French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com French la Vie Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:08:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.frenchlavie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/poppy-1-150x150.png French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com 32 32 Weekly Top Posts: 2026-08-02https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/965667836/0/tongueincheek<ol><li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/963194690/0/tongueincheek/~My-Mother%e2%80%99s-Garden">My Mother&#x2019;s Garden</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/963446786/0/tongueincheek/~My-Cousin-Chris%e2%80%99-Garden-Tips-for-Delicious-Vegetables">My Cousin Chris&#x2019; Garden Tips for Delicious Vegetables</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/962873087/0/tongueincheek/~The-Story-of-Blue-Willow">The Story of Blue Willow</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/963819908/0/tongueincheek/~Olivia%e2%80%99s-Drawing">Olivia&#x2019;s Drawing</a></li> <li><a rel="NOFOLLOW" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/962454125/0/tongueincheek/~Judy-Delicious">Judy Delicious</a></li> </ol><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;" hspace="0" src="https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/965667836/0/tongueincheek"> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:01 GMTtag:feedblitz.com,2026-08-02:tongueincheek/2026-08-02T04:00:01-00:00 FeedSplice by FeedBlitz https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/08/02/the-pickles-adventure/ The Pickles Adventure https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/965667839/0/tongueincheek~The-Pickles-Adventure/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/965667839/0/tongueincheek~The-Pickles-Adventure/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:00:48 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=85893 Zip lining is one of those experiences that makes children feel like they’re flying, and their parents wide eyed on their every move. Safely secured by a harness to a sturdy cable, they glide through the air, soaring past the trees with the wind on their faces! The Pickles on vacation in the French Alps.]]>

Zip lining is one of those experiences that makes children feel like they’re flying, and their parents wide eyed on their every move. Safely secured by a harness to a sturdy cable, they glide through the air, soaring past the trees with the wind on their faces!

The Pickles on vacation in the French Alps.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/965667839/0/tongueincheek~The-Pickles-Adventure/feed/ 1 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/08/01/the-black-dress/ The Black Dress https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/965232470/0/tongueincheek~The-Black-Dress/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/965232470/0/tongueincheek~The-Black-Dress/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:00:26 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=85890 Whenever I travel back home, a black dress finds its place in my suitcase. Returning to my hometown means stepping into a place where every life touches another. A new baby arrives. Two hands join. A table fills. A chair sits empty. People gather for every chapter, carrying casseroles, flowers, homegrown vegetables, stories, familiar glances. […]]]>

Whenever I travel back home, a black dress finds its place in my suitcase.

Returning to my hometown means stepping into a place where every life touches another. A new baby arrives. Two hands join. A table fills. A chair sits empty. People gather for every chapter, carrying casseroles, flowers, homegrown vegetables, stories, familiar glances.

The black dress waits, ready for the moments no one places on a calendar. It comes with respect. Presence. Compassion.

Each gathering reminds me that a family is measured by being there. Faces change. Generations shift. Names become memories spoken aloud across folding tables, church pews, front yards.

The black dress is folded between my other clothes and packed once more into my suitcase for the journey home.

It is never the dress I wish to wear.

Still, it travels between homes.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/965232470/0/tongueincheek~The-Black-Dress/feed/ 2 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/07/31/lindas-spiced-fig-cake/ Linda’s Spiced Fig Cake https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/964860809/0/tongueincheek~Linda%e2%80%99s-Spiced-Fig-Cake/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/964860809/0/tongueincheek~Linda%e2%80%99s-Spiced-Fig-Cake/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:00:50 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=85881 Every time I’ve come home from France over the past 40 years, I’ve walked through my mother’s front door to find one of Linda’s glorious welcome baskets waiting—filled with homemade jams, cakes, cookies, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and countless delicious surprises, all prepared with such generosity and care. Today you outdid yourself. Lunch was absolutely delicious. […]]]>

Every time I’ve come home from France over the past 40 years, I’ve walked through my mother’s front door to find one of Linda’s glorious welcome baskets waiting—filled with homemade jams, cakes, cookies, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and countless delicious surprises, all prepared with such generosity and care.

Today you outdid yourself. Lunch was absolutely delicious. By the end, I’d probably eaten enough to feed ten little pigs for ten years. Then you brought out your beautiful fig and spiced cake. Even after feeding those ten little pigs, I could happily have eaten the whole cake myself.

That’s your magic—every single thing you make is irresistible. Thank you for feeding me so generously, but even more, for making me feel so loved.

Now, off to walking around the world to give away those calories!

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/964860809/0/tongueincheek~Linda%e2%80%99s-Spiced-Fig-Cake/feed/ 2 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/07/30/the-youngest-and-the-oldest/ The Youngest and the Oldest https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/964440674/0/tongueincheek~The-Youngest-and-the-Oldest/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/964440674/0/tongueincheek~The-Youngest-and-the-Oldest/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:00:49 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=85876 The youngest in our family, his baby Cal- he is one year old. The oldest is my mother. She is 90 years old.]]>

The youngest in our family, his baby Cal- he is one year old. The oldest is my mother. She is 90 years old.

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/964112201/0/tongueincheek~Chelsea-Plus-One-at-the-End-of-November/feed/ 27 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/07/28/olivias-drawing/ Olivia’s Drawing https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/963819908/0/tongueincheek~Olivia%e2%80%99s-Drawing/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/963819908/0/tongueincheek~Olivia%e2%80%99s-Drawing/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:00:36 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=85861 Olivia’s drawing on herself and her brother Gabriel, bellybuttons include. This is her daddy. Note his non curly hair. The entire little family plus… Plus a wee little one.]]>

Olivia’s drawing on herself and her brother Gabriel, bellybuttons include.

This is her daddy. Note his non curly hair.

The entire little family plus…

Plus a wee little one.

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