Tag: children
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Vérités
I am straightening up the kitchen today, when I find this list written on a powder blue post-it note. Water plants Feed animals Paint houses Don’t break your things I’ve noticed this errant piece of paper laying around on the side table for weeks. I’ll move it to my husband’s…
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La Boule Azurée
I will state for the record that I love purple. There was a time in my early teens when I was trying to be grown-up and thought that purple was too childish. In my quest for maturity, I swapped purple for navy blue and burgundy. These seemed more respectable. But as my 10-year-old asked me…
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La Rentrée
The French have an expression “la rentrée”, which literally means “the return”. When people leave for vacation, people call out to them “À la rentrée!” (Until you return!). When they come back again, there are many well wishes of, “Ah ouais…bonne rentrée”. In France, most of the country goes on summer vacation during August. …
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Merci monsieur
As he approached the bench where we were sitting, I could tell instantly that there was something wrong. He walked tilted slightly to the left and seemed to drag every other step. His face was serious, stern almost. His eyes glassy and downcast. It took him a minute to recognize us out of context. But…
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Il suffit d’une institutrice incroyable
Today I witnessed such grace that it made me weep. Most days I would pass this moment by – there are errands to do, work to be started. But something caught hold of my soul this morning and won’t seem to let go. So off to pen and paper I go. We have been blessed…
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Comment on marquez le temps
We are still in winter here. Specks of spring abound, but not as prominently as they will be in a few weeks’ time. Flowers are emerging, adding color and texture to our village. Birds are warming their voices in the sun. But the evenings are still crisp and grey at times and the rains seem…
40 Weeks in France 