Month: December 2017
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Oh Look Who is Here
Yesterday we went to San Remo in Italy for the day (it is two hours and some minutes away) our friend Gina went with us and snapped this photo. I will show some photos tomorrow of our day. …
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Christmas Spirit
Last year I bought these beautiful Christmas decorations, thin wire balls covered in antique lace with old French script writing. Delicate and divine. I put them in a bowl with handfuls of tiny mercury balls. …
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French Santons, Little Saints
The French Nativity called the "Creche" in France is made up of hand-painted clay figures that depict the characters of everyday village life of the eighteen century. The baker, the fisherman, the grocer, the priest, the shepherd, the fishmonger, the…
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Where you can find me…
It has come to my attention that if you receive my blog by email or look at it with your cell phone, as most of us do these days, then the sidebar of my blog might not show up. Some…
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Where We Bloom
Oh, beautiful flower, all that it has taken to bring you here for me to enjoy: Seed, dirt, sunshine, toil, water, pruning, roots… Thank you.
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The Colors of Provence
The colors of Provence are celebrated in the seasons, and this year they were celebrated fully: A beautiful spring, record heat, a glorious fall where the vineyard's leaves were vibrant golden and crimson, and snow in December!…