Month: September 2010
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The French do not have Garage Sales
Before I was married, I visited French Husband family in Rennes. As French Husband Great Uncle had died months early his lovely home was going to be sold. His only daughter in her eighties called her six cousins (French…
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The Fox’s Daughter, Juliette
Photography and text by Corey Amaro: French Husband's niece was eleven years old when I first met her, twenty three years ago. It was also the first time I was to meet his family, we were going to have lunch…
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The French Linen Closet
Photography and text by Corey Amaro: French Husband's sister… Soizic (an old name from Brittany) was a firecracker who knew when to razzle, dazzle, and most of all pop. She was beautiful, stunning chic… when she walked into a room…
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What Would You Do If You Could Have Anything You Wanted in a House Full of Beautiful Things?
Photography and Text by Corey Amaro ….Story continued from yesterday's post…… With notebooks in hand the band of six climbed the front steps and went into their Great Uncle's home. I was the last one to enter, right behind my…
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Did the Old Houses FOR SALE include the Furniture?
Photography and text by Corey Amaro. Voluntary Sale. Twenty-one lots for sale. By, Mr. D'Agrain, notary, Isère, France. Property Sale February 2, 1896, at 1:30 Price Range: 300 French Francs to 1200 French Francs. Back…
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A French Love Song
Collage and text by, Corey Amaro "If you didn't exist I would have to invent you…." There are songs that stick with us, you might say like a country's national anthem. You know when you hear a song and it…