Category: Living in France
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Connections Can-Can
Walking up the red carpet (or the Tapis Rouge in french) at the Cannes Film Festival. Connections can-can!! Chelsea’s-friend’s-mother’s-sister who works for a famous designer (I am sworn to secrecy) was given…
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Eternal Flame
Photo: Taken in Versailles late last December. A very small detail from the base of an 18th century candlestick. Eternal flame held by a waiting angel. …
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April 29, 2008
My father’s mother and father were standing at heaven’s gate with their arms outstretched, smiling, calling their son’s name, “George George come we have missed you!” Their faces full of light, their hearts bursting with joy! Behind them stood his…
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Missing Croissants and More
A taste of France would surely do me good. But since that is not going to happen anytime soon I will have to settle on emails, odd hour phone calls and photos stored on…
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The French Connection
Faraway from where I am is a French family forgetting their English, forgoing their green vegetables, skipping out…
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Memories of Pere Lachaise
Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris captivates the imagination. It takes you to a place deep within. Where stone statues, engraved words, and unlocked…