Month: April 2010
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Do You Want to Fly Over Provence?
French Husband's bromance Philippe filmed their flight in Mosquito. Who is who and what is what in the above sentence: (Click on any of the following to find out.) French Husband… you know him by now… did you know he…
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Where I Popped a Cork
Photo and Text by: Corey Amaro So there I was pushing my cart at the grocery store when I bumped into an acquaintance. She smiled, greeted me politely, asked about the children and then without pause or reflection, (certainly without…
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Madame M. the Visit that Changed my Life
Photos and text by Corey Amaro Madame M. came to my house when I was thirty-four. She did not bring a gift to my newborn baby, nor was she subtle, dare I say rude, as she entered quickly, barely saying…
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Painting Paris
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro Painting Paris. Painting France. The vivid colors of day to day life mixed in with the fantasy and history. The stuff of dreams: Golden baguette, blue shutter, red checked cloth, a dab of red…
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A Million Little Boxes for a Million Little Things
"Is it a snuff box… or for for smelling salts?" Marcie guessed. Karinka thought it might be, "…a small container (which must have had at one time a stopper), for the ceremony to carry the water in with which a…
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French Antique Guessing Game
It is always a kick when I find something at the brocante that I haven't a clue as to what it is. Yesterday I gotta kick. The brocante dealer told me what he thought it was… I was doubtful, turning…