Month: May 2012
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French Immigration…Residence Card
Like other foreigners who are living in France, I had to go through the French immigration process to have my carte de resident (Residence Card.) Because I was married to a Frenchman,…
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One of My Favorite Stories
Photos and text by Corey Amaro This was the sugar bowl that shattered on the red tile floor when it fell from Mademoiselle Elise's hand back in 1916. This was Mademoiselle Hoped-to-be-Husband, Pierre-Louis. Often she told…
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My Homemade Cookbook
French Cooking and the Home Made Cookbook This is my tattered, splattered, well worn, cookbook. I started it when I first arrived in France. I carried it with me everywhere… One of the first things I learned when I moved…
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Where the Locals Go to Lunch
When traveling I want to see the real deal, where the locals go, to step off the beaten path and taste the daily life. Sure it is good to see the sites, but after a day or two I…
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May 6th, 2012….
Twenty Six years ago… On May 6th, 1986- I met French Husband at the I-Beam in San Francisco. (Photo by our daughter Chelsea while we were in Mexico.) When did you meet for the first time the person you love?
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French Brocante in Nice
Have you ever been along the Promenade d'Anglais in Nice? If you have certainly you felt the temptation of the Cote d'Azur (the French Riviera). The intense color of the sea has a way of wrapping itself around you, seducing you to…