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substance
International Woman of Mystery at An International Affair has very kindly passed on the Blog of Substance Award to me. Big thank you to you, mysterious lady. I love awards. Can’t get enough. Now, we all know it wouldn’t be a blogging award if it didn’t make us jump through a few hoops first. The rules:…
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pooh-pooh
Children’s books; English vs. French: English version… French version: {pissed off mole} (Translation:The Little Mole Who Would Like to Know Who Poohed on His Head) English: 0, French: 1 bisou
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Honey B Got Married
{honey kiss} Last Saturday in a Gothic Cathedral that creeped the bejeezus out of me, Honey Jr’s older brother, the allusive Honey B, got married. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. I heart this car… And I heart this dress… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. At the reception there were some toys set up for the children to play with… {Scarface called – he want’s…
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C'est Kiki!
Now that I’ve documented my family road trip around Provence, the story of another… One of my bestest friends, Texas Girl (I know bestest is not a real word but I don’t care, she’s one of my bestest and the bestest so there)… {KoMiKaZe driver} Anyhoo… Texas Girl, her mother Kiki and The Puma, flew from…
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Provence Lampoons Family Vacation: Part 5
“He who has seen Paris and who hasn’t seen Cassis can say I have seen nothing” -Frederic Mistral {photo credit} Sitting outside our hotel in Cassis, sipping an apéritif and admiring the view, The Husband posed a question… If I won the euromillions, would I choose Cassis or Châteauneuf-du-Pape? That’s a tough question because you all know…
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Provence Lampoons Family Vacation: Part 4
After Marseille, Forcalquier, Avignon, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape (aka Mecca), there were two remaining stops on our Provence road trip; Arles and Cassis. (By the way, this was The Husband’s first family road trip. Ever. It may take him awhile to recover) Arles is famous for it’s Roman Arena… Théâtre Antique… And this lunatic… {I hate ears} It’s…
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Provence Lampoons Family Vacation: Part 3
Because we live in a teeny house (or as I may refer to it from now on; a bungalow) I had planned our itinerary to get us out and about as much as possible and to tucker everyone out. Monday morning destination: Forcalquier Market. Normally, the Monday morning market in Forcalquier is like a field of…
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Provence Lampoons Family Vacation: Part 2
According to my laminated itinerary, after collecting my mother at Marseille Airport Saturday morning, we were to head to Aix-en-Provence for a stroll around Cours Mirabeau and lunch at this place that has all you can eat Beef Carpaccio (The Husband can never get enough raw meat). Unfortunately my mother brought Irish weather with her, actually, it was…
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Provence Lampoons Family Vacation: Part 1
A hot and sunny Marseille welcomed us last Friday. We brought my Aunt and Uncle to Notre-Dame de la Garde, because walking your 70 year old Irish Aunt and Uncle up a 154 meter hill with a bazillion steps in scorching south of France heat is always a good idea. (It is like a bazillion steps, I counted).…
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I'm Going Places…
Somebody thinks I’m going places… Little miss witty, Allison (she’ll make you chuckle), at Adventures of Kiddo and Ramona passed on the You’re Going Places Award to me. And she’s right, I am going places… The family arrives today and we’re off to Marseille, Aix-En-Provence, Avignon, Arles, and Cassis in the next week (see, told you I’m…
It's Me, Sara Louise 