Month: April 2009
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A French Woman
Photo: Annie in her younger days. My friend Annie is nearly 90 years old, she is my neighbor. We have been friends for nearly 15 years. Annie has two children. She left her husband when she was 84 years…
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Postcards from a French Village
Walking along the streets in the neighboring village, to where I live, I was happily surprised to find the olive tree surrounded by pansies. The pink backdrop adds a prefect touch. Midday and the shutter is…
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Where to Stay in Provence? Beautiful Vacation Homes
(Photos of and by website: Just France.) I planned to show you my friend's kitchen today, and to ask your advice about what to do… though the traffic jam, and my camera battery running out of juice made today's post…
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French Kitchen Design: Want to be part of the Team?
As you know we are going to fix up our kitchen. Not much, not drastically, but just enough to make it practical and user friendly. I have been cooking in small spaces, in cupboard-less, non-practical, kitchens for years… so if…
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Standing amongst the Roses
I remember the day like it was yesterday, though it was over ten years ago. I went up the hill to visit my friend Annie. She told me to come mid morning to help her pick the roses. Annie is…
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An Old French Bastide’s Welcoming
There is an old *bastide that I pass by when I go to the grocery store. A bastide, that takes my imagination for a ride, and has me dreaming of opening its closed shutters, and peeking inside. Often when I…