Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Top 8 of Top 10s

Posted on April 21, 2012 by skinsphins

My favorite Sunday paper supplement, Femina magazine, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. And to mark the occasion it took a poll of its readers and asked them to give their responses regarding events, cultural items, people and more of the … Continue reading →

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Like Father, Like Son?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by skinsphins

After previously writing about Driving Courtesy Days in FR, I found a couple of examples of a lack of courtesy. “Let’s See What this Twingo Can Really Do.” In FR, the cars of new drivers have a big red ‘A’ on … Continue reading →

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Driver Courtesy Days in France. Who Knew?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by skinsphins

According to a little article in the most recent edition of the monthly Diagonale newsletter – a sort of FR Pennysaver newspaper – March 19-24 were the International Days of Road Courtesy. The normal contents of this paper are ads/stories … Continue reading →

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Fete de la Cocagne

Posted on April 14, 2012 by skinsphins

First, it’s the fete de la ‘cocagne,’ not, well, you know what you’re thinking it is. The word, according to Wiki,  is the name of a mythical ‘land of plenty.’ And each year, the little hilltop town of St. Felix … Continue reading →

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The Best of Alice Cooper: ‘I’m 18’ and ‘School’s Out’

Posted on April 12, 2012 by skinsphins

Seven years ago, when we first thought about moving to FR (for three years), D was dead set against the idea. “My friends are here. I don’t know anybody there. I don’t speak FR.” All those legitimate reasons and more. … Continue reading →

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A Trip into Memory Diner

Posted on April 11, 2012 by skinsphins

It’s amazing how sometimes an old song can bring back memories. I was driving back home from LeClerc and I had on my current favorite radio station, Radio Montaillou. These guys play everything and I mean everything. One set list … Continue reading →

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Mirepoix: Truly One of the Plus Beau Villages of France

Posted on April 5, 2012 by skinsphins

As I wrote in the prior entry, we like going to various Plus Beaux Villages of France. The last one we visited was Sarrant, which is cute and quaint but…frankly, it needs a little spring cleaning. With another gorgeous set … Continue reading →

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