Stories Collected While Living in France

French la Vie

Where do you let your Hair Down

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marseille coastline 

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French countryside 

French southern vineyards 

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French Husband and I took the motorcycle out for a spin. The first act of spring. With our coats unbuttoned and scarves left aside, we headed towards the sea.

Riding up the Route de Crete, with the blue sea lapping in the distance, the almond trees in pink bloom, and the wild irises waving– it seemed Spring was shouting out her name at every bend.

The soil overturned ready for planting, the vineyards neatly trimmed, the air soft on my skin…

Winding along the Riviera, with my arms wrapped around French Husband waist I felt the gentle swaying of the motorcycle on each turn. I did not hear the roar of the engine though I thought I heard the crashing waves. I shouted out on the top of my lungs, then let the air fill them up again, and shouted just the same.

Where do you let your hair down?

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40 responses to “Where do you let your Hair Down”

  1. Gina Johnson

    Oh, I love riding on the back of a motorcycle. I let my hair down at the beach…..any beach. Every summer, our family get’s together at a beach house in Santa Barbara. So fun and relaxing flying kites, hunting for seashells, building sand castles, playing in the surf, taking walks along the sand, showering off at the end of the day, preparing a large dinner, playing board games, puzzles, roasting marshmallows….oh I am longing for them right now. Love, love, love the beach!

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  2. kelleyn

    Wishing I was letting my hair down there. Gorgeous!

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  3. Cy Todd

    Yes, this is why we LOVE living here!!

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  4. Darlene

    The Outerbanks of North Carolina. I love it’s uncommercialized (is that a word?) beaches. I have long conversations with myself and God on those beaches.

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  5. Penny

    Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! What a fun ride.
    The dance floor.

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  6. Candace

    What is it about the beach that we all love so much? I love going to the closests beach we have which is the gulf coast!

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  7. Jeanette M.

    Well, if I were there, I could probably let my hair down anywhere! I go up to Sedona, where my parents live. It’s just the most beautiful, relaxing place for me. Also, Coronado – collecting shells at sunrise. I’m relaxing just thinking about it.

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  8. Star

    I love being near water…something about the lapping of the waves I guess. But we don’t live near large bodies of water, so I guess I don’t let my hair down too often ;0

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  9. Jeanne

    Love you
    Happy Spring
    Kisses
    Love Jeanne♥

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  10. Paula

    For me it is usually a day trip to Northern New Mexico. The landscape, the sky, just wonderful.

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  11. cynthia Wolff @Beatenheart

    On a dance floor yes! Riding in my brothers HotRod back in Wisconsin..At a hen party with a bunch of other crazy women..At a rock concert…I’ve always lived near the beach..Lake Michigan or the Pacific Ocean…certainly my hair was let down there more than a few times..I had my own motorcycle at one point..my hair was let down then to be sure..had to get rid of it cause I drove it too fast…

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  12. AmyKortuem

    You are so brave! I’m terrified of motorcycles, but live vicariously through people who ride and love them.
    I will be letting my hair down at my final Celtic harp concert of this Irish season on Saturday. Music about saints and bards, traditional songs and my originals. Oh, what will I wear???

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  13. yvonne

    That is some beautiful place. Wish I were along, not a bike though. I fell once and that was the last time for me. Happy riding.
    yvonne

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  14. isa

    That sounds like Spring perfection to me! Your way with words always takes me away to places more beautiful than reality could ever be. Thank you.
    On the back of a motorcycle is the best place to let my hair down, second only to dancing… you can’t help but let your hair down when the music overtakes you!
    Have a wonderful weekend, dear Corey, and thanks for stopping by my little world!
    xo Isa

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  15. Jenny N

    What gorgeousness abounds around you Corey. Interesting question…I think I am a hair down kind of person in general only because I find myself tempering my raucous laugh for family members whom I know it embarrasses…I have never needed a drink to boogie on the dance floor. If someone can’t remember a line from a movie, I will get up and act it out (much to my step daughters chagrin). But hair down would be a most different experience on a motorcycle, wind whipping about, waves crashing, colors erupting all around, and Provence at your feet….now that I could go for…THank you for sharing.

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  16. Karon

    When I go to France. I am there in my head right now as in reality I am trapped on the sofa for 6 weeks with both feet in bandages. Ah to dream……………
    Karon x

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  17. Julie Ann Evins

    Not enough but usually in France ! jx

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  18. Jill

    oh what an incredibly lovely day!

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  19. Denise Solsrud

    we live in the country. and about 1 a.m. when no one is home, i turn up my favorite music, LOUD and i give myself a private concert, just singing away. Bestest,Denise

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  20. Sharon

    Just sold my motorcycle. At 60 I learned to ride one. Very out of character for me…but it was on my Bucket List. Rode for 2 years in the mountains of Utah and will never regret it.
    Where do I let my hair down you ask? When I am with my friend Suzanne and we are drinking wine, and listening to John Lennon, Rod Stewart,etc…….we laugh, reminice, add to our bucket list and create fantasy’s of what we will do when we come to France in May!!

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  21. Mary Kate

    does it still take your breath away, the beauty of it all?
    hugs. MKW

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  22. Kathie B.

    When nobody’s home, I sing along to the radio — whether jazz or opera — in full voice, and go for those high notes. When we had cats, they used to leave the room. Lucky thing none of the neighbors live within 30′-40′ :-)))

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  23. Denise

    What a lovely post. Thank you for making me smile today! 🙂
    Denise in OH

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  24. Marilyn

    At the shore is the best place to let the hair down. The other day I rode the merry go round and tears flowed as I felt my inner child emerge.

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  25. Tammy

    In a secret garden with a bench beneath a weeping willow tree with tea and good book and the birds to keep me company.

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  26. Nora

    Up in the sky – flying! I am taking flying lessons!!

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  27. Judy O

    I let my hair down in my Zumba class (aerobic latin dancing). I let out a Yahoo and dance like no one is looking. I am totally addicted to this exercise. I am 63 and it makes me feel young and so alive!!!

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  28. Cheryl ~ Casual Cottage Chic

    Love the pics of the vineyards!
    I let my inner self “out” when I listen to my ipod ~ time to sing and dance ~ while cleaning!

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  29. anne

    I have no particular place I let my hair down, just let it down , when i go out. Which is not that often as hubby works away from home a lot.. most of the year infact, so by the time I do let my hair down, it is a riot 🙂 but it is mostly on the dance floor .. I love dancing 🙂

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  30. Theresa

    Behind a paintbrush….always behind a paintbrush!

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  31. vicki wegener

    So Corey,
    I have been musing on your request for feedback re: a book. I have been reading you regularly for the last two years and feel that you have the content for a book. before self-publishing i would suggest that you communicate with Molly Wizenberg, who has the blogspot Orangette. She published her book about a year ago and it has just come out in paperback. I think you can find a publisher. An agent will help you focus your content to maximize readership. If you are interested in using Blurb, you might want to contact Cynthia Toops. She is a wonderful jewelrymaker, one of the best in the world and she and her husband Dan Adams self-published a beutiful book, more pictoral in nature. Molly talks about her life and throws in recipes. Hope these resources help.

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  32. Shelley at decoragain.blogspot.com

    I don’t, but you’ve made me want to……scream under a train bridge like Sally Bowles!

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  33. Mindi

    What a beautiful spring day! I am so glad your considering a book! I hope you include some of your recipes as well! I love visiting your blog and can’t wait to see what’s next.

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  34. jend’isère

    Jumping on the bed with my kids!

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  35. Kathy Fliegauf

    Pink almond trees and wild irises … what a lovely color combination. Would love to know of other combination plantings you come across in your travels. So inspiring!

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  36. Rhonda P.

    When we are on vacation together and laying on a sunny, warm and gorgeous Florida beach. We hold hands, we soak in the sun, we drink fruity cocktails, we go for walks letting the breeze blow through our hair. We are relaxed and happy. I feel more myself and happy with no pressures from our jobs, home duties and many other life obligations. Sand between my toes and I’m good.

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  37. Sherry

    Camping! I love camping and kayaking. I really let my hair down “out West”(Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming….)Or doing anything with my friend Trisha!

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  38. Shelley Noble

    Bam! Another poetic post about really living life. To me, the theme of your book.

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  39. Violet Cadburry

    I love your blog, but am somewhat suspicious about FH…being French, and being a Male, is a challenge for any wife…does FH direct you in tasks, make small talk consisting of sentences that start with “would you mind” or “you know that….” If he does, do you sometimes grip the rolling pin really hard and wave it about in karate moves…and if so, does FH move out of the way or stand there oblivious to the deadly danger. When I start waving utensils, my American husband shuts up an gsts out.

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  40. Karen Brown

    Letting my hair down?…..this morning it was when I hit the snooze button on my alarm clock and slept in until 8:55a.m. on a Monday!! Ahhh…spring break!

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