Category: Living in France
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Why Not?
Why not give flowers? Why not give joy? Why not say sorry before the other one does? Why wait?
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French Christmas Tradition
Sainte Barbe and the Christmas Wheat On December 4th, the feast of Sainte Barbe, the first Provençal Christmas tradition takes place in France. Growing wheat. First, you find a plate or box, or something nice, that is water proof,…
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Café des Puces Menu
Lunch menu at the Marché aux Puces Christmas Lunch celebrated in advance 16 of December 2005
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Christmas in Provence
Christmas offers many traditions in France. After midnight mass in Provence, the family gathers around the table to have a light meal of the, “13 desserts,” to represent the 12 apostles and Jesus. The desserts are: Almonds for the carmelites…
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Dinner with a paint brush
When I arrived in France I didn’t speak a word of French. Humble pie was my constant buddy, observing in silence my new vehicle and redecorating was how I stayed focus during dinner parties. Those dinner parties where…
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Boomerangs & Marie Antoinette
My 98 year old friend paints, everyday. He is a tall, elegant, aristocratic man who paints abstracts– Cubes, figures without facial expressions, and one eyed boomerangs in vivid color. His paintings are his hobby, his story, his adventure.…