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Secrets of Love Winners…
{gallic books} Thanks to the genius of random.org, the three winners of Hector and the Secrets of Love have been selected… No. 30 Erin No. 23 flwrjane No. 20 Meredith Thank you to everyone who entered. bisou P.S. (you know how I love my post scripts) I’ll be back with oh là là, oh là là: Part…
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oh là là, oh là là: Part 1
“I love my wine and it loves me” – Maybelline Such a weekend, it’s hard to know where to begin (Aidan, her family, and some friends descended upon Le Petit Village for two days of madness). So many happenings. So much to report. Let’s be logical and start with Friday, shall we? Aidan and her brood…
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lots of sheep = lots of flies
When thinking of Provence, there are certain romantic images that swim through the head… lavender, Rosé, the beautiful works of Cézanne, and the glamour of the Côte d’Azur. One image that probably doesn’t make the cut are flies. Lots and lots of pesky flies. But trust me, they are as Provencal as Pastis. As soon…
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I'm Giving Away the Secrets of Love…
(disclaimer: I’m not really)(clarification: I’m giving away some books, not any actual secrets of love)(author’s note: I don’t have any ‘love secrets’) {gallic books} I should have done this giveaway months ago, but you know how March wasn’t the best month in the history of my life which totally jacked up April, and well it…
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la fête du fromage
{from Billy, with love} I like cheese. I feel blessed to have ended up in France, home of about 400 different types of cheese (St. Nectaire, and Roquefort, and Cantal, oh my!). And, I’m lucky enough to live only a few miles down the road from Banon. Besides being the name of the village, Banon is…
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Move Over Indiana Jones…
{The Priory: 12th – 16th Centuries} So, you know how my life here in Le Petit Village can be a little strange? Well check this out; last night The Husband phoned me on his way home from work (all normal so far, he always does) and tells me that Brother-in-Law just dug up some old…
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je voudrais une machine de temps
After a two month hiatus, I have resumed my French lessons with the fantastic Professeur. With the French lessons back in my life (which is funny, because my life is like one long, rambling, never ending French lesson) I’ve found myself quite interested in finding out who it is that invented the French language. Like…
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this award could save your life
I’ve been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award by Kara at Scattered Joy. Thank you Kara. But today, (or whatever day you read this) we should all give thanks to Kara because my seven secrets are going to be seven things that you need to know if you ever find yourself in Le Petit Village for an…
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ouefs en cocotte (with a poshy-posh accent)
On our last visit to French Maman’s, French Nana gave me some darling little red ramekins. They look like miniature cooking pots, like what keebler elves would cook with if they were more into stews than cookies. Since we’ve been home, I’ve stared at them, trying to picture what I could possibly cook inside of…
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Real Housewives of the South of France
I can’t believe it. A whole afternoon, night, and morning with Conjugating Irregular Verbs Aidan and we didn’t take any pictures… except one… {shrink me} And the only reason for this one was because we thought that we would tweet a pic of us making Skinny Girl Margaritas to Bethenny Frankel (except we refer to her…
It's Me, Sara Louise 