Category: Living in France
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Postcards From a Village Next to Where We Live
Walking along the streets of the neighboring village, I was happily surprised to find the olive tree surrounded by pansies. The pink backdrop adds perfection. Midday and the shutter is half closed.…
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Would You Swim in a Sea that Called Your Name?
Late this evening I walked from our apartment to the seaside, it took me three minutes. Taking my sandals off I stepped into the sea the water wrapped around my legs which felt like a needed hug, the water was…
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Not the Riviera
Summertime on the Mediterranean… where the days stay late into the night. Blue and inviting. Bandol. Walking along the coast, one village to the next, like collecting seashells, each one is prettier than the last one,…
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The Collier Marseillais
After living in Paris for three years French Husband Chelsea (who was three months old) and I moved to the south of France, to Marseille. Our household items plus our car was shipped so we took the train to…
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Wishing Well
Yann went well diving today to help our friend Jean-Bernard and Nathalie clean their old well and to see if the natural source was still working. Of course, Yann had us in…
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