96: Everyday Living in France: My Interview with Sharon Santoni
The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style
Shannon Ables
4.7 • 944 Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2016
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The creator of the internationally enjoyed blog My French Country Home and author of her new book My Stylish French Girlfriends, Sharon Santoni joins me on today's episode. Discussing all things French, specifically brocante collecting, how to find and pursue your passion and the key to a happy, passionate life, Sharon will remind listeners about why we love the lifestyle of the French.
This week's Petit Plaisir is a French dessert that is simple and absolutely delicious — Clafoutis aux Poires.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style. |
| 0:16.3 | I'm your host, Shannon Ables. |
| 0:18.8 | And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a |
| 0:25.1 | cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome. Welcome to the 96th episode of the Simple Sophisticate. Today I am so excited to be speaking with a blogger I admire and am regularly inspired by Sharon |
| 0:58.4 | Santoni and I am so excited because this episode is full of great inspiration. |
| 1:07.0 | Starting with our interview with Sharon, we both sit down and we happen to both have our hot tea as we were conversing and talking about all things French. |
| 1:15.2 | But at the end of the episode I also have a petit pleasure. Don't worry, I would not forget it. |
| 1:21.9 | It is a French dessert that is simple and absolutely |
| 1:25.8 | scrumptious so be sure to stay tuned for the end of the episode and there is even |
| 1:30.0 | more Sharon is going to be giving us a giveaway of one of her books. My |
| 1:35.9 | stylish French girlfriend so be sure to stay tuned to discover how you can win your |
| 1:41.8 | very own copy of her new book. Now a quick programming note |
| 1:46.0 | you will hear a little bit of interference when I am asking questions but I have |
| 1:50.9 | done as much work as I possibly can to reduce it as much as possible. |
| 1:54.6 | Sharon sounds absolutely fantastic. |
| 1:56.8 | I'm still figuring out how to best tape an interview and I promise to continue to improve. |
| 2:03.0 | Now let's jump across the pond to Normandy, France, |
| 2:08.0 | where Sharon will be joining us from. |
| 2:10.0 | In a way, I'm going to take you to France in today's episode. |
| 2:14.7 | Oh, it's going to be so much fun. |
| 2:16.3 | We're going to talk about everyday life. |
| 2:17.8 | We're also going to talk about passion. |
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