Category: Living in France
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What’s New With You?
In the last forty eight hours I have caught up with most of my friends in France: 1) Had an affair and is falling in love. 2) Sold her house for a song she has been wanting to sing, and…
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Golden Harvest
The golden straw after the harvest coats the fields, waves with the wind goodbye, gives way to nesting, the sun sets, another day gathererd for memory. The plane lifts, the earth below like a patchwork quilt, I trace the highway…
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Photos of a Small French Town in Provence
My town. Can I say that, even if I was not born here? What makes a town yours? Is it by the roots that sprout forward as you water them with your steps? My street, where I live…. The remains…
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WWII Love Letters found at the Brocante
The other day at the brocante I found a stack of letters written during World War Two (WWII) between a husband and his wife. At first I was drawn to them because of how they were worn, and stacked in…
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Measuring up Summer
Sacha comes home. The in between, that is what I call it, when you are standing in between two worlds that you love…saying good bye to one and hello to another. There are times when being in between feels best,…
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Finding Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the French Brocante
One can find anything at the French brocante: mirrors, lamps, canisters, religious artifacts, linens, teapots, kitchen sinks, and all the things you listed yesterday in the comment section. My friend Amy-Doll found it all, her suitcases, carry ons, every pocket,…