Category: Living in France
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Dancing in the Farm House Kitchen
In the middle of a field stands an old farm house with an attached barn. Nobody lives there, It use to belong to his grand parents, who had farmers manage it, we bought it many years ago. …
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Dinner with Friends
My friend Francoise lives in an old stone house in a small French village, with her husband, two children, and a cat. Francoise has a studio where she teaches pottery and sculpting. We arrived on a rainy day, the grey…
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In Search of Kouign Anman
A year ago I started to write the story of how I met my French Husband. After a week or so I was derailed by babysitting, brocante and baking up romance for another American and her soon to be French…
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Licking my Lips
We arrived in Rennes after a six hour train ride. It usually takes twelve hours by car. As soon as we walked into my Belle-Mere's (mother-in-law in French, which means: Beautiful Mother.) home lunch was ready, she is organized…
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French Food Talk
In France there is a great deal of talk about food. Simply food. Everyday food. Food food. There isn't a day that goes by that the topic of food doesn't come up. Food, unlike politics or religion is a safe…
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Far far away the Seeds Fly
I found these photos on my camera this morning: Chelsea, Mr. Espresso and French Husband… were goofing off. Seeing these photos I could almost hear Chelsea egging Mr. Espresso to play it up for the camera, "Come on,…