Coreyamaro

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• Halloween Past Present Perfect

  

  Photography and Text: Corey Amaro Halloween repost 2010.... It remains the same. I love it!  Halloween fare, it starts with a pumpkin and ends with a ton... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Going Home

  

    Going home. Halloween. My nieces have been asking me what I am going to be. When I said I didn't know, my niece Molly suggested that I dress up as a SOC... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Two Homes

  

    The rush is on. What to pack. What to bring. Where is the adaptor plug? Last minute phone calls. Last packages to send from my online shop. Saying good... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Darn(ed) Good Loved Thing

  

    Loved and worn. Tried and true. For better or worse. Found and cherished. Holding on. French antique quilt or Darn good loved thing. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• The Throne at the Beginning and at the End of the Race

  

    About a week ago my daughter Chelsea asked me to run a 10km in Paris this March. Considering I cannot even run around the block, nor can I run up the tw... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• French School Days an Old Notebook Found

  

        An old 1900s kind of old, grade school notebook found at the brocante. Grading then was like grading now. Now smiley-face, or a side not... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Weekly Top Posts: 2014-10-26

  My Friend's Nathalie and Jean of La Madone On The Bridge of Avignon Marseille: The Many Faces... Addresses Galore dancing the night away Walking in the Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Saturday Art Saves: Underwater Sculptures

  

  Photo Source via Jason de Caires Taylor.      Each Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters,... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Found, Dropped, Sad Brocante Day

  

    Slow motion terra cuite figurine about two feet in size.  crashing to the tile floor. Had brought it home a few hours before.    ... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• My Friend's Nathalie and Jean of La Madone

  My friend's Jean and Nathalie have an amazing b&b; (La Madone in Apt) whenever we visit three things come to mind: 1) I want their home. 2) I want everything... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Age Old Fruit Blackthorn

  

      Walking in the countryside I imagined myself doing the race this March in Paris, walking eight miles is a nothing in Paris, there is much to... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Walking in the Countryside

  

    I am back to walking the countryside. The leaves wave in Autumn shades. When will I need warmer clothes? I only own one pair of socks. Bare legged or... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Marseille: The Many Faces... Addresses Galore

  

    Marseille the many faces it has... Marseille. Whoever talks about it? It has been the diamond in the rough, the city that few mention to go to. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• On The Bridge of Avignon

  

    On the Bridge of Avignon (Sur le pont d'Avignon) is a traditional French song about a  bridge that originally spanned the Rhône River betwee... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Weekly Top Posts: 2014-10-19

  What a Flirt the French Brocante is! The Queen Victoria's Panty Charm ... Or the Panty Finder Continues A Colorful Autumn Awaits Saint Francis and the Sow Simpl... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Dancing the Night Away

  Tonight in the middle of the countryside, with friends from our village, we are dancing. Their children and ours grew up together, though years have passed,... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Train Bleu Paris WHAT Did You DO!!

  

    Le Train Bleu in Paris is one of my most favorite places. You and I could go there, sit down and I could tell you at least 50 stories about experiences ... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Simple Joys Found at the Grocery Store in France

  

    Lunch: Chestnut soup Saint Emillion Baguette Pear, Roquefort, Walnut and Celery Tart St. Moret Moule a la Creme Coconut Sorbet Popsicles.    ... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• Saint Francis and the Sow

  

       A poem.   Saint Francis and the Sow     BY GALWAY KINNELL The bud   stands for all things,   even... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE

• What a Flirt the French Brocante Is!

  

    What is up with the brocante? Oh a lot. Always a lot, which is a good thing, I could never say, "Been there done that." Which is by the way something I... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, EXPAT, LIFESTYLE