Category: Living in France
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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…
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The Collier Marseillais, or Grain d’ Or
After living in Paris for three years French Husband Chelsea (who as three months old and I, moved to the south of France, to Marseille. Our household items and car were shipped and we took the train. When…
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Yesterday Came and Went…
Before the sun had a chance to shine, my cousin Julie, woke me up saying, "Corey, I thought yesterday was today!" I looked at her through my sleepy eyes and said, "I’m thinking it is…
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French Decorating Skill
French Hammer and Hips…oh! "No no no, that hammer belonged to my Grandmother, that is why I know it is mine." Says French husband. "Okay, it was your Grandmother’s hammer, but I like it and I think it has my…