Category: Living in France
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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 Train Bleu. Alice's socks fell off. I was pleased, "If you like this you are my kinda of…
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So French we are in Aix with Alice from Australia.
Rain was the unexpected alarm clock that woke us up for the market in Aix (pronounced by saying "X".) Every Thursday Aix has a large colorful Provencal market: Fruit, vegetables, cheese, clothes, pottery ware, linens, brocante, flowers… but not…
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Subject Matter: Past Present Perfect.
When I was nineteen I entered a Benedictine monastery in Pecos New Mexico. I stayed a few years. Most women who enter a monastery want to become a nun. I wanted to become a priest. My desire to be…
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When You Love Someone
The day I left for California, Annie went to stay in a convalescent home. She hadn't been feeling herself, and she thought best to go and rest assured. She will return to her home in a week or so. I…
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The Fire That Happened While I Was Gone
A few weeks ago, when I first arrived back home in California, French Husband called, my mom answered the phone. By the sound of her voice I knew something wasn't right. She said, "Hi Yann. Oh…
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Flying High with 15 Babies
Flying over the Golden Gate Bridge. Before I got on the plane, fifteen babies were pushed by in their strollers. One after another they got on with their parents and often they had older (by a few years) siblings.…