Month: September 2015
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Living Art Noticing the Brushstrokes
Musee d'Orsay in Paris has Monet, Renoir, Manet, Picasso, Degas, Corot, Van Gogh… to name a few. The paintings are breathtaking and I never tire standing in awe by them. A few years ago while at the Musee d'Orsay…
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Getting French in My Face
Sadly, the end of summer draws near, the warm weather is saying goodbye to Provence, it is the time of year where I grab a sweater in the morning and then again in the evening. Our maison du…
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French Tapestry and the Intersection
My friend deals with vintage fabrics: silks, cottons, printed linens, boutis, and tapestries. She piles them in heaps in the back of her van. She goes wherever there is an antique market; Avignon, Béziers, Lyon or Montpellier, once there she…
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Blue Lacy Bra Panty Lady…
Denise aka "Panty Lady" is back in town, well not my town but the town over yonder from our town. Denise and her Blue Eyed Wonder live in Canada most of the year, and come to France for…
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French Style: Maison de Village
A Provencal maison de Village (a house in the south of France, which is located in the center of town) has a distinct style. They are at least three stories…