Category: Living in France
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French Toile de Jouy
Photographs of Toile de Jouy by Corey Amaro A few years ago "Y" , a commenter on my blog, wrote me askin g if she could buy something she saw on my blog. I told her that…
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The Kitchen Thing
Photographs and Text by Corey Amaro This kitchen thing has taught me a few things, 1.) I can live with dust, paper plates, and plastic forks. 2.) A microwave is not a bad thing. (We kidnapped my daughter Chelsea's microwave,…
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I’ll Drink to That
Photographs and Text by Corey Amaro. Except the last photo is from La Grotte's homepage. Annie is ninety years old. I asked the birthday girl how she felt to be ninety, she gave her easy laugh and offered, "You know,…
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Today is a Wonderful Day
Today is a wonderful day. Ninety years ago my friend Anastasia, better known as Annie was born. A few weeks ago I told Annie that I would have her over for dinner, but as our kitchen remodel was delayed and…
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How to build up an Appetite
8:00 am The Kitchen stripped bare.Everything that was in the kitchen is now stacked in the living room. The oven/stove is being unhooked and moved. 8:15 am Oven/Stove is moved out of the way. The gas is disconnected. The table…
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Would You like to Join us for Dinner?
You will need to bring a chair, some ready-made food, and paper plates. Guess what we had for dinner last night? The kitchen is in a million pieces, and I won't mention the dust. I'll be back later this evening…