Month: December 2016
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Prayer at Christmas for Syria and Beyond
The birth of Jesus, turn the other cheek, love one another, a young girl unmarried, a man who had faith in her, a stable as a throne, three kings follow a star and find a baby, parents leave their…
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Provencal Santons
One of the most cherished French traditions for Christmas is putting up the creche, the nativity set. The Provencal creche is similar to North America's nativity scene, except it includes the entire village not just a handful of shepherds, drummers,…
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Cassis in the Final Stages of Completion
At last Cassis is in the final stages of completion. It is being painted as I type and then the light fixtures and plugs will go in. We had the entire kitchen painted in Stone White, the same color…
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Buche de Noel
Photo Via Buche de Noel 1988 "Buche de Noel is my favorite cake!" Bright eyed and hopeful was the response eagerly given by my French Husband, the newlywed. The flavor was a known fact: Spread chocolate on anything and…
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Rolling Blue Wonder
The sky hid above the slivers of charcoal clouds that trailed white whispers, rain was not a threat. We sat on a nearby bench listening to the calm steady sound of the waves and had breakfast that we bought…
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Chelsea Our Christmas Baby
Our daughter learned to talk early. At sixteen months she told me she did not want to wear a diaper. I had never mentioned the toilet to her, so imagine how surprised I was when she kicked those chubby legs…