Category: Living in France
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Where did you get those BOOTS?
Okay, if I had a penny for each time someone asked me, "Where did you get your boots?" I could easily buy each of you a pair. But since I didn't collect pennies, you will have to do with the…
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Grown French Men carry Red Riding Hood style baskets: The New Chic.
I promise this is the last thing I will say about French Husband's mushroom picking adventure…. Check out his video clip …. Grown men carrying Red Riding Hood style baskets.
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Mushrooms brought symbolic meaning to the one who Overslept
My eyes barely opened and I knew that I had over slept by the amount of light flooding into my bedroom. One of my favorite brocante fairs, which is an hour away, is today. Oversleeping just adds to the…
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Santa Claus wears a wedding Ring
1991 Once upon a time on Christmas Eve, when Chelsea was just a wee one, French Husband took great care to dress up as Santa Claus. He sported a red costume, stuffed pillows under his belt…
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French Country Home Linens… Guessing Game
In France every French country home had handmade linens. I daresay that their armoires, placards, chest of drawers and kitchen counters had stacks of them ready to use. When at the brocantes the linens are either displayed in neat…
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On the eve of Thanksgiving
1. Thanksgiving, like the fourth of July, and Halloween are not a French thing.2. Sacha is sad.3. Thanksgiving without a turkey is like Christmas without a Charley Brown Christmas tree, or Halloween without a pumpkin.3 and a half. We are…