Month: December 2012
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Hiking up a Mountain for Christmas with a Pretend Santa Claus
We started our Christmas by hiking up Saint Baume to attend mass in the grotto. Chelsea was dressed as if we were hiking the North Pole, and French Husband was trying to up one on Santa Claus by growing a…
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The First Christmas
(photo of Chelsea and Sacha when they were younger.) When I arrived in France many moons ago, Christmas trees were not part of Christmas. The Christmas consumer market had not taken off. The French florists usually had a…
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Who Was Your Childhood Friend?
Growing up I had so many cousins that I instantly became friends, that I never knew the difference between family and friends. They were all in the same. Moving to France made me realize what it was like to have…
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Saturday Art Saves: Amy Kortuem
Photo Source Amy Kortuem Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers… anyone who set the paintbrush, pastry brush, hands and heart on fire…
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The Symbol of Christmas
Christmas traditions… mine include a Christmas tree, wheat grass, Christmas music by Raffi, setting up the nativity, chestnut soup, opening Christmas presents on the 24th… When I was a child my memories of Christmas include… popcorn balls, the…
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The Christmas Baby Named Her Brother Sacha
Our daughter learned to talk early. At sixteen months she told me she did not want to wear a diaper. I had never mentioned the toilet to her, so imagine how surprised I was when she kicked those chubby…