Month: December 2018
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Loving Something New Everyday
Love something new every day, that sure beats, "Do something that scares you every day. I suppose for some, loving is scary. At the brocante last weekend I saw a box full of 1700 documents. It would extra easy…
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French vs. American Finding the Way
Someone once told me that the difference between a French and an American could be summed up like this: "If you put a French person and an American person in the middle of a dense jungle and asked them…
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I Was Born to Do This
One of the many characters in the French nativity santon, hand painted over a hundred years ago. Carries two baskets from the market filled with cabbage. Some brought incenses, some brought gold, some came by with their…
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When Your Child Grows Up
Sacha wrote me the other day asking, "Mom do you remember the last time you held my hand when I was a child?" As we lived in an old house in the country not so far away from the…
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Not Blogging about Politics
Writing a blog starts with a theme, and usually, that theme has to do with a person's interest or passion, such as food, family, crafts, politics, social awareness, style, or a knowledge regarding a certain area of expertise. Blogging…
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A Favorite Daily Routine
Setting the table has been something I enjoy doing since I was a little girl. The fork on the left, the knife to the right with its cutting part of the blade towards the plate. As…