Shannon Ables's Blog

This & That: October 10, 2025

We’re bursting at the seams this week with oodles of series premieres, three French series returning or kicking off, two new film premieres and of course oodles of books – cookbooks, life inspiration books, health and knowledge for eating intelligently, a book for pup parents and more! Also! Anglophiles who love a cozy mystery who […]

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Outfits of the Month (4): Savoring Autumn’s Layers

October is fully autumn wardrobe time – not too much, not too little, and finding just the right balance of layering for style, comfort and indulging in all the lush colors and fabrics of the season. In this month’s Outfits of the Month, I am bringing your attention to a brand based in London that […]

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A Mindful Day: Everyday Practices for Living in the Present – A 24-hour Sojourn

“Although we make seek happiness and freedom outwardly, these qualities can only be discovered when we turn the mind inwards. When we remind ourselves and realize that they already exist.” —Andy Puddicombe Early autumn mornings bathed in gentle light. A golden kiss seems to appear upon the garden as well as on Mother Nature’s foliage […]

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This & That: October 3, 2025

Books and bread, even gluten-free bread! British bank heists, Venetian-set novels, effortless clothing options and the effortless chic icon herself. The art of two different life necessities for a wonderful life, vintage décor finds for treasure hunters, a new French series, a long-running series returns and a documentary of overcoming the nay-sayers. All of that […]

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Mademoiselle Holmes, tv series – petit plaisir #411

Let’s travel out to the NW of France near the Atlantic and visit the city of Nantes, and then, let’s do some sleuthing! Mademoiselle Holmes is a new French series starring Lola Dewaere as Charlie Holmes, the great granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes. Working as a police officer in the city, her ‘Watson’, is an interning […]

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A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, October 2025

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411: How to Deepen Your ‘Joyspan’ which will Lengthen Your Lifespan and Elevate the Quality of Your Entire Life

“Joy is the experience of contentment, gratitude, and meaning, regardless of our external circumstance. Joy is not simply feeling happy. Joy encompasses quality of life and the ability to contribute to the world with a sense of meaning and purpose . . . Joy, by definition, cannot be the goal.” —Dr. Kerry Burnight, author of […]

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Part Sept: Bringing It All Together — What It Means to Live Simply Luxuriously

“Your time is, first of all, for you to be: to be alive, to be peace, to be joy, and to be loving. The world needs joyous and loving people who are capable of just being without doing. If you know the art of being peace, of being solid, then you have the ground for […]

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This & That: September 26, 2025

A new art exhibit in Paris not to miss, a new French romantic comedy to sweep you away to the City of Light as well even if you cannot be on the terra firma, books about history, about celebratory meals, about sleuthing librarians and bibliophiles ready to protect what they love, Broadway plays to pick […]

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13 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (September 2025)

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