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Tour TSLL’s New Fridge & Tips for Simple Refrigerator Organization for Ease of Use & Healthy Eating

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This & That: February 21, 2025

With more than twenty finds this week, discover books to take you traveling from Paris to Vienna to London as well as Hollywood and New England, new television series to make you laugh, to build up the tension in the ER, and the latest series from Mindy Kaling inspired by true stories. Plus a new […]

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Toast, a film: petit plaisir #398

Sometimes, it takes time to sit down and watch/read something that has repeatedly been recommended to you from those who know you well. Such is the case with Nigel Slater’s memoir Toast that was turned into the delightful film I would like to recommend to you today. An autobiographical film based on Nigel Slater’s memoir […]

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398: The Simple Two Word Phrase that will Transform Your Life in Extraordinary Ways, as taught by Mel Robbins (and it’s not on the cover of her new book)

“Taking back your power means reclaiming responsibility for your life. It means demanding more of yourself because time is ticking, and you’ve wasted enough of it worrying about things that don’t matter. It means being laser focused on the things you can control, and not giving a single second to the things you can’t . […]

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Luxury in Modern Everyday Life, What is It? 20 Examples

“True luxury doesn’t land in our lap, pre-packaged, but rather through conscious living, self-awareness followed by an appreciation for quality, not quantity.” —TSLL post, July 2021 From having the time to just be still, to stepping onto a plane or train and having a seat with enough space to be entirely comfortable for the duration of the journey, […]

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10 February Ponderings . . . (2025)

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10 February Ponderings . . . (February 2025)

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This & That: February 14, 2025 – Happy Valentine’s Day!

A wonderful gathering of treasures, from seasonal French vegetarian recipes, a new drama series I am hooked on, a new French series I cannot wait to introduce you to, two new films that critics are loving that premiere today, books about preventing burnout as well as the paradox of cultivating lasting happiness, and books about […]

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Packing for Paris: Searching for Sneakers and other Outerwear Details

Spring may feel far away in the distance as we wake up to snow and freezing temperatures at the moment, but before we know it, gentle warm weather will arrive and so too will longer days – spring cometh soon! What also will be arriving this coming March is a trip to France for TSLL. […]

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Why Not . . . Accompany the Sunrise with these 13 Ideas to Begin the Day Well?

“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” — Buddha There’s a gentleness that permeates the air as the first sunlight of the new day peers over the horizon. Gentleness of the subtle natural light, gentleness of the silence that begins to whisper ‘hello’ to a new day, and gentleness in […]

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