Category: Living in France
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Insanely Cool Lunch with a Goober
An insanely cool lunch was had at one of my favorite restaurants. Where the sea laps the plates. Where one dares to drink red even though…
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French Door Handles…who’s knocking on your door?
French door handles, or should I say French door knockers depicting Fatima's hand. They are one of my favorite things. The knockers are made of iron. The classic design of Fatima's hand has a ring on the right hand,…
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Magnolia Pearl, Annie and the Homemade Culottes
Annie came over like she often does. She untied her scarf and sat down at the kitchen table. She asked me, "What's new?" I love that whenever I see her, even twice on the same day, she asks,…
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Three Men at Lunch
The town of Cassis, I have written about it many times on my blog, is a little pearl of a town. Situated between Marseille and St. Tropez, on the Mediterranean sea. Unlike Marseille it is small and quaint. Unlike…
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Collecting: Herbes de Provence
With the glorious French blue sky overhead, we ventured out to the cliffs of Cassis to gather herbes du Provence (Herbs from Provence). We drove up as far as we could, and then walked out to the cliff. The…
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Your Attention Please
My friends and I went to Isle sur la Sorgue, the antique mecca in the south of France. Know I now I have proposed a bet with my brother not to blog about the brocante until his birthday (Feb.…