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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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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This & That: March 7, 2025

Book, after book, and in a variety of different genres and even languages! I have found two French books – one a novel, the other a true story – and they both will delight in different ways. A film to inspire, another to inform, but perhaps they each do both. 🙂 Clothing finds for stylish […]

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399: Eight Things I’ve Learned in my 46th Year

There is an awareness available to anyone who steps fully into their forties. It often happens a couple of years after turning the big 4 – 0, but it’s there, waiting for each of us to realize we are half-way through (if we are so fortunate to live into our 90s) this beautiful gift called […]

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An Amazing Gift That is Always Within Each of Us

“Choosing joy often means stepping into the unknown. It can mean letting go of what’s ‘practical’ and taking a risk on something uncertain.” —Josie Ane Sakura, writer and yoga instructor Choosing that one particular hat to wear out into the garden. It may not look like it fits, it may be all bedraggled, but wearing it […]

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TSLL’s Spring 2025 Shopping Guide + 70 handpicked finds for the Capsule Wardrobe

Spring’s arrival nears and before it officially says hello, refreshing our seasonal capsule wardrobe is a regular tradition I enjoy and maybe you do too. This season, many collections drew inspiration from Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy as you will see in the Creative Simplicity section of the shopped items, so imagine timeless neutrals, with a touch of […]

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