Month: January 2011
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Magnolia Pearl, Annie and the Homemade Culottes
Annie came over like she often does. She untied her scarf and sat down at the kitchen table. She asked me, "What's new?" I love that whenever I see her, even twice on the same day, she asks,…
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Three Men at Lunch
The town of Cassis, I have written about it many times on my blog, is a little pearl of a town. Situated between Marseille and St. Tropez, on the Mediterranean sea. Unlike Marseille it is small and quaint. Unlike…
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Collecting: Herbes de Provence
With the glorious French blue sky overhead, we ventured out to the cliffs of Cassis to gather herbes du Provence (Herbs from Provence). We drove up as far as we could, and then walked out to the cliff. The…
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Your Attention Please
My friends and I went to Isle sur la Sorgue, the antique mecca in the south of France. Know I now I have proposed a bet with my brother not to blog about the brocante until his birthday (Feb.…
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What’s in a Name?
Is there a story behind your name? I was named after a woman who had a dance exercise show in the 50s. My Mother liked to dance. French Husband has a very typical…
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Du Pain sur la Planche
When you come to Provence to visit, we will taste our way through the countryside. We will do breakfast at a cafe, lunch at a bistro, tea at a salon du the, an aperitif at a bar, dinner…