Category: Living in France
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Day Tripper
The sun woke us up,The yesterday's rain clouds have sailed away.We grabbed a map.Tied our hair back.Started Willow,A day trip around Provence.Poppies are on the agenda,as well as a quaint place to have a bite to eat. Today is a…
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Being Happy even if it Rains
Threatening clouds encourages staying home.Lazy in the middle of the morning,Breakfast dishes stacked,Ironing remains in a heap,Family under one roof,One prepares for his BAC,Two others working side by side on their computers,The mother wonders what to fix for lunch.…
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Here is Looking at You Kid
Photos and text by: Corey Amaro Philippe licked up every suggestion and exclaimed, "Genius! Your readers are brilliant! Sex sells, Yann you are the man, Corey let's do it!" I looked at the two of them through my trifocals,…
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Sex and the City comes to an American in France
When one hasn’t had or watched TV since I Love Lucy replays and starts watching DVDs at fifty-something stacks of TV episodes of endless possibilities (52? 53?), the s. Our DVD/TV episode watching started when our friend Philippe gave us…
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How to Learn French by Reading my Blog
Photos and text by: Corey Amaro French lessons. I should have taken a few of those before I came to France. Unfortunately, I learned to speak French on the streets. The words you can pick up on the street can…
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All Things French Bob Lights Included
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro A very small figurine stands in one of the many displays in the Louvre.It appears to be of a woman flexing her muscles, her expression joyful pride.Most likely she was holding something above her…