Month: January 2010
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When I need Pastilles I pop a Brocante
Cafe au lait bowls use to be as easy to find as a Cafe in France. They cost less than a coffee too. At one point I had nearly one hundred cafe au lait bowls stacked a mile high on…
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Girl Talk and that thing called Love
Spending the night with Chelsea we had plenty of time to girl talk.Our conversation wove clothes, hair, movies, food, future dreams and boys (two boys to be exact) into a warm cozy blanket that wrapped itself around us. Drifting…
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Falling Asleep dreaming of Feves
This morning I went with Chelsea to take her back to school. She usually goes alone, but was worried she might fall asleep driving on the way back. So I went along to keep her company. Anyone who knows me…
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Epiphany, Those Three Kings, the Twelfth day of Christmas and Feves
photo: Feves for the Gateau des Rois that I found while brocanting. Epiphany is the twelfth day of Christmas. Though today is not the twelfth day of Christmas, Epiphany is celebrated today because it is a Sunday. Epiphany is celebrated…
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If I Knew You Were Coming I’d Baked a Cake, Hired a Band….
Chocolate is not my favorite. Neither is baking. In fact I rarely bake. Baking, or I should say making desserts is a calculated risk. Yes it is. Cooking is forgiving, it is not about exact measurements. Most people who like…