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Brocante Details of the Day
Two small flowers carved at the top of a chair, they sat comfortably admiring the view and listening to those who sat next to them. After several months away…
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French Brocante
Today is Sunday. The best day in France to go to the Brocante (antique markets.) I haven't been in seven months of Sundays… But you can bet a…
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The French Antique Armchair
The small French antique armchair sat in a lonely antique store in a *small town in the middle of nowhere. When I saw it, I was instantly transported…
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A Burnt Birthday Cake and a Birthday Gift Cut in Half.
French Husband's birthday started out with my being so jet lagged I burnt his birthday cake. I am not kidding. Then I forgot to take a photo of his birthday gift to show you!…
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Happy Birthday Guesses and Wishes
Today is French Husband's birthday. (I thought you would like to know.) Last year I gave him a lamp for his birthday. This year I am going to give him…. oh,…
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Pastis Paradise
Pastis. The drink of Provence. It begins with a water bottle, a tall glass, 51… And a seat at a bistro table by the port of Marseille. The Provencal lifestyle unwinds. Looking out…
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Good bye Pancakes
Goodbye pancakes with melted butter & maple syrup…. Bonjour crepes au citron et sucre. I'll write more as soon as I unpack, walk around my house, kiss French Husband a few…
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The Joy of Tomorrow begins Today
The family gathers, shares stories, enjoys each others company and dives into lunch. A family where the core is the home at the table, where the nourishment is more…
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Watering with Symbolic Gestures
Honor your desire by planting a seed of it somewhere. Help it to take root by a small symbolic gesture, in a simple act, by writing our desire on a stone…
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Flattery from a Fortune Cookie
Title. Dedication. First sentence. Subject. Mood. Characters. Chapters (time line). Ending. Design of the cover jacket. Oh the design of the cover jacket doesn't that sound like fun.
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