• The French Antique Armchair

        The small French antique armchair sat in a lonely antique store in a *small town in the middle of nowhere. When I saw it, I was instantly transported…

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  • A Burnt Birthday Cake and a Birthday Gift Cut in Half.

    French Husband's birthday started out with my being so jet lagged I burnt his birthday cake. I am not kidding. Then I forgot to take a photo of his birthday gift to show you!…

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  • Happy Birthday Guesses and Wishes

                Today is French Husband's birthday. (I thought you would like to know.) Last year I gave him a lamp for his birthday. This year I am going to give him…. oh,…

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  • Pastis Paradise

    Pastis. The drink of Provence. It begins with a water bottle, a tall glass, 51…    And a seat at a bistro table by the port of Marseille. The Provencal lifestyle unwinds. Looking out…

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  • Good bye Pancakes

                               Goodbye pancakes with melted butter & maple syrup…. Bonjour crepes au citron et sucre. I'll write more as soon as I unpack, walk around my house, kiss French Husband a few…

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  • The Joy of Tomorrow begins Today

                                             The family gathers, shares stories, enjoys each others company and dives into lunch. A family where the core is the home at the table, where the nourishment is more…

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  • Watering with Symbolic Gestures

                                           Honor your desire by planting a seed of it somewhere. Help it to take root by a small symbolic gesture, in a simple act, by writing our desire on a stone…

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  • Flattery from a Fortune Cookie

                                Title. Dedication. First sentence. Subject. Mood. Characters. Chapters (time line). Ending. Design of the cover jacket. Oh the design of the cover jacket doesn't that sound like fun.

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  • One step at a Time

     I am certain it will feel good and a bit funny when I walk into our home in France. Sacha called today to say he arrived safely and all was well.…

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  • Side by Side

    Side by side, not one in front of the other, they sat, listening to each other, without keeping track of time. one by one the pieces of past history, fell…

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