Month: August 2016
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Soaking it Up with Thanksgiving
My friends Denise and Vlad are back in France! For the last forty eight hours I have been utterly spoiled by their loving attention, catering and swimming in their paradise. Soaking it up with thanksgiving! What made your…
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Faith at Lunch
A long time blog reader, Faith and her friend Lisa came over for lunch yesterday afternoon. Faith lives in France, works with W.H.O. and also is an artist. The summer day was hot, and nearly too uncomfortable to sit…
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The Art of Folding Bedsheets
French Husband came home with a twinkle in his eye, handing me a note that had the name and phone number of someone I didn't know. "A certain Monsieur wants you to decorate his home on the French Rivera,…
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Packing Boxes on the Kitchen Table
Spent a lovely day antiquing with my friend Gina. Who end up buying more than she could possible carry home. I offered to keep it for her until she returned, but she knew that was risky business. Not…
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Get Ready for a Shock
Instead of buying antiques today I bought two very modern paintings by a man in his late eighties. Camille Fourès. The first painting is nearly as tall as me, but wider than me…whew. I never thought about yellow as…
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The French StoryBook
The French book I found at the brocante was titled, "I Shall Read". The images are just too dang cute. When I found it I thought what darling wallpaper it would make. I have a thing about using old…