Month: February 2010
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Believing
There is a bond of compassion that goes between people when they share something that you have experienced. When you share something that has carved a path within you, there is a silent understanding of knowing that unites one…
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Surviving Valentine’s and dreaming of a man in a Red Overalls
There use to be a time that depression would kick in around Valentine's. All that talk about romance, roses, candlelight dinners and the slew of images of beautiful people, happy together plastered on billboards and on TV… Yes Valentine's got…
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High School Musical is not a Happy Song when you are Seventeen
May love lead you this Valentine's Day. ….. When you are seventeen a dance is more about who than what. My son dressed and redressed and stood in front of the mirror for half a century. A dance is more…
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Antiquing in France… How to get the things you bought back home?
Antiquing in France where flea markets and antiques are as plentiful as the stars in the sky, it is not difficult to be a collector. One can collect an array of antiques, big and small, furniture, porcelain, rustic art, books,…
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Favorite Restaurants in France
Flash back 1988: Staring at the menu, I sat in a cafe in Paris. French Husband translated the menu, but not word for word. He read, "Chicken no. Lamb no. Bunny certainly not. The liver of a duck…. Oh…
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Where to Stay in France: Part One
You know the saying, "If I had a penny for every time someone asked me…. I would be a very rich person." Well if I had a penny for every time someone asked me information about France: The best Brocante,…