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Writer, editor, traveler
Interests: travel, cooking, books, paris, churchill, watercolors, visual journals, england between the wars, letters and diaries
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Commented Sep 2, 2016 on Literally Next Door at French la Vie
Literally Next Door
The house next door is nearly completed. Rene is not sitting in the corner other than to put in the electrical plugs. The layers of chaux (lime) paint Rene (the contractor, artisan, clever one man show...) was stripping layers of wallpaper and eventually came to layers of paint. I love the e...
I love the purple one, which I saw today! It is AMAZING!
Commented Aug 24, 2016 on Get Ready for a Shock at French la Vie
Get Ready for a Shock
Instead of buying antiques today I bought two very modern paintings by a man in his late eighties. Camille Fourès. The first painting is nearly as tall as me, but wider than me...whew. I never thought about yellow as one of the colors for the house in Cassis. But as you can see I took a gia...
From Siberia to . . .
This has been the most brutal winter I have known since moving to France. Next week I will be in Bangkok and Siem Reap. Just checked the weather forecast for Siem Reap. Heat index: 132 F !! This is going... Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2012 at Think On
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Anticipation
Headed to Bangkok in February and reading a book about street food (of course) in preparation. Shall I eat cubed duck blood? Drink cold chrysanthemum tea or pickled plum juice? Stir-fried morning glory? Definitely may have to visit the toast... Continue reading
Posted Jan 4, 2012 at Think On
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Quote for 2012
"Now let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been." Ranier Maria Rilke Still looking for the source! Continue reading
Posted Jan 3, 2012 at Think On
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2012 in books
Will I keep a list this year? Here's a start: from the To-Read Shelf: Poet of the Appetites: The Lives and Loves of MFK Fisher, by Joan Reardon Every time I read about MFKF, I think of how much I... Continue reading
Posted Jan 2, 2012 at Think On
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It's what's for dinner
Cowboy ciao chopped salad. Continue reading
Posted Dec 30, 2011 at Think On
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Great news, y'all!
The renaissance of farm to table, Southern style. Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2011 at Think On
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Went to Raleigh today to see Rembrandt in America....
Went to Raleigh today to see Rembrandt in America. Some very fine paintings to admire. Continue reading
Posted Dec 27, 2011 at Think On
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Annie is lucky to have you--and vice versa!
Commented Dec 21, 2011 on Hopping over the Bucket at French la Vie
Hopping over the Bucket
Yesterday morning Annie called me. She asked if I was awake, and if I was dressed. I said, I was but I wasn't. Then she said, "I didn't sleep well last night, and I am not feeling well, can you bring me a bucket?" "I"ll be right over." I jumped up, grabbed a bucket and threw a rain coat over...
New go-to supper item
What's not to like about this? Tips: put the chocolate on one slice of bread only; leave the other just buttered. Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2011 at Think On
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The story of the santons
Via friend Corey, here is a beautiful post about the Provencal creche, a tradition I have happily adopted. Continue reading
Posted Dec 17, 2011 at Think On
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Remembrance of things past
Posted Dec 5, 2011 at Think On
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Crazy times
It has been so long since I posted on my own blog that I just felt compelled to put down a placeholder. The lure of travel still beckons: Bangkok, back to India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and so many other places I... Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2011 at Think On
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You're crazy not to make this!
Posted Sep 3, 2011 at Think On
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Love this candle chandelier!
See it here. Continue reading
Posted Aug 13, 2011 at Think On
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Two memorable quotes, recorded here for...
Two memorable quotes, recorded here for cyberposterity: "After all everybody, that is, everybody who writes is interested in living inside themselves in order to tell what is inside themselves. That is why writers have to have two countries, the one... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2011 at Think On
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Day out in Chamonix
Posted Jan 15, 2011 at Think On
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Pajamas, redux
Thank goodness, someone else agrees with me on the pjs issue, only more strongly. See here, Americans. Continue reading
Posted Jan 10, 2011 at Think On
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My New York
City Lights by Stefan Kanfer, City Journal Autumn 2010. Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2011 at Think On
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My (Moravian) stars!
Not quite ever seen in Winston-Salem: this version of the Moravian star. Continue reading
Posted Jan 5, 2011 at Think On
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Teenagers I can almost kinda sorta understand. I am talking about GROWN PEOPLE, adults! walking around in stores in their pajamas in the middle of the day? I admit to being a bit startled by the whole idea. Needless to say, It Is Not Done in la belle France ;-)
Commented Jan 5, 2011 on First of several random queries: When did my... at Think On
First of several random queries: When did my...
First of several random queries: When did my countrymen start wearing pajamas to Wal-Mart? Looking forward to your replies!
First of several random queries: When did my...
First of several random queries: When did my countrymen start wearing pajamas to Wal-Mart? Looking forward to your replies! Continue reading
Posted Jan 4, 2011 at Think On
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