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A Road Trip with a View
The view was spectacular driving across France. We never got lost, Chelsea drove like a champ and I didn’t fall asleep! A miracle on all accounts. I thought I would…
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Road Trip in France
Last minute decisions are common in our family. We talk about something, forget about it, then bring it up again, change the subject, and…
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Happy Halloween! (The best time to be a kid!!)
Happy Halloween! This is me when I was two. My Mother loved to make Halloween costumes. I am so glad she put an undershirt underneath my bikini top. Here I…
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The Ball of Knots
Photo: An antique ball of rug string. Pieces of string tied together rolled around and around forming an uneven ball of knots. The pain…
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Friendship and the dishtowel
How to help a friend: Look into their eyes. Listen to their story. Embrace their goodness. Help them to wash their dirty dishes. How…
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French Tapestry and the Intersection
My friend deals with vintage fabrics: silks, cottons, printed linens, boutis, and tapestries. She piles them in heaps in the back of her van. She goes wherever there is an…
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Matchmaker
I like to pretend I am a matchmaker. I like the idea of bringing two people together and having their hearts wake up in…
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Cynthia’s Cheesecake
I met Cynthia years ago in Paris. We were Americans living abroad; she had a bakery close to my apartment where she whipped up…
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Details of Dinner
Last night’s dinner table. Place mats were made from vintage music paper, each guest had to sing a few lines in French of course.…
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