Month: July 2017
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It Takes a Village
A baby's cry always gets my attention. Their cries alert the mother in me: Where is the baby? Why is the baby crying? Is there an adult caring for the baby? Is the baby being abused? Such was the…
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Rainy Day in Provence: Art on the Window
As the sky darkens over the mountains where we live, I know we are in for a fast and furious downpour. These are some of the photos as we drove home. As it…
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Lessons Children Learn while in the Garden
When my children were little, we had a magical, organic vegetable garden. We had tomatoes until December, green beans that made Jack-in-the-bean-stalk, look like any Tom-Dick-or-Harry-kind-of-ordinary-guy, and spinach that made…
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The Pig Costume
Sacha's selfie in his pig costume, teasing Chelsea. Sacha and Chelsea have been Chez Nous for the last week, a holiday at home. I have enjoyed every minute and am thinking of kidnapping them back…
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Not Detox Pasta, but Delicious
When life throws you a lemon, catch it. In a sauté pan, swirl chopped garlic and walnuts, allowing them to share their perfumed notes with one another. Once they are mingling, pour a river of cream over them.…
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Last Weekend in Ardeche
There is something tangibly romantic about driving around lavender fields in a classic French vintage car. Arnelle and I went around Ardeche's back-back roads, where she lives part of the year. We gleaned the orchards for apricots too.…