Month: July 2023
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Lemon Walnut Pasta
When life throws you a lemon, catch it. In a sauté pan, swirl chopped garlic and walnuts, allowing them to share their perfumed notes. Once they are mingling, pour a river of cream over them. But before the…
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Summer Song of Sunshine
The tale of the hottest summer that graced the sun-kissed lands of France, perhaps I'm exaggerating just a tad, but it truly feels like I'm not. As the scorching sun blazes its fiery path across the sky, the colors blur…
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The Beginning of Friendship
in a blue box trimmed with paper lace, a white ribbon, and a black rose, still and silent. the white ribbon put her arm around the black rose;…
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Singing in French
Repost from 2006. My wish has come true. Growing up bilingual has advantages, especially when you live in France and take English in school. Sacha and Chelsea say…
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Big Hunk
Photos of antique candy boxes by Corey Amaro. A French nineteen-century fabric-covered candy box. A blue-grey paper candy box with gold lettering. Chocolate-covered chestnuts from Ardeche, an antique candy box without any chocolates. I prefer that way when it comes…
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Being In Now
unfolding, petal by petal, being in the moment at hand… not rushing it to be more. the secret is not being in tomorrow by robbing today.