Month: July 2013
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It Ain’t Pretty, But it is Gonna Be!
And so it begins… The apartment in Paris. First step: Bring the supplies up to the third floor. Second step: Drink a beer.
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Sacha is Back!
In the twenty five years of going, back and forth from France to visit my family in California, never once has my Mom and my brother Mark not been there to say goodbye to us when we have left.…
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Saturday Art Saves: Jane Ashelford Edwards
Photo and artwork by Jane Ashelford Edwards. 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…
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The Revolution of Pleasure
Photos and text by: Corey Amaro There is more to going to the brocante than looking for antiques. I know many of you think the only reason that I would leave a warm bed early on a Saturday morning, is…
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What is the Fourth of July?
(A re- post for the Fourth of July, photos and text by Corey Amaro) An American flag folded tightly into the shape of triangle was handed to my mother in honor of my father at his grave-site. Later we were told that…
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Wednesday’s Word: Learning French with a Nuisette
How does one learn french with a nuisette? Read on. When my children were young (not as young as in the photo) I often played a game with them while driving the car. It went like this: I…