Memories of France

We were away for a bit. When we came back, my dad went into the hospital for over a month, so you so, I've been quiet for a reason. But now that I'm back I thought I would let you know:
 
What I miss...
 
I miss the coffee percolator in Paris. I miss its weight, the clunking sound it made when you put its aluminium body together, the coffee in the middle.

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Laura
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Missing and Waiting
Reply #1 on : Mon November 24, 2008, 12:56:32

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And we all missed you, too, my dear.

La fin des mysteres

I'm reading the French version of Mister Y. by Scarlett Thomas and that is an extraordinary thing. I usually read in English although French is my mother tongue. It is a remarkable fact that I'm reading this book in French when I could be reading it in its original English version. I usually read in English because I find the language explains reality as I would explain it.

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Karen Crawford
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Sending you Love...a bit off topic, admittedly.
Reply #2 on : Mon October 13, 2008, 23:37:08

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Bless your sweet, sweet heart, Chantal. I am sorry I didn't get your message sooner. I have been a naughty absent blogger and my email to my blog account was not forwarding as a result. I just updated my blog and got your message/offer to send my mom some postcards. How Sweet!!! I realize I am much too late for your trip, but wanted to pop by, say hello & tell you I hope it was a most wonderful one!
xoxo,
Karen

Laura
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voice
Reply #1 on : Fri September 26, 2008, 08:22:05

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I remember listening to your mother's voice in another room. Don't know where you were - I think off on some errand. She was going about her housework, and talking to her "chat". A light, dreamy, girlish tone - I could see in my mind who she had been years before.

Mountain mug

What would possess me to want to buy this? If you had shown me this mug about ten years ago, I would have made all the appropriate jokes of “I’m sure it would be a nice mug if you can wash off the crud that’s growing on it ” and “oh, my gosh, that’s like stuff my parents used to have when I was growing up in the 70’s!”

So, how come I like it now.

There might be a touch of nostalgia but that’s not entirely it, it really appeals to me. There is something to be said about handmade things.

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Laura
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Da Mug
Reply #1 on : Tue July 29, 2008, 12:39:09

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I had to think about this one for a while. Also to stop snickering at your shift in tastes. (I remember somebody who had to have a silver tray for the mail to land on....) Very seventies, indeed, and reminds me a bit of avocado kitchen appliances (I had a stove that color, and then a brown one in another house), and harvest gold shag rugs. But it is a substantial mug, no weensie little cups here that you have to constantly refill, and solidly-based. You can set him down with a thump and he will not tip over, nor can the cat easily overset him. And the texture is seductive. I can imagine the sort of waxy, lumpy feel of the golden glaze, and the contrasting smooth glassiness of the top part. All in all, an excellent mug for relaxed morning coffee.

The imaginary cup

Treasures transgress the lines, the laws that separate present and past at certain garage sales.

Some of them want to make the leap so bad, they continue to hang out after the sale is over.

This is a cup I got for free because after the Great Glebe garage sale was done and as we wound our way back down the several blocks that separated us from our car, we found the porches and alleys dotted with the remnants of the sale. Items people did not feel like hauling back inside.

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Theresa111
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The Imaginary Cup
Reply #3 on : Fri June 06, 2008, 14:24:28

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I can easily see this cup becoming a dessert container. In it I would pour rich chocolate mocha panna cotta . After it set up in the fridge, I would garnish with a few glazed raspberries, a piped bit of whipped cream and some milk chocolate nibs. Or, perhaps a thin cookie wafer rolled up and dipped into dark couture chocolate.

Steph
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Re: Welcome! My three latest articles are shown below
Reply #2 on : Fri May 30, 2008, 12:05:58

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That is a really cute cup. It makes me want to sit on my porch in the early morning and sip tea. And it makes me want to buy myself a new tea cup.

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You should check us out if you're interested--or better yet, submit something!

Thanks a bunch. :)

Laura
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The Cup
Reply #1 on : Tue May 13, 2008, 12:43:54

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I love it. It is eye-catchingly beautiful. It says "breakfast", "luncheon", and "supper for two". It is also a generous size, so one doesn't have to constantly get up for refills of coffee or tea. Big enough to dip a whole donut in. I'm going to put it in a story I'm envisioning.