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Mar 24Liked by Karen Bussen

The place cards are so beautiful! So sweet of your step-daughter!

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Mar 28Liked by Karen Bussen

Quelle joie! And so wonderful that you could relax and just be present in the moment. Thanks for sharing.

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Merci !

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Merci, vous 2, pour l'éducation! Et oui, la prochaine fois, ce serait génial de faire une dégustation de cela! :-)

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Mar 22Liked by Karen Bussen

Lucky you Karen! I am so happy for you! Love reading your adventures and your food ideas as well. Miss working with you, but know you are living your best life! And now you know my sister too.

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Thank you Jane! It's all such an unfolding adventure, this life. I miss working with you too--great memories!!! Sending greetings from Paris and big bisous !

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Mar 22Liked by Karen Bussen

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE STORY! I follow you, because my sister, Jane Frost loves your stories too. She enjoyed you in NYC. I’m an international f/a, so I spent many many layovers in Paris. Now that I’m retired, and don’t get to my beloved country of France but once a year, I am now living through your fun posts.🥰. Merci beaucoup 🥂

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Hello and bonjour ! Jane Frost is amazing and I'm so happy you're here!! bisous!

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Wonderful story Karen!

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Merci merci ! xoxo

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Mar 22Liked by Karen Bussen

It seems that you are spreading love and happiness all around you!

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I'm inspired by the marvelous Monsieur B

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Mar 22Liked by Karen Bussen

Love this so much! Thanks for sharing the pics and your back story!

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Mar 22Liked by Karen Bussen

Karen, it makes me so happy to hear that you fell in love, got married and live in France. It seems fitting for the woman I knew in high school. God bless. Wishing much happiness on your anniversary. Hugs, Heather

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Hi Heather! Thanks for this lovely comment. Life and love work in mysterious but beautiful ways. So good to hear from you and sending greetings from Paris!!

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So beautiful, I am very much enjoying reading your blogs😊

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Ah, quelle belle histoire! :-) Je suis si heureuse d'avoir partagé cet endroit avec vous! C'est quoi, le rhum arrangé? Arrangé comment?

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Mar 24Liked by Karen Bussen

À la Réunion ils disent qu'il faut enterrer la jarre de rhum arrangé dans le jardin et l'oublier pendant un an!

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Merci ! Et oui, on était ravi de t'avoir avec nous à Moret et dans la forêt de Fontainebleau. Le rhum arrangé, c'est un classique de la Réunion. On mélange le rhum avec d'autres ingrédients (des épices, des feuilles, des fruits par exemple). "Arrangé" veut dire "mélangé" or as Christian says, "improved" ha! Et ça prend du temps pour le laisser infusé. J'ai mis un lien au dessus si tu veux essayer de le faire toi-même :-) Sinon, la prochaine fois qu'on se voit à Moret, on va t'amener au resto pour une dégustation ! xoxo

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