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Time for Christmas shopping
Usually I start my Christmas shopping in summer. When I see something I like or which makes me think about family or friends, I buy it. But this year I am late, it happens to me from time to time. I managed to find presents for my penfriend, also my best...
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The story of Saint Nicolas and the three children
This is the first thing we used to know about saint Nicolas when I was a child: the story of Saint Nicolas and the three children. They were three young children who were gleaning in fields. They did it for so long and so far away that it was dark and...
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Christmas tree
We have always decorated our Christmas tree at the beginning of December, just before or just after saint Nicolas' Day (December 6th) and kept it quite late in January. I have never heard about any fixed days or number of nights in France. Of course we...
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All Saints' Day
We always go to the local cemetery on the first of November. And, of course, we bring flowers with us to put on family graves. As far as I can remember we have always bought chrysanthemums for this day. When I was young, everybody had the ones with big...
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Arcimboldo style in Lunéville
As I parked my car on the side of the castle of Lunéville and used the stairs in the wing, I didn't see it at first. I only discovered it when I arrived at the end of the pumpkin exhibition, near the gate. People growing all sorts of cucurbitaceae have...
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Halloween coming !
Six o'clock, Saturday morning, perfect time to stay in bed when it is still dark. Suddenly, a noise in the bathroom ! Who is up ? Nothing is planned so early. So, after calling and getting no answer, I got up and found nobody around ! I noticed the bath...
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Autumn in Lorraine
Autumn started one month ago. We thought it would be dark and cold as our spring was. And we had a bit of cold, but no frost. There was even snow in the Vosges mountains. We were ready to face a long and unpleasant time. And suddenly, about ten days ago,...
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Book Tree in Nancy
At the beginning of September L'Arbre aux Livres was put place Saint-Epvre in Nancy. It is a brown and green cupboard full with books with benches in the corners. People can "pick" a book, read it, take it with them, bring it back or bring others when...
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Horses at work in Lorraine
When I was a child, there were horses in farms. They were still working in fields where machines could not go easily. Then all horses were replaced by modern machines. Nowadays draught horses are back. They work again in places where machiches, which...
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Pumpkins in Lunéville
People who wanted to buy pumpkins today went to Lunéville. As usual, for the 24th time, the Société d'Horticulture organized the sales of cucurbitaceae plants (pumpkins, butternuts, red kuri squash, ...). The crop was not as good as last year but interesting....
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The tank battle of Arracourt in 1944
Celebration of liberation is going on in Lorraine. Day after day we can read articles in the local paper about villages organizing ceremonies about the liberation of 1944. In Arracourt, the US 4th Armored Division had to fight 10 days to get rid of the...
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Alsatian joke
When we were in Eguisheim, we saw a woman selling jam at a corner of a street. I make my own jam with our fruit or local fruit, but sometimes I like buying sorts I don't know. So we stopped near the long table and had a look. We discovered the usual jams...
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Wild boars in Lorraine
Wild boars and roe deers are common on our roads in the countryside. Last year or the year before, I remember reading an article about the number of accidents in France because of game. Lorraine was among the first regions concerned by the problem. It...
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Feathers
When I am on holiday I need a rest, of course, but also a change or even a dream. That's why I went to Lunéville last week. It is only a small town but at the moment there is an exhibition in the Museum of Embroidery of Lunéville which is really worth...
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Just a few butterflies
Our local newspaper recently published an article explaining that, because of our cold and damp spring, there are only a few insects in the air. They say "hardly any mosquitoes", it is true till now. But we have a lot of flies coming, much more than other...
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The Good Stone in the basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port
Holiday time, so today a subject to make us smile or to help some of you... In the basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port there is a Bonne Pierre, a Good Stone. For years I have heard about the stone to walk on to be married in the coming year, and for years...
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Rozelieures
We went to Rozelieures on Sunday afternoon. We had spoken about if for a while but had never been there. The village is situated between Bayon and Baccarat, south of Nancy. It is really in the country. I felt it even more as my Husband chose to drive...
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Local storm
When weatherforecasts speak about orange warning because of possible local storms with violent wind, heavy rain and hail, we pay attention but not too much. It won't happen here, will it ? Or it won't be that bad. Yesterday was the same. A bit before...
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Bastille Day
In France people are looking forward to the 14th of July. For a lot of them it is the beginning of summer holidays and it is a bank holiday. But we are not lucky this year, Bastille Day happened on a Sunday ! The 14th of July also means fireworks either...
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The campaign forge
I had never thought a forge could be itinerant. The blacksmith who came to Dombasle-sur-Meurthe explained he was showing a campaign forge identical to the ones soldiers of Napoleon had with them at the beginning of the 19th century. There were a few photos...
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Decorated bookshop in Lunéville
As we were walking around the farmers' market in Lunéville, I noticed decorations on a house nearby. Dummies, sort of men, were hanging from the wall, sitting near windows, all different and colourful. I was quite puzzled and decided to go nearer. From...
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Ford T and Renault Torpedo
When we arrived in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe the four old cars were the first things we saw. Among them there were one Ford T and one Renault Torpedo. Both of them were made in the 1920s. My Husband spoke straight away about engines, cylinders, power... A...
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Father's Day
We celebrate Father's Day today. For any reason we don't hear so much about it as for Mother's Day. But children know, this is the main idea. As for mothers, children till the end of primary school make their presents. I have tried to remember them but...
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A 2CV in a flowerbed
As the weather of June seems to be completely different from the one of May, we decided to have a trip in the countryside yesterday. It was sunny, nearly warm, and very pleasant. We finished our tour in Sion, on the hill south-west of Nancy, and ordered...
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May 2013
May 2013 is one of the worst months of May I have ever seen. It has rained a lot but, worst of all, it was cold. A few days ago we nearly had frost in the morning ! And today, last day of the month, the temperature hasn't reached 12°C ! It is not bad...
