Category: Living in France
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Poisson d’Avril – April Fools’ Day
On April 1st the French give each other chocolate fish called: "Friture." The tradition has it that on the 1st of April children try to stick a homemade paper fish onto people’s backs without the person knowing it, then run away…
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The Beginning of Spring in Paris
Paris spring. The flowers. The flower shops spill into the streets with their array of pastel-colored flowers. The tulips waved as if to say Spring is in the air, put a hop and a skip into the day! Paris…
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Brocante Bits Little Gatherings of Life Gone By
A blue glass top box. Handmade. Holding a variety of blue glass beads. Left behind in a drawer next to a stack of letters and a key. A small black box with a number…
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Following My “Disconnected” Self
We planned a trip. While I packed my bags a comment from someone played over and over in my thoughts. The commenter said something like she, "…missed her non-internet mind." Disconnect to connect. I too missed my non-internet mind.…
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The Color Red
Red checked cloth. Red tomatoes, strawberries, cherries, rubies… Poppies! Roses are red, though violets never are. Red its a holiday color, Red as in stop, Red as in anger, Red as in love. Tomato Soup Recipe. …
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Tuesday: The Color Yellow is Provence
Yellow is Provence. The facades certainly. The glorious sun, the glistening on the sea, the clink of the Pastis glasses, straw hats, sunflowers, Marseille soap, let's not forget the golden baguette.. And then there is dessert: Pear with chocolate? That…