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My first great love...

May 26, 2017 by Fiona Lewis in Cinema, French Affairs, first love, movie stars

He called me his "petit lapin," his adorable "chou" (cabbage)...

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May 26, 2017 /Fiona Lewis
France, skiing, Jean-Paul Belmondo, love
Cinema, French Affairs, first love, movie stars
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Growing up in France

April 07, 2017 by Fiona Lewis in La belle France, writers, English Men, movie stars

This is how I imagined I looked...

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April 07, 2017 /Fiona Lewis
French university, students, poetry, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), France, Paris, Writer, Chateau, Napoleon, English Girl, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg
La belle France, writers, English Men, movie stars
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French Flea Markets

February 03, 2017 by Fiona Lewis in Rebuilding the ruin, vintage furniture, French workmen

The dealer assures me it's the real Louis Philippe...

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February 03, 2017 /Fiona Lewis
flea markets, southwest france, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), France, Countryside, Chateau, Paris, Rebuilding the chateau, Boule, Caussade, French Standards, Louis Philippe, Chairs, Château de la Vinouse
Rebuilding the ruin, vintage furniture, French workmen
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Restoring the Ruin...

January 06, 2017 by Fiona Lewis in My French Chateau

An iron bar that is literally- and rather alarmingly, I learn - holding the entire house together...

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January 06, 2017 /Fiona Lewis
Rebuilding the chateau, French workmen, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), France, Paris, Coming of Age, Countryside, Plumber, workmen, reverie, chateau in France, wine, rosé, Château de la Vinouse
My French Chateau
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Finding French workmen...

October 27, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in French Men, French workmen, Rebuilding the ruin, My French Chateau

"Too late in the season," said Mr. Bruni... How was I going to restore a French Chateau? - Written by Fiona Lewis

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October 27, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
Tarn and Garonne, chateau in France, restoring a ruin, French workmen, Southwest France, Fiona Lewis, Countryside, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), french workmen, France, Rebuilding the chateau, Impossible, fireplace, Château de la Vinouse
French Men, French workmen, Rebuilding the ruin, My French Chateau
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Beyond Blue

September 04, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in My French Chateau

This is the beginning of the adventure - how I bought a chateau in France.  - Written by Fiona Lewis

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September 04, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
restore, french, chateau, southwest france, antiques, workmen, over 50, fifty, women, aging, escape, adventure, world, travel, ruin, reinvent, remodel, interiors, architecture, sunflowers, mistakes were made, some in french, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), Chaeau de la Vinouse, France, Countryside
My French Chateau
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