Category: Living in France
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What’s Your Name, Who’s Your Daddy?
The other day I was talking to my children, Chelsea and Sacha, about meeting people. I told them that…
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Mother of God, Pray for us.
Growing up bi-lingual doesn’t just happen. It takes dedication, a great deal of patience and often repeating words, over and over again. French husband speaks French to the children, and naturally I speak…
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My Little French Girl and the French BAC
Today and for the rest of the week, my daughter Chelsea, will be doing her final exams for the BAC S1 (Final tests for the French high school diploma.) In France the baccalaureate is…
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When Visiting France
Things to do when visiting France: Buy a stack of postcards, and ask the baker, the waiter, the bus driver, the cafe owner, the lady with a poodle… to write a note for you to…
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Soiree at the Hotel Dieu
I never know what to wear when I go out. It is the last thing I think of. Though having a little black dress or as I like to call it, "a black…
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The Party in Marseille
Marseille has a reputation of exaggerating. Look at these oversized pots! But last night it really went to town and out did itself. The party was fabulous. Of course I spent most my time walking around tasting the delicacies it…