If you’ve spent any time in France, you’ve probably marveled at all the beautiful things the French do differently. From…
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Adventures in French plumbing
Over the years, I’ve read blog posts from people living in Parisian apartments recounting their trials and tribulations of French…
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Kitchens in France and what things you find in them
The other day I was making cookies and as I looked around my kitchen, I realized I’ve never written about…
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7 Observations after 2 weeks of home improvement projects
I’m coming at you from my freshly painted living room today! If you’ve been following the blog, you know my…
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Weird French roof story: A guy showed up at our door
People who ring our doorbell fall into two categories: postal workers delivering a package or people trying to sell us something we don’t want/scammers. That’s it.
New House WTF #4: Where are the screens?
This is a little series called New House WTF that centers around all those head-scratching moments I’ve encountered after buying…
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New House WTF #3: That cloth trash can thing
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, wait… it’s a cloth trash can thingy that’s in the kitchen? WTF is…
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New House WTF #1: Exposed wires and naked bulbs
Our house was built in 1951, so of course it’s only normal for it to have character and charm. Like…
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