Month: October 2014
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On The Bridge of Avignon
On the Bridge of Avignon (Sur le pont d'Avignon) is a traditional French song about a bridge that originally spanned the Rhône River between Avignon and Villeneuve-lìs-Avignon. The bridge was built beween 1171 and 1185. The song dates from the…
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dancing the night away
Tonight in the middle of the countryside, with friends from our village, we are dancing. Their children and ours grew up together, though years have passed, marked only by their height and my dyed grey hair. the music plays, a…
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Train Bleu Paris WHAT did you DO!!
Le Train Bleu in Paris is one of my most favorite places. You and I could go there, sit down and I could tell you at least 50 stories about experiences I have had there. Okay, sure I talk…
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Simple Joys Found at the Grocery Store in France
Lunch: Chestnut soup Saint Emillion Baguette Pear, Roquefort, Walnut and Celery Tart St. Moret Moule a la Creme Coconut Sorbet Popsicles. Chestnut soup recipe here. For the best ice cream in France Maison de la…
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Saint Francis and the Sow
A poem. Saint Francis and the Sow BY GALWAY KINNELL The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don’t flower, for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing; though sometimes…
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What a Flirt the French Brocante is!
What is up with the brocante? Oh, a lot. Always a lot, which is a good thing, I could never say, "Been there done that." Which is, by the way, something I can hardly stand hearing. I guess I…
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