Month: January 2011
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Brother Mathew are you going to write a Blog about the Brocante?
The above photo is my brother Mat (Yes, Mat with one T. Why I don't know. But I am sure my other three brothers could come up with some dandy reasons.) Mat does not like his photo taken. Hence, the…
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Forgot the Fortune Cookies and the Smoked Salmon
The party began at seven-thirty, the table was set, the food prepared, the fireplace warm, everyone showed up, the oldest was Annie (91) and the youngest was my friend's Melanie's baby Matis (two months old). Between, serving…
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Planning a Party (Part One)
I love planning, organizing, cooking and setting up for a party. I have said it before, that I think I missed my calling: I should have been a party planner. Growing up in a large family where my mother, Aunts…
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China Girl
Chelsea is getting ready to leave (this Saturday) for China. She will be studying in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Which is near Shanghai. Since she has been home she has gone to the Chinesse consulate to apply for a visa, has…
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Soul Food
Soul Food: Is something so subtle you do not know you have tasted it until far after the first bite. My friend Ruth invited eighteen people over for lunch in Lacoste: Three of them babies, one sculptor, one chef from…
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New Year… Do you ever keep your promises?
The twelve days of Christmas start on Christmas day, ending with Epiphany on the twelfth day. In France those twelve days are celebrated more than the weeks before Christmas. Hence, Christmas decorations are up, the lights strung across the…