Shannon Ables's Blog, page 15
March 27, 2025
This & That: March 28, 2025
A favorite British cosy mystery series is back for its third season, a much-enjoyed French series is back for its fifth, and there are books on strengthening relationships, living like Jane Austen, French-flower inspiration for the garden and the home, an insider’s guide to where to go in Paris and a wonderful new book from […]
March 24, 2025
Travel Diary: My ‘Everyday Life’ in Bretagne, Returning to Paris and Channeling My Inner Julia Child!
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What We Misunderstand about Compassion
“Compassion is not co-dependence. It does not mean we lose our self-respect or sacrifice ourself blindly for others. In the West we are confused about this point. We mistakenly fear that if we become too compassionate we will be overwhelmed by the suffering of others. But this happens only when our compassion is one-sided. In […]
March 20, 2025
This & That: March 21, 2025
Books about being a grown-up from the professor that taught the constantly over-filled course at Boston College, books about gardening, stress and cookbooks too. A new French series (for us here in the states) starring a favorite French actress and the original French series that sparked a US version. Also, stripes for everyday style, copper […]
March 18, 2025
400: What I’ve Learned in French Class, So Far . . . : Part Neuf
Ahhh, enfin . . . indeed. When beginning this journey back in September 2022, I never imagined I would feel comfortable speaking French without thinking too far ahead of myself nor caring if I spoke incorrectly (which is still quite often), but two and a half years later, it has happened! Imperfect French is being […]
Adidas Japan Sneakers, petit plaisir #400
The joy of flâneuring is partly joy-filled due to the comfort of the clothes and especially the shoes you are wearing, and so prior to leaving for Paris earlier this month, I set out to find a comfortable, yet still stylish pair of sneakers as I have made the mistake during previous trips of trying […]
March 16, 2025
The Three Types of Travelers, on the Road to Contentment: Which Traveler Are You?
Once the plans are made, once the train pulls into the station or the plane touches down at our destination, and once the jet lag has been muddled through, gifts aplenty await to be discovered, and one gift is insight into whether or not we are grounded in contentment. And if not the latter, then […]
March 13, 2025
This & That: March 14, 2025
More than 20 finds in this week’s posting, and oodles of both Francophile and Anglophiles treasures. 🙂 A new television series from the one and only Shonda Rhimes, a novel inspired by actual events that took place in Paris in 1895, Monty Don returns and that means spring and gardening can commence at full throttle, […]
March 10, 2025
Travel Diary: Arriving in Paris for 3 Special Days of Exhibits & Explorations + Settling into Brittany (Bretagne)
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Travel Diary: Arriving in Paris for 3 Special Days of Exhibits & Explorations + Settling into Brittany
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