Stories Collected While Living in France

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The Girl without the Pale Yellow Espadrilles

Face of time

The face of time. Old photos. Stories told, untold, retold… then, now and over and over again. Our stories play out, we each have a part…

Digging at the brocante a small box of photos unearthed from a soap tin wrapped with a rubber band. Photos taken over a hundred years ago. Snapshots from the Canebiere, Marseilles.

old photo, mother and child

Photo of a Mother and child: Marie-Francoise and bebe Mathilde.

 

old photo of a French girl

Photo of a young girl: Helene.

solider WW1

 

Photo of a young man: Was he the father of Mathilde, or the husband of Marie-Francoise? Maybe he was Helene's brother Jean-Pierre? I don't know, only his name is written on the back.

Young man with a tie

 

Photo: Young man with a stiff collar and a tie named, Jacques.

French boy in a sailor suit

 

Photo: A boy in a sailor outfit missing his white tie. Blue eyes, ruby lips, straight bangs… his name: Andre-Michel.

Do you know that most French names have a masculine and feminine pronunciation?

 

young woman

 

Carine's blouse has a monogram. Is she Jacques' sister? Are they facing opposite so that in a photo frame they would be facing one another?

girlfriends

Girlfriends. Lise and Cosette with a hint of a smile. Cosette is wearing a pinafore.

without a trace

Photo: Was it a rough day? A serious occasion? Or just a bad photo? Marie-Louise doesn't say.

Old photos

Old photos found in a soap tin.

Young woman sitting

Photo: Last century, a young woman: Estelle, with pale yellow espadrilles. Taken by her Father Henri one summer at the Vieux-Porte in Marseille.

Photo: This century, daughter Chelsea with a yellow purse. Taken by Mr. Espresso. last summer in Mexico.

Old photos capturing a brief moment in time to be replayed over and over again in another image in time.

Who are you, can you share your image in words?

Corey-
Round pear.
Blond hair covers grey,
52 though thought she was 53,
Never wears yellow,
Prefers black (It is a good thing she doesn't wear those colors together or she would be mistaken for a bumble bee.)
Oldest child, only daughter.

Use this example or your own:

Name:

Described as a fruit:
Hair color:
Real age and other:
Color you never wear:
Favorite color:

other:

Comments

83 responses to “The Girl without the Pale Yellow Espadrilles”

  1. terry

    Terry-
    More like: a strawberry.
    Brown hair: no grey,
    45: though in my mind 35,
    Never wears: orange,
    Prefers: candy over chips
    Only child.

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  2. joodie

    Judy, with the red red hair
    and the blue blue eyes
    with a steady stare
    and chunky thighs
    a loving heart
    a joy-filled life
    a late-in-life mother
    and a faithful wife

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  3. Karon

    Karon
    Too big
    Blond over grey
    50 and feeling it
    Mother not wife
    Always wishing
    Sad
    Lost

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  4. Leslie

    Leslie
    Getting rounder as I age..
    Blonde hair..thanks to my hairdresser
    59 still can’t believe it.
    Never wears colors..give me black and white.
    Youngest daughter..one brother 8 years older
    Loves white cake…and fresh flowers…
    prefers traveling alone….

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  5. Charity

    I am Charity.
    I am a rosy-cheeked apple with light brown hair, because I want it to be.
    The calendar says I’m 50, but I feel and act as though I’m 25 because that’s how old I was when I met my husband and that feels like yesterday.
    I never wear pink but I love yellow! Soft pastelly yellow or bright daffodil yellow! and yes, I even wear yellow. But never with black.

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  6. Helen

    Helen
    quince shape
    chestnut hair (over silver threads)
    65 (and wondering if energy will return)
    wear black with some white and red
    have a wonderful 26 year old son, Leslie
    I am the eldest, two younger brothers
    current passions…’essence” narciso rodriguez perfume, the fragrance of freshly pressed linen

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  7. Laura

    Laura
    Ancient Hourglass
    Forever Brunette
    57 and loving it
    Never ever wears orange
    Loves to wear blue jeans or black linen
    2nd daughter of 4
    Mother of 2
    Married for 36
    Chocolate

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  8. marlis

    Marlis
    avocado (botanically a fruit)
    Brown to ash to cover the gray
    56 but thinks she’s 57 🙁
    loves black never orange
    eldest
    strong
    loves life

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  9. Rabenfrau

    Ursel, Rabenfrau on my homepage and in my blog
    I’m a pale quince, rounder and rounder with the years…
    My hear is mostly white (don’t like the procedure of coloring it)
    58, 39 inside
    I never wear light blue and light pink or white, and never ever orange.
    For furnishing I like brown and white, for myself I prefer black or blue and matching colors. And Cory, you are right, sometimes I look like a bumble bee ;o)
    I’m the elder sister of a brother, love my husband and my two adult boys, but I also need some time alone for myself.

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  10. Gina Baynham

    Gina
    Raspberry: fruity, fun and lots of different 2950561121 to me.
    Any shade of red. Mousey brown underneath but feel like I should be a red head!
    36. Always have to count on my fingers to work it out.
    4 pregnancies. 3 babies.
    Wife of 14 years.
    Messy house. Happy kids.
    Loves blue. Realises black is more forgiving.
    Oldest child of 3.
    Emigrated to the other side of the world.
    Happy now.

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  11. Gina Baynham

    Gina again.
    No idea where that number came from.
    Just to clarify. Raspberry. Fruity. Fun. And made of different bits!

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  12. Fiona Mc – Australia

    Fi
    Parsnip – heavier up top.
    Dark brunette with single strands of grey.
    38 – the baby blog reader.
    Dont do beige so well.
    Greeeeeeeen ignites the country in me.
    Youngest daughter, one sister.
    Loving partner.
    Living life with no regrets and much adventure!

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  13. Jackie

    What fun!
    Irish potato body…not a fruit but…
    Hairdresser put my natural blond highlights in every month
    54, acts like 12-ish
    primary colors
    periwinkle blue

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  14. Bev

    Bev
    Banana
    Brown hair: a couple of grey hairs
    46, keep thinking I’m 47
    Never wear: yellow
    prefers: blues, reds, purples
    oldest of two, only daughter.
    Other: love to eat, to exercise, to read, to knit, to pray for others.

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  15. anne

    Anne
    Like a slim pear
    Reddish brown with highlights, grey to cover.
    53.. actually forgot I was even 50!
    Never wears Beige or pale lemon, those sort of washed out colours.
    More savoury than sweet..
    Eldest child.. which I do not like.. one
    of three, sister and brother.
    Two sons and 4 grandchldren.
    A few days ago my friend said to one of my grandsons, go and give this to grandma or granny, I said please don’t call me that , it is sooo old , makes you sound like you are in your 50’s .. she said “you are”… two of my grandchildren call me “Annie Annie” that should be Nanny Annie..

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  16. linda marcov

    Linda
    a pear like you,full and ripe
    white,silver.we don’t go to the gray word
    64 and am Nana to 5….but feel like 40
    would wear white everyday of my life
    oldest child of 6
    having a beautiful journey.

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  17. Melanie

    Melanie
    Hourglass
    Dark Brown hair, long, curly
    35, wish I could be 30 forever
    Mustard Yellow
    White
    Mother, Engineer, Belly Dancer

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  18. Christine Wittmann

    Christine, friends call me Chrissie or Chris
    definitely pear shaped
    short (5’2″) with long legs
    58 but fortunately look much younger (good genes)
    never wear purple or orange
    wife and mother to dozens of stray cats over the years
    youngest of 2 sisters
    independent, self reliant,born in wrong era

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  19. kelleyn

    Kelleyn
    eggplant, but oops that is not a fruit. Use to be a perfect hourglass now more like an apple.
    blong covering almost completely grey.
    mother to 3, wife to one, an only child.
    never wears peach
    Eats chocolate every day.

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  20. Julie Loeschke

    Julie
    Also a quince. (We may soon have enough of those to make jam!)
    Grey hair to my waist.
    Will be 58 in July,but I’m actually a 12 year old boy in disguise!
    I wear any color since I don’t have to look at myself.:)
    Only child. Wife and mother of two grown boys. Favorite color: aqua.

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  21. Sheala

    Sheala~
    dangerously curved
    gray hair dyed brown
    49 I’ll be 50 in less than 2 months!
    never wear orange (ick!)
    love pink/rose
    Nana to the most precious baby boy ever 🙂

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  22. Julie Ann Evins

    Name:Julie
    Described as a fruit: passion fruit
    Hair color: fair with blond highlights (suspect there maybe grey hiding there but im not searching too hard…
    Real age and other:Have always been my real age going on 60 – Now 44.
    Color you never wear: blueish reds
    Favorite color: green
    Joyful 1st time mummy with a sense of destiny.

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  23. Jeanette Mc. from Everton Terrace

    Fruitcake (just ask my husband)
    Born with red, sun made blond, now I keep blond
    43 and lovin’ it
    Yellow
    Muted anything

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  24. Judy O

    Judy in disguise in glasses
    Pear
    Sun streaked blonde (with help)
    63….the new 53
    Never wear emerald green (except on St Patrick’s Day)
    Love hot pink
    Wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, learner
    and Zumba addict!

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  25. Paivi

    Paivi:
    Pear,
    Blonde sripes covering grey,
    52, ageless in good company,
    Never wears turquoise,
    Likes to wear pink,
    Only child, mother of two.

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  26. Denise Moulun-Pasek

    Denise
    Gala Apple
    Dark blond covering white
    51 going on 52 make no mistake!
    Never wear navy blue
    Prefer appetizer to dessert
    Number 5 of 6 (kids)
    Nicname: Nenute (instead of saying attends une minute, I would say nenute)

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  27. Marilyn

    Marilyn
    Apple, stripey gravenstein
    White
    67 but my mind says I am 47
    Never wears green, it makes me look sick
    Wear alot of black, but loves yellow
    Oldest of 5
    Sometimes sad and sometimes feel like dancing

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  28. Megan

    Megan
    Pink Lady Apple-tart AND sweet
    Reddish Brown with blonde streaks
    Nearly 43, but feel 25
    Almost never, ever wear blue (except jeans on occasion) I adore moss green and black
    Wife
    Mom of two amazing daughters
    Proud American who loves living in France

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  29. angela

    angela
    I was thinking apple but probably more like a honey dew melon
    38 (wouldn’t do the teens again but would love to be 23)
    Never Purple-would look like Barney
    Black for slimming(or rotten melon), blood red for the sheer joy of it
    Mom to 3 wonderful boys

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  30. Lorelei

    Lorelei Lane
    Braeburn apple
    Brown with grey highlights
    55
    Never wears horizontal stripes
    Wears jewel colors with black or navy
    Kindred spirit with middle grand-daughter
    German name – Scotch/Irish heritage
    Loves tea, cookies and candy
    Always searching for forgotten treasures

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  31. AmyKortuem

    – Amy
    – pomegranate
    – brown hair with a hint of Irish red
    – I’m 42, though I feel 24
    – never wear orange
    – favorite color is pink, though from the looks of my house you’d think it was Jadeite green!
    – I have 4 harps, 3 cats, 2 gardens and 1 very full life!

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  32. Penny

    Penny. Penelope – I like to say the long suffering kind for attention.
    An anjou pear.
    A very ripe anjou.
    Yes! an anjou, gone rather soft, but still sweet and tasty.
    My hair is probably very, very gray hidden among the soft brown tones I christen it with quite often these day.
    I wear all colors, really, depending on the tone of my hair – I am cautious with blues.
    These days being a good, round sixty of them.
    A good husband, two daughter and sons-in-law AND a baby grand barely 2 weeks old.

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  33. Liam’s Grandma

    What fun, Corey!!!
    Name: Suzanne
    Described as a fruit: Banana
    Hair color: Brunette
    Real age and other: 50, but mentally, 30
    Color you never wear: Magenta
    Favorite color: Periwinkle
    other: Prefers not to eat meat, prefers salad over candy. Married for almost 29 years and still mistaken as the young mother of my 2 year old grandson. Love antiques, love this blog, love France and your recipes.

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  34. Jillayne

    Jillayne –
    Bosc Pear – medium sized with a few minor scuffs
    Medium golden brown covering hits of grey
    49 – and happy to be right here
    Never wear bright colours
    Favourite colour – all greys but especially the ones that seem to change because of their undertones
    Love taking the time to do things by hand – needlework, sewing, cooking, writing

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  35. Kathie B.

    Described as a fruit: Tree-ripened Blenheim apricot, like the luscious fruit that grew in my parents’ backyard when I was a child.
    Hair color: Greying — hey, it beats dying (or dyeing) young!
    Real age and other: As if…
    Color you never wear: Sallow shades (yellow-ish green, greenish-yellow), because they make my complexion look sallow.
    Favorite color: Anything in the blue spectrum, from crayon-green through turquoise to all shades of blue and purple (including lavender).
    other: Ovo-lacto vegetarian, because I can’t give up ice cream.

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  36. Nancy

    Nancy-
    Slim Pear
    Brown and gray, covered by richer brown.
    58 — always saying “going to be 59”, but feel like 30 til I look in the mirror.
    Never wear beige.
    Love green.
    Middle child–3 children–3 grandchildren
    Wonderful husband.

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  37. J.Me.

    Jamie,
    A pear of legs
    light brown sand
    26 going on 12
    red, it drains
    teal has more appeal.
    An unofficial family of man and 2 poodles.

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  38. Kathie B.

    P.S. As a vegetarian I don’t like to wear leather, so have lots of cloth espadrilles for the warmer months — including, yes, a beautiful butter-yellow pair!

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  39. mindi

    Mindi
    Passion Fruit-Kind of Sweet and sometimes sour.
    Blonde all the way.
    30- sometimes Range between 20-50
    Never wears purple.
    Signature Color-RED! I also love Neutrals, Pewter and Green.
    Has a Yorkie named BooBoo she is all my favorite Neutrals…Silver, Pewter, Brown, Black and White!

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  40. meppyBN

    Meppy
    cantaloupe – sun-kissed on the outside (i.e. wrinkled!) and sweet and juicy on the inside
    dark and silvered around face
    57 going on 37
    never wears beige
    prefers grey and black
    wife of a pirate
    mother of a beautiful flower
    twin

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  41. Leslie Metzger

    Graceful Gourd (Stable bottom)
    Finally silver (I can use the blue shampoo)
    65 but vacillate between 2–15–48
    Yellow–it makes me look sallow
    Cadmium Red (Always matches the undertones of skin).

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  42. Through the Milkhouse Door

    Laurie
    One tall banana with the nice coconuts. Haircolor? My tips say blonde, but my roots say brunette.
    Age 41
    Married-no children- but one fabulous Auntie.
    I wear every shade of neutral and haven’t worn a print in twenty years.
    Vow to wear more color, except lemon yellow.

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  43. cynthia Wolff @Beatenheart

    Cynthia Ann Wolff spreading like a strawbery Jam with reddish blond hair that really is greying brown but like to think of myself as strawberry blond with an age that also spreads minute by minute from 2 to 90 depending on what color I am wearing which would never,ever, ever be yellow be it daffodil or lemon but can get away with burgundy that gives me a lift whether I am wearing it or drinking it. Born in the 50’s growing up in the 2000’s living like its the Roaring 20’s…

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  44. Gracie

    Name:Gracie
    Described as a fruit:green apple
    Hair color:reddish, covering grey
    Real age and other:48 but deep inside I know I’m only 18
    Color you never wear: lime green
    Favorite color:black (if this is a real color)
    other:I have an only child and regretting it every day

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  45. liz

    I’m a tomato, a balance of sweet/acid and usually wilt tolerant
    Salt and Pepper hair
    58 growing seasons
    Orange…NEVER
    Red a lot
    Blossoming again after being uprooted

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  46. helene

    Helene or Lulu
    Pear with long legs
    Warm brown hair in the back, somehow the whole front and top has lots of silver mixed in. I thought I was turning blond because I never wear my glasses to look in the mirror. It is much easier to maintain illusions that way
    66 going on 35. Repeat about glasses and illusions
    Lots of charcoal, grey, black and taupe because I need a neutral, dark background for all the silver jewelry I make and wear. Also lots of accents of beautiful scarfs and crazy socks.
    Rarely wear prints of any sort except as a scarf.
    This is a fun way to define oneself. Thanks Corey for your creative mind.

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  47. Kate L.

    Kate-
    Bosc Pear.
    Brown with a lot of Red covers grey,
    56 soon to be 57 but much younger at heart,
    Never wears beige, yellow or purple,
    Loves blue jeans, Loves black most of the time… but has a collection of white linen that will be worn when the weather warms up here in California
    Wife of 37 years- Mother to 3 wonderful people now Adults -Oldest child- only daughter- Sister to two great brothers and ..
    And Last but not least
    Hunter and Gatherer of old and wonderful vintage stuff – always ready for the next adventure via flea market, antique mall, thrift store you name it if it has old stuff I want to be there…

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  48. Carolyn

    Carolyn…and I have always hated my name
    Fruit: Pomegranate
    Age: Timeless
    Never wears: Blue
    Prefers: Travel, hearing from old friends, a leisurely meal with loved ones

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  49. Lorrie

    Lorrie–
    elongated strawberry.
    out of the box mixed with natural brunette
    24 going on 54
    never beige or they’d call an ambulance
    loves blue – the color of the ocean, the sky, delphiniums, forget-me-nots and my lover’s eyes.
    married 33 years to my best friend, mother of 3 wonderful children, recently moved and trying to find my way, physically and emotionally in this new place

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  50. kay

    Kay
    coxs orange pippin apple
    auburn with highlights over mousey with grey
    52 sometimes mostly i forget..
    never pretty in pink
    only daughter, youngest of three
    green..any shade..lover of nature in all its colours..
    travelling alone with close family ties..xx

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  51. Tracy

    Tracy
    Roma tomato (feel like beefsteak tomato)
    Dishwater blonde (needs to get to salon)
    remembers birth age in increments of 5, so until I turn 55 I am 50.
    rarely wears orange or red
    prefers muted colors without patterns
    youngest child only daughter

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  52. Linda G.

    Linda G.
    Stopped being a blonde and let the silver-white shine through. Now people stop me and compliment me on the color of my hair…go figure!
    67, though luckily feel 40
    Middle child, only girl
    Never wear orange (poor orange; it seems to be unpopular with a lot of us)
    Love wearing fuscia, aqua, and lime green
    Finally living in a big city, and loving it.
    Married 45+ years to someone who still thinks I have it.
    Two grown children who make me proud.
    Two grandchildren who bring me unending delight.
    Can now devote as much time as I want to art…an unbelievable luxury.
    So much to be thankful for.

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  53. Victoria Ramos

    Name:Vickie
    Described as a fruit:Ripe peach!
    Hair color:Naturally Red/ Auburn and still is thanks to a little box of color.
    Real age and other: 51 but still forgets – I just had to do the math to be sure.
    Color you never wear: Orange – clashes with hair – or so I’ve been told.
    Favorite color: Mother always tried to put me in green (because of the hair) but I truly love black and white and fushia – the best!
    other: Oldest daughter of 5 girls – but have the youngest child….what can I say, I enjoyed my 20s/early 30s too much ;-). Plus may parent died very young, so I feel like I already raised 4 before I had my 1!

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  54. Rhonda P.

    Name: Rhonda
    Fruit: Passion Fruit for sure
    Hair color: blonde with grey mixed in for fun
    Real age: Really? 53 and hanging on to my 30’s attitude
    Never wear yellow – always wear black
    Favorite Color: creamy colors for my art

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  55. Shelley Noble

    There’s something so moving about the way you are looking at these vintage photos and juxtaposing them with the one of your daughter. It brings to mind the temporal nature of life. We’re here for a time, and then, merely the memory of us in photos and hearts. Strange isn’t it.
    I’m a banana, with silver threaded brown hair, 47, raised by wolves, who never wears purple.

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  56. christine

    Christine
    Ripe Peach
    Today – auburn, tomorrow – chestnut, next week????
    48 yrs old
    Loves to wear black
    5th child (4th daughter) of 6
    Mother of 2 beyond amazing girls
    Passionate about textiles and photography
    Fun share!

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  57. Ida from South Africa

    Name: Ida
    Described as a fruit: Strawberry (according to http://www.blogthings.com/whattypeoffruitareyouquiz !!)
    Hair colour: Brown (My hairdresser loves me – I must visit her regularly, because I don’t like grey roots very much… ohh… a girl must so what a girl must do!)
    Real age and other: 47 and ok with it
    Colour you never wear: Orange
    Favourite colour: Red (and the song “Lady in Red” ☺)
    Family: Husband (married for 25 years), 3 boys (17, 20 & 22) and 1 girl (15) that keeps me busy and on the go. Love it!

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  58. waftbyCarol

    Carol
    starfruit ( carambola )
    brown , with natural grey (>:
    56 , going on 15
    never wear black , I’m beige
    ex-hippie who never had children . people call me Martha Stewart , I have sourdough starter on the countertop and herbs on the windowsill , I spin , weave , sew and blog about perfume everyday ! Owned an espresso bar for 20 years before retiring…

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  59. Lorri Carter

    Pink Lady Apple
    My hair is brunette with caramel hight-lights (not natural)
    I think I’m going to be 49 but if I don’t think too much I’ll say 42.
    I wear every color-Pink is my favorite
    I’m the middle child-Older sister,older Brother,younger sister.

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  60. Berlin

    Name: Berlin- but my family calls me by my first name
    Described as a fruit: starfruit!
    Hair color: peroxide driven
    Real age and other: 33 this month
    Color you never wear: Orange
    Favorite color: White
    other:
    In love with her husband, her child and the flea markets.

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  61. Lesley

    Lesley
    A no-nonsense apple
    Who knows what’s under those blonde streaks?
    48, dreading 50
    Wouldn’t be seen dead in mustard
    Feels cool in blue

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  62. Sally

    Sally
    pear (morphing into a cantaloupe … geez)
    gray camoflagued monthly as dark brown
    perplexed 56 on the outside, forever channeling a goofy (and angst ridden) 15
    never ever wear chartreuse
    love blue-greens
    wife, doggie mom, peacenik, vegetarian, chocolate besotted

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  63. Patricia

    Trish
    definetly a pear with fat legs
    brown with a reddish tinge ( and a few greys peeping through)
    42 wishing i was 24
    no definite no colour, but rarely wear Brown, love wearing white (not a good choice when you like camping)
    Lavender Blue

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  64. Gretchen Baldauf

    Gretchen
    More nutty than fruity
    Blonde over grey
    58 but soon 59 (sigh)
    Never wearing yellow
    Preferring periwinkle
    Happy with her job, family, friends and church

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  65. JanePoet ~ JP/deb

    Love this Corey!
    Name: Deborah
    Described as a fruit: strawberry
    Hair color: blonde
    Real age and other: 44 – 24
    Color you never wear: yellow
    Favorite color: red
    other: loves writing, travel, my kids, and my lovely mate

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  66. Jenn

    Jenn
    A prickly pear
    with black hair
    who is 32 but feels closer to 40
    who would never wear red
    but mysteriously enjoys wearing orange, even tho she most often ends up in black due to her inability to wake up when she should.
    adores her little girls who grow far too fast, art, Europe, and has a disturbing addiction to shoes.

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  67. Joanie

    Joanie
    I am a Cortland apple, crisp, slightly sweet with a splash of sour.
    Hair color: Grey overlaid by blonde
    Real age and other: 52 but feel like 30!
    Color you never wear: Periwinkle Blue (it sucks the color right out of me), orange and yellow
    Favorite color: RED, baby!
    Other: Married to my bestest friend,Dave. Mom to wonderful Mike & his new bride Jenna, 2nd Mom to Charlie. Described as independent, artistic, reserved, someone who doesn’t have an ounce of common sense, horse lover, Mom to many animals and a homebody.

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  68. joanne

    Joanne
    fully ripe pear though I long to be a Clementine.
    strawberry blonde with streaks of white
    56 but 35 in my heart of hearts
    never wear yellow or have yellow in my home
    love aqua, green, browns and blues
    2nd of 4 children, oldest girl
    mother of three amazing human beings, one of which left us too soon.
    independent, creative, passionate, collector of all things, coffe-drinking, junk store junkie on the best ride of her life.

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  69. bramble

    bramble (a thorny rose as my cousin would say)
    A ripe peach
    Age 50, but that is just a number
    Hair: Strawberry blond w/gray creeping in
    Love color but almost never wear mauve or orange
    Wife, Mother,Aunt,Sister, Daughter, Loyal friend, Landscape Designer, Teacher
    Wishing for two lives to fulfill all my dreams but grateful for that which I have.
    Always felt like I stepped out of a Frank Benson painting into the wrong century

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  70. Sharon

    sharon
    I am a peach
    I am blonde over gray
    I am 65 going on 40
    I love to wear black, white, denim and linen.
    I am a Mother of 3 beautiful daughters, 36,43, and 47

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  71. Tamara

    Tamara
    A slimmed down pear, not yet ripe on the tree.
    Blond with one-inch dark blond roots!
    38 years old
    I never seem to wear COLOR, period – much as I want to.
    Favourite color. Too hard to choose! ALL of them, the rainbow. Or…the color of my husband and my son Finn’s blue eyes.

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  72. Violet Cadburry

    Name: Diane
    Described as a fruit: Ripe, luscious, sweet, must peel first.
    Hair color: Mixture of L’oreal, Nice n’Easy, Ferria, DredsRUs
    Real age and other:50
    Color you never wear: eggplant
    Favorite color: blue
    other

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  73. Barb

    Name: Barb Alexander
    Described as a fruit: plum: plump and delicious and juicy, although mango is another favorite and is in my favorite color!
    Hair color: I have no idea! I cover whatever it currently is with ash blonde, which matches my eyebrows.
    Real age and other: 77; I was planning on buying a lottery ticket with TWO such lucky numbers, but haven’t gotten around to it yet
    Color you never wear: Fuchsia!!!!!
    Favorite color: Grey, black, yellow, orange
    other: only child and now an orphan

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  74. Merisi

    Dear Corey,
    I hope you are alright.
    I see that the skies in Southern France seem to be affected by the Volcanic ash cloud. We have sunshine here this morning, but the sky is of a strange grey-blue.
    Hugs,
    M.

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  75. Alison Whittington

    Name: Alison, or The Great Alisoni
    Described as a fruit: Pear-shaped but strawberry-hearted.
    Hair color: Auburn, but with a little less red than I’d like, so I usually give it some help, just not now.
    Real age and other: 35 – but I feel about 25, and not necessarily in a good way!
    Color you never wear: Right now, I wear almost any color, thanks to hand-me-down maternity clothes, but usually I avoid orange and yellow because they don’t match my skin tone.
    Favorite color: Red. And Tiffany blue. And cobalt blue. And orange. And lime green. And the color of California sunshine at golden hour. And the color of the hills in Ireland. And the color of sunlight through my grandmother’s old Mason jars. Really, I love all colors!
    other: Where to begin? I am interested in everything. I have ADD but I think it’s a blessing!

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  76. Star

    Star
    golden delicious apple
    medium brown with a wild streak of grey
    49 but feel like 30 (and some days feel like 80)
    never wear olive green (makes my skin go all yellowy)
    favorite color is pink (but only for certain things)
    love figuring things out-discovery

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  77. Shelley

    My name is Shelley…appley Shelley…shiny and basic with hair that once shone gold and now bravely enjoying my grey. Often wearing red, boasting a wryish wit and living in an old schoolhouse bursting with cats, dogs and fine folk. I am my own apple for the teacher.

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  78. Maura (in Kansas)

    Hello Corey, Loved the old photo’s…it’s sad that they have lost their family but on the happy side..they are loved by you. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
    Maura
    A ripe Nectarine!
    Silver-Gray and I LOVE it
    57 but feel like 25
    Orange
    Periwinkle Blue
    At 38 I was found by a sister I didn’t know I had…it was love at first phone call.

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  79. Amanda

    Name: Amanda
    Described as a fruit: An apple
    Hair color: “Dishwater blonde”, as my Mom calls it.
    Real age and other: 25, although I would like to think that I can be as naïve as a 16 year old.
    Color you never wear: No such thing! I love all colors.
    Favorite color: PINK. Always and forever.
    other: Newlywed. I just married my highschool sweetheart on our 8 year anniversary 🙂

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  80. jend’isère

    I’d like a late jump into the fruit salad bowl.
    Jennifer
    a bouquet of berries
    cloud of my dreamy children
    straw colour of their hair
    blue of my boy’s eyes.
    huckle, goose, elder, a little wild, not too sweet
    rasp , bosen, cran, cultivated warm tones accent
    black simple outfits
    late season fruits of the wood
    hunts for these gems in forests and brocantes

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  81. Minodora

    I may be late but i like this game:
    Minodora, i’m a strawberry(a tasty one),light-medium brown hairI guess,and i’m 26(i never remember my age)going on 16,and when i’m bored 180,like Coco said:P,i don’t get along with black or pale colors, love intense colors:orange,blue,green…
    No day without music,but no one to dance with:(!

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  82. Susie

    What fun –
    Susie
    A plum, sadly starting to look like a prune;
    61, though I’m sure my mother lied about the year I was born, as I can still pass for mid-40’s. Thank the Lord for the baby face I was cursed with for so long in my formative years.
    Never wear orange; live for apple green
    Middle child of three — I was the “accident” or “surprise” child. My parents now claim I was their best mistake =)
    Married (for the first time) last June to a man I have known since I was twelve. Oh, he was so worth the wait. Life is sweet – kind of like a plum!

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  83. JoEllen

    JoEllen.
    Bartlett pear,
    no idea of natural hair color, only that it takes 2 color processes and a cut every 6 weeks, –
    my mother insists I am 59, but in my mind I am eternally 37.
    Only daughter, have 3 sons.
    What a great life. I am so blessed.
    Love to wear yellow, often with black and white or gray- never wear coral or peach!! Too fleshy!

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