Month: July 2013
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Behind the Photos III
1. The photos in this edition were taken between October and December 2009. 2. If you’d like to see previous editions of Behind the Photos, click here. 3. And if you’d like to see future editions, stay tuned… Stunning isn’t it? Every time life in France kicks my tuchus and I’m feeling a bit blue, […]
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The Race
The funny thing about living in a teeny tiny place where nothing ever happens is getting overly excited about things that I never would have given two hoots for before. That’s me now, the girl who goes loopy-de-loop when she sees the signs for the circus going up, or the bumper cars arriving for the […]
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expat escapades
I read blogs, a lot of blogs. I write a blog, and I read them, it’s what I do.Sometimes I read a post and love it and I want to share it with the world, so I tweet it. And that got me thinking, sure I’ve told twitter about the post, but what about all […]
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les nouvelles
++ We saw the largest snail ever. We’re talking like, ‘World’s Largest Snail’ at the County Fair kind of sized. He came out during a rainstorm and I swear he was about half the size of my knuckle and big enough to be a pet. I would have adopted the little guy but 1. Fifty […]
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Aix: Les Lions + Les Soldes
Some Saturdays ago, we decided to go to Aix-en-Provence. I love going to Aix, but I especially love going to Aix when we’re meeting Mr. & Mrs. London. Meeting Mr. & Mrs. London means that Mrs. London and I get to leave Mr. London and The Husband in a pub and then trot off to […]
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je suis un lapin heureux
C’est vendredi! (C’est vendredi means ‘it’s Friday’ and here’s a fun fact for you… weekdays aren’t capitalized in French. I don’t know why, but they aren’t. And there you have it.) First things first, the winner of the book giveaway is Gloria S. Congratulations Gloria! Second things second… we’re looking forward to a wonderful weekend […]
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behind the photos II
This is the second installment in my series, behind the photos. These photos were all taken within the first three months of my new life as a Le Petit Villager. As with the first installment, some of these photos may be new to you, some may not. These two photos always make me smile. They were snapped […]
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the latest
++ The last time I was in the old Le Petit Village, I noticed this Corsican flag waving in the wind… Child Bride’s parents hung it from the top of their apartment building. They aren’t from Corsica by the way, they’re from Marseille, but as every south of France dweller knows, there are some people […]