Category: Living in France
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When Your Child Goes Away to College
Chelsea came home this weekend. I met her at the train station we talked in the car about how things were going, and what was new, and about that boy she likes. Right before we got home I asked her…
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Pied-a-Terre in Aix en Provence
My friend Lisa, another California who lives in France, invited me to her pied-à-terre for lunch. I had not been to her bird's nest apartment and I knew I was in for a treat. Lisa is full of surprises… she…
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A Road Map to France… or where your wildest dreams might take you
This is a child's map I found the other day in a French children's newspaper called, "La Journal Rose" it was dated 1901. Do you know that France is made up of regions? Each region has its specialty and they…
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A Little Tour of Provence
As my friend Mari is here visiting me from the States I thought I would show her my neck of the woods. Mari loves France… she knows it pretty well, and there aren't too many places she doesn't know already.…
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How to say a Really Bad Thing with Grace
Growing up bi-lingual doesn't just happen. It takes dedication, a great deal of patience, and often repeating words constantly. My French Husband speaks French to the children; naturally, I speak English to them.…
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Louis the Sixteenth and Marie Antoinette’s Last Letter
The last letters from Louis the Sixteenth and Marie Antoinette. I noticed them on a wall in the oldest restaurant in Paris (Procope 1686). Indeed, they are copies; nevertheless, there they were. Hanging on the wall while we ate… Mari…