Shannon Ables's Blog, page 12

What Will Determine Your Eventual Success

Epic. Seemingly impossible. Unfathomable. BUT! A dreamlike scenario come to life. Similar to gardening, sports can teach us quite a lot about life if we choose to learn and then apply the lessons. We cannot know what the opposition will bring to the court, nor the weather on the particular day play is scheduled, the […]

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This & That: June 6, 2025

Two great new British series – each a mystery, but each distinctively different in style. Books to take you through France with food as your guide, summer reading ideas and summer clothing as well that is worth picking up for timeless style and most finds very affordable. A new sports series that looks to be […]

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Death Valley, Britbox series — petit plaisir #405

A delightful and quirky new cosy mystery series just premiered on BritBox, and I think you might like it. I stumbled upon it last week and couldn’t have been happier to have done so. Death Valley, a seemingly ominous name given to a very light-hearted caper series, stars winner of stage and screen Timothy Spall […]

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405: How to Be Loving to Ourselves which Allows Us to Heal

“Love has the shape and feel of water. It is simultaneously flexible and powerful. It can adapt and roar; it can also be silently nourishing.” –Yung Pueblo, How to Love Better We know we need to heal when we slip into being defensive, reactive or regress into any self-protecting behavior – anger, aggressiveness – passive […]

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How Simple Is A Superpower

“The choice not to have it all, far from being defeatist, is extremely liberating.” —Melanie Healey, former President of Proctor & Gamble’s North America Division From the neighborhood you live in, the relationships you choose to be a part of, to the purchases you make, each of us will choose, knowingly or unknowingly, whether to […]

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A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, June 2025

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This & That: May 30, 2025

A fun and sleuthy French series returns and takes us to Marseille, books about décor and how to create the sanctuary that nourishes you, cookbooks that take us to the Mediterranean, explore the concept of art in our life, how to heal and thrive, as well as a charming tour of England. Plus, sales continue […]

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9 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (May 2025)

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The Thunder in Life that Leads to the Clarity We Seek

“The reality is that thunder is a natural characteristic of the spring weather, and once the storm has finished, no matter how frightening or intimidating it felt at the time, the air feels clearer, calmer, and more refreshing than before the storm broke.”— Tiffany Francis-Baker, author of Microseasons: A Slow-Living Guide to the Year Following […]

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The Giveaway Winners & Thank You For Making This A Wonderful Annual Event!

Let me set the scene for you here at Le Papillon as I type. ☺️ Miss Marple’s The Moving Finger is playing on BritBox, Nelle is stretched out laying against my leg as we are squished into the green striped chair in the living room, and I can here birdsong just outside the window as […]

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