Month: November 2010
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French Dining: Lesson Number One
Photographs and text by Corey Amaro I've noticed something recently about dining in France. You see, I like to pride myself by saying, "I am observant. I notice little, mostly unimportant details when many do not." This is not…
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Five Years
Five years ago my friend Kristi (French-Word-a-Day) dared me to start a blog, and to write on it everyday. Little did she know that I love dares. (My first photo on my blog back in 2005) My first…
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Snow in Provence
Images and text by: Corey Amaro Yesterday it snowed. Like dusting sugar powder on a cake. As the minutes passed, the dusting gave way to icing. Snow in Provence is like having your cake and eating it too.…
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Annie’s Wisdom
Image and text by Corey Amaro. While eating roasted chestnuts with Annie the other day, we talked. First we caught up with each other about what was new, how we were feeling and any other little tidbits such as, "The…
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Black Friday in France is not Black
Above photographs by Corey Amaro Chelsea informed me that she was going to do "Black Friday" with my sister in law Diane. In the course of the conversation I realized that I have been in France way too…
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Thanksgiving Traditions
Photograph by Corey Amaro. Happy Thanksgiving. While you are preparing your feast: Stuffing the turkey, mashing the potatoes, pinching ruffles on the pie crust, setting the table…. I am thinking of my family back home: Yesterday, Chelsea called and said,…