Month: August 2023
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Some Useful Artful Ordinary Pieces of French Antiques
Classic French antique Provencal lard pots in green. "French Provencal antique lard pottery pots, also known as "pots à graisse" or "pots à lard," are traditional pottery containers used in Provence for preserving and storing lard or rendered pork…
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Not Cinderella’s Slipper
Balancing delicately on a chair in a clothing shop window, Encased in an antique souvenir glass box, A new shoe that had yet to start its journey. I did a double-take, drawn by the juxtaposition of modernity and antiquity. Perfection…
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The Haircutting Memory
I wrote this on my blog in 2006 When I lived in a monastery, the Abbot asked who knew how to cut hair. I raised my hand; I…
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The Memorable Haircut
A little haircut by the pool for Gabriel while on vacation. I thought I was giving him his first haircut. Such a memorable spot, a good memory creation I would be smiling about for years. I know how to…
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Brocante Bébé
Brocante Bébé will she take after me? Or just inherit a bunch of stuff she doesn’t want, and sell it at a vides grenier for, “Any ten items for 1 euros?”
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Time Seemed to Tick Away.
Have you ever been in a situation where time seems set to a different standard than the 24-hour clock? The past week spent with Chelsea and her family at our friend's home in Ardeche seemed to pass by quickly.…