Category: Living in France
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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…
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Roses and Lace, A Love Story
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro Roses and lace, I cannot cut.How can I make the curtain, if I don't cut the lace?How can I make rose jam, if I don't cut the roses? Standing under the cascade of roses…
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A Pot of Flowers against an Orange Wall
On the end of my street sits a large clay pot full of hydrangeas (For the life of me, I cannot pronounce the word hydrangeas.) I have been admiring it for weeks, and it just dawned on me that it…