Month: March 2013
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Children Can Handle the Truth Better Than We Think
Photographs and Text by Corey Amaro When my children were little, we had a magical organic vegetable garden. We had tomatoes until December, green beans that made Jack-in-the-bean-stalk look like any Tom-Dick-or-Harry-kind-of-ordinary-guy,…
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A Box of Old Photos and the Gift of the Present Moment
Yesterday I asked Annie if she had a photo of her wedding, she waved her hand towards her room, "In the closet on the op shelf, there is a blue box, it is in the middle." I opened the…
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Living In France: A Day in the Life of an American Living in Small Provencal Village
Our street was narrow, unpaved, and fenced by two large stone walls. This was before the jolies maisons sprang up like mushrooms surrounding us, eating up the vineyards and olive trees. This was before our town became a bedroom community for Marseille. This…
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The Holiness of Petal and Thorn
The day went by, unfolding as it may, which wasn't my own. I had ideas that did not bloom: The rain prevented the brocante, I burnt the chocolate cake, and had thoughts that circled around looking for a way out.…
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Saturday Art Saves: Mr.Finch
Photo Source: Mr. Finch Each 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…
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Sweet Little Find at the Brocante
French Brocante. Early morning. Sweet little find. Baby silver napkin rings. I have never seen such a thing. French Husband has in the last few years followed me to the brocantes. Mainly because he knows I…