Category: Living in France
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Still in Bed
Four years ago I was told I had chronic asthma. For an entire year after that diagnosis, I fought it. Physically — emotionally. I refused to believe it. Every sign was there, every test pointed to the same conclusion, and…
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Not Feeling Well
hot cold, hot cold that is how it goes a cough here, a wheeze there not seeing the day go by I haven’t had any sign of asthma in nearly 3 years but yesterday it raised its head. thankfully I…
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Ordinary Things
Iconic almond green shutters with potted geraniums on the window sill. My cousin Roxanne came to visit us. We spent time together soaking in each others company xx Hand woven straw baskets- used mostly for grain and seeds, for feeding…
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Admired Provençal Artist Grigore Dontu
Grigore Dontu is one of those artists who feels woven into Provence itself. Originally from Moldova and now based in Aix-en-Provence, he’s a familiar presence at the weekly markets, painting right there among the hum of voices and the gentle…
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All These Old Things
How often have we have heard, if only these objects could talk. I wonder who owned them. I wonder what their story is. All these old things that I have collected, one by one throughout the years, are older than me—much…