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This & That: January 31, 2025

From Paris, to the English countryside (twice!), to London, to Tokyo and even northern Italy, the movies and television series shared this week burst with wonderful storylines to enjoy. As well, a new much anticipated Broadway play opens, a new partnership with an up-and-coming interior designer to welcome her impeccably cool, yet timeless taste into […]

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9 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . .

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January in the Garden at Le Papillon, 2025

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What Kindness Is and Why It Epitomizes Strength

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” —Albert Schweitzer, German and French theologian and humanitarian Kindness demands courage. Kindness requires vulnerablity. Kindness reveals a person of great strength. Contrary to what sometimes can be modeled when we see strength appearing as an exhibition […]

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8 January Ponderings . . .

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This & That: January 24, 2025

January is picking up steam when it comes to worthwhile finds, and this week discover a new French film that looks absolutely delightful, a new French series to take you into the Alps and solve a mystery while you are at it, a new exhibit to visit while in Paris, books to inform you with […]

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Outfits of the Month (3): Pairing Designer Consignment Steals-of-a-Deal w/Winter Timeless, Chic Basics

With an eye on Paris street style as of late to see what savvy sartorial choices are made to both stay warm and effortlessly chic, as well as sticking to classic colors and cuts for many years of use and pairing with other items, my interest this month is on winter pieces to love that […]

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Outfits of the Month (3): Pair Designer Consignment Steals-of-a-Deal w/Winter Timeless Chic Basics

With an eye on Paris street style as of late to see what savvy sartorial choices are made to both stay warm and effortlessly chic, as well as sticking to classic colors and cuts for many years of use and pairing with other items, my interest this month is on winter pieces to love that […]

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Trusting the Journey that Brings You to Life

“When you are in your own lane, there is no traffic.” —Lucy Claire Dunbar, illustrator Where do you feel calm even when you are challenged while you are there? I had the opportunity to visit a local bookstore this past weekend and play Scrabble with a group of avid wordsmiths and experts of the game […]

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This & This: January 17, 2025

January is such an interesting month when it comes to new releases, which makes it all the more eclectic when it comes to what is gathered for our weekly This & That. Case in point, we have books about tidying up without stressing ourselves out, debunking limiting (and often misguided) myths about women and aging, […]

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