Category: Living in France
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Living in Provence Then and Now
If you are on interested in experiencing Provence from an authentic viewpoint, to explore deeply with your senses and live the daily steps at…
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Where Do Our Words Leads Us?
Last night I watched a video (linked below) called: The Birth of a Word. I was amazed and moved. Amazed that someone could imagine how to capture the birth of a word, and amazed at that implication of what…
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Lay Faux Toy Excitement
LAY FAUX TOY Memory from 1992 "Corey, there are two…eu…eu…chairs, old ones, nice ones, I think they are nice. Someone in the office building threw them away, the chairs are outside by the garbage, should…
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Being French at the Bistro
French Bistro, Morning: Walk straight to the counter, when the bartender looks at you, nod your head, point your pointer finger up, and at the same time mouth whisper, "Espresso please". Grab a croissant off the platter, pinch off a…
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What’s the Beef?
Flash Back 1988: Staring at the French menu, French Husband translated it for me but not word for word. He read, "Chicken no. Lamb no. Bunny certainly not. The liver of a duck…Oh, I use to…
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Speaking French But Not Really
This is our grand niece Tatianna she is fifteen years old. In 2009 I wrote this about her: _______________________________________________________ The mothers gathered at the school gate wore their coats unbuttoned. I took off my scarf and stuffed it in…