Month: June 2022
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Heatwave in France and Knee Socks.
On a blistering hot summer day Gabriel decided to wear knee socks. Because that is what three-year-olds do. We watched a group of men jumping into the canal Saint Martin. It was very tempting, the splash of the water,…
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What Makes a Person French?
What makes a person French? What makes a person an American? Is it because of birth in that country? I was born in the USA and lived there for 29 years. I have now lived in France for 35 years.…
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The French Dining Thing
During the French la Vie retreats, we do more than just go to brocantes… Not only do we fill our suitcases, boxes, and whatever else we can stuff antiques into, we dine, oh boy, do we dine! France has an…
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And Now He is Three
(Text and photo by Chelsea) When you have a child, you inherit a visual gauge of life as it shows how fast time goes by and how a child can develop, grow and become. The visible gauge subtly reminds us…
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Superhero Brocanteurs
The AMAZING FOUR, Patricia Conte-Lynch, Barbara Willis, @Gloria McKinnon, and Vintage Supply Co. are True brocanteurs! Three of them endured not having their suitcases for the ENTIRE TRIP, one of them had their flight canceled, losing a day of our…
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French Antique Guessing Game… I Know What this is. Do You?
We spotted this clever thing while out brocanting with the French la Vie. As I knew what it was, I had to ask you if you know what it is? —- We wouldn't use it now. But it indeed came…
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