal part, the one that counts here.…
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A Provençal Walkabout
The day before our friends daughter’s wedding, we gathered—this group of old friends who feel like family, and have for so many years. We went for a walk in the countryside. Olive trees lined the path, with vineyards nearby, lavender…
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A Wonderful Surprise
For those of you who’ve read my blog over the years, you know Annie. You know she was one of the dearest friends of my life. She was a presence so full of grace, warmth, and spirit, that her memory…