Month: December 2015
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Christmas Eve
On the eve of Christmas: "And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day." Book of Genesis xoxo
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French Christmas Tradition
On the feast of Saint Barbe (December 4th), the first Provençal Christmas tradition takes place in France. Growing wheat. I bought my grains the day before at the bakery. I remember that Annie's wheat was always superior to mine. "Experience," she use to…
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French Christmas Flower
Amaryllis during Christmas is one of the more traditional flowers in France more so than the poinsettia. White and, or red. What flowers speak Christmas to you?
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The French Provencal Nativity Scene
The Provencal creche is similar to North America's nativity scene, except it includes the entire village, not just a handful of shepherds, drummers, angels… The Provencal santons are made of harden clay. They are either painted or dressed. The creche…
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Chanel, Chelsea and a Coco Puff Mom
Coco Chanel and the Baby Who Pooped Chelsea was six weeks old when French Husband came home with a pair of tickets for a Chanel fashion show. A friend from work had given him the tickets since he couldn't go.…
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The French Antique Guessing Game: What is it?
This object could have been many of the guesses. And maybe it has been each of them over the years. A hundred years plus can take you far and wide. You and I both know that re-purposing is…