Category: Living in France
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Poppies in Provence
Photos and text by Corey Amaro Poppies.A field full of red poppies. The beginning sign of summer in Provence.First come the poppies, than the lavender, followed by the sunflowers. It is rare, but possible to see the three colors…
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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…