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September in the Garden at Le Papillon, 2025

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Savoring: A Skill to Learn for Everyday Joy and a Lifetime of Contentment, part six (What Lies at the Heart of Living a Simply Luxurious Life)

“There’s a candle in your heart ready to be kindled.” —Rumi What if I told you an enjoyable, even pleasurable practice existed to improve your health, inspire self-growth and heal you from past pain and trauma? What good news it is to share that this is absolutely a truth about being human and how to […]

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This & That: September 19, 2025

A new French series that I am thoroughly enjoying, the return of two shows for their sophomore season following strong firsts!, books about art, about joy, about true British interior style, inspiration for a seasonally inspired Commonplace Book, a peek into the Windsor households and more. And on the screen is a new film full […]

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The Marlow Murder Club series (book & tv), petit plaisir #410

Nestled along the banks of the Thames in the county of Buckinghamshire sits the English town of Marlow. And it is where the creator of the family of British cozy mystery television series Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise calls home – Robert Thorogood. It is also where the namesake of the […]

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410: What True Compassion Is and How to Employ It By Default, part cinq (What Lies at the Heart of Living Simply Luxuriously)

“Just as we are wired to be in connection with each other, we are wired with an impulse to help, with an instinct for compassion.” —Deb Dana, author of Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory Empathy in action. While to empathize with another is a good step, a step that acknowledges […]

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Part Quatre – How to Anchor Our Life in Contentment Each Day: Understanding the Nervous System (What Lies at the Heart of Living a Simply Luxurious Life)

“Anchors are essential to staying safe in response to changing conditions . . . when we are anchored, we have a sense of being safely held so we can venture out without becoming adrift. We are connected to a state of regulation and have room to explore the world around us.” —Dana Deb, LCSW, author […]

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8 September Ponderings . . . (2025)

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This & That: September 12, 2025

Bursting at the seams in all the right ways. We’ve got books – fiction, cookbooks, inspired by French history, hopeful books, health books and more. Films for Anglophiles and films for family reconciliation, returning favorite television dramas with engaging leading ladies, clothes – oh my! – to continue to polish your autumn wardrobe – loafers, […]

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Outfits of the Month (5): A Classic British-Inspired Fall Wardrobe

Can you feel it? ☺️ A foot has been stepped into Autumn, and I felt it just this past weekend. Intermittent thunder and lightning storms, sprinkled with rainshowers ushered in autumn and gave notice that summer was on the way toward the exit. The first scarf worn on the walk. The first though of pulling […]

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The Everyday ‘Sides’ of Living Simply Luxuriously, Part Trois (Who is TSLL Written For)

“Our world runs on desire. We would not have been born without sexual desire. Without continuing desire we would die. There is desire for love, connection, understanding, growth. When people lose their desire to live, they jump off a bridge or swallow pills. We need desire. And yet desire is also a great challenge for […]

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