A little video of Porto!                 Related Stories Swimming in the Atlantic Guess Again The Hidden Gem, Off the Beaten Path, Tell me about France ...   ..read more

  The Tidal pools of Leça da Palmeira Piscinas de Maré de Leça da Palmeira  A swimming area on the beach of Leca da Palmeira.   The structures consist of two natural pools filled with fresh seawater, designed and built between 1959 and 1973 by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. My friend Ellen, an architect in North Carolina, has longed to visit the creation of Alvaro Siza Vieria since she was in her twenties. As the sun gave way to setting, we went to the seawater pools of Vieria as the waves pounded around us. Yes, it was cold, but not as cold as Cassis. We swam ..read more

First day of school. Someone is not happy. As Gabriel said this morning, "Maybe we can figure out a way so I do not have to go to school?" And what is Olivia thinking? She begged to put on a backpack and to go to school. The two remind me of Chelsea and Sacha, though Sacha is Gabriel and Olivia is Chelsea. Oh, and that feels like yesterday. "In France, school is compulsory from three years old (since the beginning of the 2019/20 school year) until 16. A child's year of birth determines when they start school, and the school year starts at the beginning of September." I personally think that ..read more

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Delicious Decisions: A Wedding in Provence www.voxpopulicatalogue.com www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892145502/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1892145502&linkCode=as2&tag=tongueinche04-20 revesdargile.canalblog.com/archives/2014/04/index.html www.saintebaume.org/grotte ..read more

Not Italy, Not California, Not a brocante, Not the Azores Not Greece… Think blue tiles- A fabulous art museum An old bookstore  and along the coast.   I am with my friends Ellen and Frank. xxx               Related Stories The Hidden Gem, Off the Beaten Path, Tell me about France ... Blue Moon Some Useful Artful Ordinary Pieces of French Antiques   ..read more

Guess where I am going tomorrow? and if you do I will send you a postcard when I am there.   Tree of Life Nothing to do with where I am going. Often I walk by. It looks better in real life. So I thought to take a photo of it.                   ..read more

Many miles away, a glowing moon gets our attention. I remember seeing memorable full moon risings in my life... Many over my dad's rice fields, no moon rising has ever looked that spectacular. Also, many times over Saint Baume as we were driving back home and rising over the chateau in Cassis. ?  When I saw this photo that I took of the Blue Moon, I laughed so hard - I couldn't stop. It struck me funny. That’s it, the truel little peephole. The Pearl.   Then, with focused effort, the moon came out behind the silhouette of the landscape. It could be a more spectacular photo. But t ..read more

  What to Expect to Find at the French Brocante Brocante markets are known for their antique items, including furniture, home decor, ceramics, glassware, clocks, and more. These items are usually older than a hundred years old and have historical or cultural value.  From decorative plates and mirrors to vintage lamps and candle holders, brocantes offer your home a diverse selection of decorative items. Old stuff that is rustic to elegant, to refined to barely hanging on. Brocantes usually show things not spruced up, generally showing the antiques in their "jus," as they say in Fren ..read more

Delicious Decisions: A Wedding in Provence The Haircutting Memory www.theglassmuseum.com/fishingfloats.htm www.moruslondinium.org/research/mulberries-and-silk-john-feltwell willows95988.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451cb9a69e20134802485a3970c-pi ..read more