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A Jewel in the Crown
The jewels in my crown are not diamonds, I don’t have rubies, or an emerald, not even a pearl! The crown I own wasn’t bought with money, nor given to…
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Caught in the Middle
A group of us went out to dinner last night, we were in three separate cars. Our friend driving the car in the lead missed the accident by a few…
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Love Speaks all Languages
Anyone listening soon hears the twang of English and the birds chirping. Everywhere we go it is the same type of chit-chat. Frenchhusband speaks in English to me though he…
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Light through a Stained Glass Window Reflected on the Wall
Live your art and it will live around you! Live your (fill in the blank) and it will live around you!
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The Art of Letting Go
My Mother often said, "Use your pretty things, don’t hide them away for safe keeping! You know life is too short and one day when you’re dead, and your pretty…
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An American Story with a French Title
Worn, faded covers, tattered, spotted, aged, a page turner in their day! Eighteenth century paper-back books gathered, what do they say? Ah! On the pages of my life what is…
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Last Perfomance
The sun sends forth the last rays of light, as it pours through my kitchen window it spreads across the table, I smile as I witness the simple beauty of…
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Frozen French Fleamarket
Very early this morning I stepped out to our village’s bi-annual *brocante fair. As soon as the *mistral slapped my face I knew it was going to be a game…
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French Antique Classic
When two young people were to marry, one of the French traditions was to have an armoire crafted for their shared belongings. Marriage armoires, as they were called, had symbolic…
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Sitting Still
Sometimes sitting on the couch has benefits; the medicine of sitting still with oneself. *18th century Swedish canape, reupholstered in rough linen. Cushions are a mixture of silk, linen, and…
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