La Vie Cevenole
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Killing me softly: Art Nouveau & chocolate.
Posted on 13/03/2012
The thing about having friends all over is, well, that they're all over. They can feel an eternity away, despite all the available techie solutions. On the plus side, this gives me the...
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A weekend in Paris, by design.
Posted on 22/02/2012
Every now and then, a girl's got to try something a bit different.I decided to impersonate an interior designer. Well, not any one designer in particular. I just needed to be one, for...
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Turning firewater into holiday gold.
Posted on 28/11/2011
For the last twenty-five years Amsterdam has hosted a major art, antiques and design fair: PAN. This year's collection is particularly strong. (The torsos above are actually carved...
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Of mice and (wo)men.
Posted on 23/11/2011
It comes down to bread and butter--a very, very fine thing when you can get your hands on a loaf of Solognot. My favorite local baker roughly slashes rectangles of this sesame, linseed, and...
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Roundabout.
Posted on 26/10/2011
We're back in the south of France. We seem to have brought the inclement weather of the north with us, too. Doesn't matter. We are back in France.While we were busy settling in...
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Platform heels, baby.
Posted on 07/10/2011
What a weekend.I have some smart friends. Some of them are clever enough to live in more friendly places, climatologically speaking. In one friend's case, home is Milan. And for one...
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City sunday.
Posted on 27/09/2011
Pretend this is my front door. Open it and come inside. Take a seat, have a cup of tea. Brush aside the fallen petals from the tulips, try not to think of the encroaching autumn. Brush...
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Settling in.
Posted on 20/09/2011
KLM's little ceramic houses of Amsterdam, filled with genever (gin). This won't be the first time I bite my tongue to keep from ranting about the weather, but the...
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I'm singing in the...
Posted on 13/09/2011
Living in the wide open spaces of the countryside cuts you down to size. You feel appropriately insignificant, mother nature in her extremes is writ large and subject to inexplicable...
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my wife and I are evaluating moving to the Languedoc. We have visited the area many times and it is our preferred destination. Our main concern is cost of living because we will be relying on modest S.S. and IRA income.
Got any comments, suggestions, ideas?
Thanks, Les