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Bread & Chocolate

Reason #582 of Why I Love the Internet: Making international friends that I would never meet otherwise, and getting fun packages to boot.

For the past few months, I’ve been indulging my penchant for all thing French with magazines sent from France. I originally started this when I signed up for a one-time international magazine swap through decor8, one of my must-visit-daily design blogs. I was paired with Aude in Paris, and we’ve continued swapping our favorite mags about every other month. I think of it as a modern-day pen pal, except we send pretty pictures in lieu of actual letters. I send Domino, Blueprint, and sometimes other shelter magazines; I receive French Elle and Marie Claire Maison, plus more.

This month I got an extra-special package from Aude — Marie Claire Maison, French Elle and Maison Cote Sud, plus French chocolate and mini muffins. When I opened the box, I spent about 5 minutes looking over everything oohing and awing “Oh, cuuuute!” I can’t wait for this weekend when I can sit down with a glass of wine and pore over my magasins français.

7 Weeks