▁her ▁life ▁with ▁Ford ▁M ado x ▁Ford ▁was ▁hand - to - mouth . ▁After ▁marry ing ▁Br ust lein , ▁however , ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁s elling ▁draw ings ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York er ▁( for ▁which ▁he ▁frequently ▁produced ▁cover ▁art ) ▁and ▁her ▁growing ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁brought ▁in ▁a ▁gradually ▁increasing ▁funds ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁small ▁farm house ▁in ▁Pe ap ack , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁for ▁their ▁use ▁on ▁their ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁their ▁residence ▁in ▁Paris . The ir ▁purchase ▁of ▁this ▁property ▁may ▁have ▁come ▁about ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁prov isions ▁in ▁the ▁Mc Car ran ▁Act ▁that ▁required ▁Americans ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁period ically ▁or ▁risk ▁having ▁their ▁pass ports ▁rev oked . ▁For ▁both ▁of ▁them , ▁Paris ▁was ▁" home ." ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁B ial a ▁told ▁an ▁inter v iewer ▁that ▁she ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁France ▁when ▁she ▁first ▁travel led ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 : ▁" In ▁some ▁ways , ▁it ▁rem ind ed ▁me ▁of ▁the ▁place ▁I ▁was ▁born ▁in . ▁And ▁when ▁I ▁came ▁to ▁France ▁I ▁felt ▁as ▁if ▁I ▁had ▁come ▁home . ▁I ▁sm elled ▁the ▁same ▁sm ells ▁of ▁bread ▁b aking ▁and ▁dogs ▁going ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁busy ▁way , ▁you ▁know , ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁knew ▁what ▁they ▁were ▁about