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Merci…not just an expression, but a store in Paris!

By candia | Published: January 8, 2010

More from my weekend in  Paris last month, so  many things to report on…I did a lot as you can see with friends and relatives. I had heard about a new concept store,  (it opened in March of 2009),all you fashionistas of course are familiar with Colette, which has been around for many years now…but [...]

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Take it down….the Christmas tree that is!

By candia | Published: January 3, 2010

I hope you all remember my ordeal of buying the Christmas tree, if not, refresh your memory here, so I finally decorated it and by the way did not get the rash that is expected from my last experience with a blue spruce…I only had to put the lights on twice..not bad for me. You [...]

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Christmas trees in Paris

By candia | Published: December 15, 2009

I went to Paris this past weekend and I must tell  you about buying a tree in this city. Well, to begin with, the system is not that different from New  York, however, you generally buy a tree at a florist shop..ok, we don’t do that …and they seem to have only one type. It [...]

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Buying the Christmas Tree

By candia | Published: December 10, 2009

I live in New York City, so buying a tree is a very different experience than people who live in the country. In the city, the weekend after Thanksgiving, vendors descend on the city to the same corners (or mid block locations) year after year. They become “known” and fixtures of the community. Some have [...]

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