French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com French la Vie Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:01:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.frenchlavie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/poppy-1-150x150.png French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com 32 32 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/08/15/summer-bliss/ Summer Bliss https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967883525/0/tongueincheek~Summer-Bliss/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967883525/0/tongueincheek~Summer-Bliss/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:00:33 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=86012 The way the sunlight came through the trees, the scent of figs, grapevines, and earth swirling around me, the crispness of the air filling my lungs, the hoot of the night owl calling in the distance, reminding me summer is a holiday to be taken in. Giving me me the feeling of well-being and gratitude […]
               

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The way the sunlight came through the trees, the scent of figs, grapevines, and earth swirling around me, the crispness of the air filling my lungs, the hoot of the night owl calling in the distance, reminding me summer is a holiday to be taken in. Giving me me the feeling of well-being and gratitude for the generosity of being able to soak it in.

               

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Lounged in the pool.

Read by the pool.

Had lunch.

Took naps.

Played game in the pool.

Napped again, read again.

Had dinner.

                

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 ]]> We are in vacation, happily together. Martin and Chelsea prepared the dinner- Ratatouille, rice, layered beets with scallions and herbed cream cheese, and fig/apricot tart. Perfectly delicious and light on a very warm evening.

Gabriel’s food books- His biggest concern is « will I Have enough books to read? » He packed bags full.

Claire Sparkle has long braids!

These two being good balls for my photo.

This evening’s cooks.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967814696/0/tongueincheek~Family-Dinner/feed/ 8 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/08/12/what-not-to-do-when-you-are-jetlagged/ What Not to do When You are Jetlagged https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967774673/0/tongueincheek~What-Not-to-do-When-You-are-Jetlagged/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967774673/0/tongueincheek~What-Not-to-do-When-You-are-Jetlagged/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:00:43 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=85992 Laundry. Don’t do it. Or risk your whites coming out another color. After 40 years of flying between France California I should know what not to do when jet lag. I made a ding dong mistake at 3 am  I decided to do laundry. Something dark blue found its way into the wash, and my […]]]>

Laundry. Don’t do it. Or risk your whites coming out another color.

After 40 years of flying between France California I should know what not to do when jet lag.

I made a ding dong mistake at 3 am  I decided to do laundry.

Something dark blue found its way into the wash, and my whites came out.. pale blue. Not the chic French kind of pale blue. Just the “jet-lagged laundry” kind.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967774673/0/tongueincheek~What-Not-to-do-When-You-are-Jetlagged/feed/ 11 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/08/11/everyday-moments/ Everyday Moments https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967667432/0/tongueincheek~Everyday-Moments/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967667432/0/tongueincheek~Everyday-Moments/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:00:37 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=85982 That we almost miss: morning light across the kitchen table, a familiar voice on the phone, flowers gathered from the garden, clouds moving across the sky, a friend who knows when to listen. I’ve come to believe that a beautiful life isn’t made from extraordinary moments but from noticing the everyday ones. Beauty is here, […]]]>

That we almost miss: morning light across the kitchen table, a familiar voice on the phone, flowers gathered from the garden, clouds moving across the sky, a friend who knows when to listen.

I’ve come to believe that a beautiful life isn’t made from extraordinary moments but from noticing the everyday ones.

Beauty is here, waiting for our attention. Perhaps the real art of living is simply being aware, and sharing it.

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with my friend Erika, and her dog Hank.

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