Month: July 2010
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Singing in French
Music… when you move to a new country it is the music that gets under your feet, it is the steps that take you closer to their soul, it is the sound that helps you understand where they are coming…
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Lady Godiva meet my son Sacha
Airline tickets… check. Rides from San Francisco to Willows… check. Grandmother knows Grandson is coming to live with her… check. 44 pound suitcase allowance… a decision needs to be made. Clothes or Bike? To go in style or ride with…
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Tarzan, Jane and the Monkey in Me
Photos by our friend: Vlad Yesterday our friends Vlad and Denise invited us to their place in Cotignac. Denise, a Canadian blogger who I met last year, and who has taken the mission of getting my rear…
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Maybe I was a Nun in my Past Life?
Photos and text by Corey Amaro. Maybe I was a nun, or a priest… certainly a Priestess! Or maybe I was the owner of a religious object manufacturing company. Or possibly an interior designer of convents. If there is such…
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How to Die in Style
Annie's story continues: Walking home from Annie's house I traced back over her story: Where she was born, why they left Greece, arriving by boat to Marseille with the icon in one hand and the sewing machine in the other,…
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French Country Girl
Photo (above) and text by Corey Amaro: The evening was just beginning when I sat down at Annie's kitchen table. Rarely do I know where her stories will take me, though disappointment is never mine. I asked Annie if…