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in between seasons

Christmas only struck me the other day when lights were set up on our barrio's streets & lamp posts. I almost felt a weird pressure about the holidays this year. This time I...

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history overdosing

...and more about neighbors

There should be a post in between this talk about neighbors but I haven't gotten around to sitting in this same place & speak about how morose our autumn is. I even have...

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culture blending

who are the people in your neighborhood?

The only time I ever moved was 11 years ago when I married my husband & definitely left home for France. My family moved a lot before I was born & when they...

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culture blending

so it's officially crazy...

The clock/thermometer reads 31° where I am on the 3rd floor of the house. The electric fan hums on the pc tower. The sky is its usual summer blue. Then, the excited French,...

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culture blending

the paris syndrome

I still remember how I felt when I first arrived Paris. All the awe, overwhelm, the gasping that is the beauty of this City of Lights. But there is likewise a mix of...

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frenchies

sun spots

If there's one sensation that could vividly bring me back to my former life, it'll be the heat. Waking up to a warm & slightly sun brightened room digs out memories of really...

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history overdosing

kindness is relative

When I met my visiting cousin in Paris last december, I was surprised, no flabbergasted (only because it's one of my favorite words) on how she kept telling me that the French are...

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culture blending

scraps from a year that was & forward

If you look hard enough, you'll see my friend in his usual place. I hardly complained about the snow this winter. Staying under the flakes in our garden when it briefly snowed in...

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in betweens