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Broken favorite
Collections The little things I have collected, that have no real value on their own, due to a chip, or a crack or a tear…Instead of throwing the defaulted bits…
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Mama says OM
Cool is Blue Plastic 1997 The day my son stood in front of his bedroom door and said, "My room is not for sale!" I knew my buying…
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Why Not?
Why not give flowers? Why not give joy? Why not say sorry before the other one does? Why wait?
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French Christmas Tradition
Sainte Barbe and the Christmas Wheat On December 4th, the feast of Sainte Barbe, the first Provençal Christmas tradition takes place in France. Growing wheat. First, you find a…
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Café des Puces Menu
Lunch menu at the Marché aux Puces Christmas Lunch celebrated in advance 16 of December 2005
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Marché aux Puces in Marseilles
Flea market in Marseilles Just a few hours into Saturday morning, dark and early, before the roosters had a chance to dream, I would go to the Marché aux Puces,…
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Christmas in Provence
Christmas offers many traditions in France. After midnight mass in Provence, the family gathers around the table to have a light meal of the, "13 desserts," to represent the 12…
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Dinner with a paint brush
When I arrived in France I didn’t speak a word of French. Humble pie was my constant buddy, observing in silence my new vehicle and redecorating was how I stayed…
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French flea markets and other tales
LAY FAUX TOY "Corey, there are two…eu…eu…chairs, old ones! Nice ones! Well, I think they are nice. A person upstairs is throwing them away, the chairs are outside my office…
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