Category: Living in France
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A Day in the Small Fishing Village of Cassis
Ladelle and I drove along the route de Crete… to sit on top of the cliffs and have a picnic. The wind, oh the wind had another idea and it did not include picnic. Ladelle saw the Mistral in full…
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French Breakfast
I am not French and after twenty some years of living here I still do not drink coffee. Though the crossiants and baguettes cut into tartines had me from the get go. Every morning there is a pot on the…
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Prince Charming Brings Breakfast
The sun was up, the morning was cold and wet. Chelsea was still sleeping (she is home during a school break).A peep of a knock sounded on the door: Tap, tap……tap. Opening the door I did not expect to see…
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Surviving Valentine’s and dreaming of a man in a Red Overalls
There use to be a time that depression would kick in around Valentine's. All that talk about romance, roses, candlelight dinners and the slew of images of beautiful people, happy together plastered on billboards and on TV… Yes Valentine's got…
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Where to Stay in France: Part One
You know the saying, "If I had a penny for every time someone asked me…. I would be a very rich person." Well if I had a penny for every time someone asked me information about France: The best Brocante,…
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Creating an Office and Giving a Mouse a Cookie
My calm little life has gone into overdrive, I must get organized. I am not complaining just contemplating how to manage myself. The first step was to move into my daughter's bedroom, transforming it into an office. I closed my…