Month: December 2018
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On the Eve of Some Big News
On the eve of anything wonderful, it is hard to count the waiting hours. Tomorrow I can finally reveal my long-held secret. I am terrible at secrets, actually pitiful, it is a miracle that I have kept it this long. so…
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How to Achieve Harmony
The other day I found a book if you could call it that, with its pages barely hanging on, I asked the dealer how much? French Husband looked at the book, looked at me, looked at the dealer…
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Photos of Paradise from my Friend Patricia Who Lost Her Home
Patricia had a home in Paradise as well as an art studio. I met Patricia years ago when she was traveling in the south of France, she had read my blog and contacted me. I felt like a neighbor…
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The Problem with Fluff Stuff
A blue ribbon with hand painted flowers one of many in a trunk at the brocante. What is it about lace, ribbons, bows… feminine fluff? Why do these trunks, and there are many, make me stop and look? Given…
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Do You Hear a Voice in the Trunk?
The Scene: Two women walking around a very shabby and not so chic brocante in France. Characters: Susan: An American woman who speaks some French, loves the brocante, knows what she likes and is happy to be brocanting…