Category: Living in France
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Notre Dame Report by “The Curbed”
My cousin Joan sent me this article. I hope you will enjoy it. The Curbed —— Text Shawn Mc Creesh by Photos by Greg Khan “I started getting calls as soon as the fire was put out,”…
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Au Bain Marie in Paris
As I am in Paris counting down the days before the baby arrives with Chelsea and Co. I am rediscovering old haunts and new wonders. Au Bain Marie (A bain-marie, a type of heated bath, is a piece of…
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Cordoue Incredible Find
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this flawless fragment of Cordoue Wrought Leather. Standing there starring at it, as if to say, "How did that land at a fleamarket?" "Leather wallpaper is a type of wallpaper…
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Chez Paul in Paris 13 rue Charonne
When I first arrived in Paris, Chez Paul was near our apartment. On special occasion we would go there for dinner and have a glass of wine and a bowl of vegetable soup. That was all we could afford,…
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92 Strong
My MIL rode on the back of Yann's motorcycle when she was 89. Climbed a mountain in the French Alps that I don't think I could do now. People asked if we were sisters ten years ago. My MIL hasn't…
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French Ways
Finally at the end of summer the warm weather has arrived in Provence, driving everyone either inside or to the beach. Luckily, for us our maison du village (house in the village) has stone walls that are over three feet…