Category: Living in France
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Broken Made Whole
I happened to be walking by when I heard glass breaking looking down I saw the broken inkwell. "Zut!" sighed the dealer, as he looked at the broken inkwell on the ground. Bending down he picked up the…
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Looping
The other night at dinner, an enjoyable dinner, bite after bite of delicious wonder French Husband casually said he was going to sell his ULM (plane). Well, I continued to casually sip my wine but inside I was…
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Le Parisien…. Better to Read One Than Meet One
The following French TV advertisements (each 30 seconds to 45 seconds long) are for a local Parisien newspaper called: "Le Parisien." In the south, one of the "local" newspapers is called "La Provencal". Anyway, these TV ads poke fun at…
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The Rendez-vous Clandestine
A rendez-vous clandestine: A meeting between two lovers. 19, Place Carnot, Lyon at the Hotel Dobost. Or at least that is what I thought when I saw the old receipt from a restaurant in a pile of old papers…
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Wallpapering Not Again
This is what I was doing before I fell off the top of a ladder: Wallpapering the upstairs hallway. Wallpapering is an activity that I have great pleasure in doing. Ever since my niece Juliette, showed me how. I could…
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Home Sweet Home
Back home.Trying to be still.That is a challenge.No pain, your prayers helped. Have you ever broken a bone? An old photo of Chelsea and Sacha: