Category: Living in France
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Time moves on and holds still
A 19th century painting of, “The Way They Were…” Time moves on and holds still. What will be remembered of us ? * Mem’ries,Like the corners of my mindMisty water-colored memoriesOf the way we wereScattered pictures,Of the smiles we left behindSmiles…
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Birthday
Today is my daughter’s sixteen birthday. My cousin gave me a wonderful idea… Dangle Sixteen ribbons from the ceiling, at the end of each ribbon tie a sugar cube. Sixteen ribbons with sugar cubes hung from my daughter’s ceiling, down…
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French Christmas tradition, Santons
19th-century Provencal Santons The clay santons were not in the crèche. Worn from wear, but still holding on to their humble offerings, they were carelessly abandoned into a basket. Who would have guessed, that their starring role as “little saints,”…
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Bûche de Noël
Never makes mistakes Never makes a cake! Buche de Noel is my favorite cake!” Bright eyed and hopeful was the response eagerly given by my French husband, the newlywed! The flavor was a known fact; Spread chocolate on anything and…
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Mama says OM
Cool is Blue Plastic The day my son stood in front of his bedroom door and said, “My room is not for sale!” I knew my buying and selling days at the flea market were coming to an end! Everything…
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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?