Shannon Ables's Blog, page 30
August 15, 2024
This & That: August 16, 2024 ���French-inspired!
Many French clothing brand finds to help accentuate your fall capsule wardrobe, a new art exhibit about Paris and sport, books about the French culture – novels and history as well as cookbooks just to name a few of the genres, cooking supplies made in France, a tote to take with you to the market […]
Why Not . . . Welcome Original Paintings into Your Home D��cor (it’s not as expensive as you might think!)?
���The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Listen to the art.��������Junot Diaz Similarly to an individual day in our life, even each individual who lives a life, a painting, an original painting, captures a moment that will never be experienced again, but now forever will […]
August 14, 2024
The 4th Giveaway: A Molly J. Wilkinson’s Boutique Gift!
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11 August Ponderings . . . (French-inspired)
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August 13, 2024
386: What I Have Learned So Far in French Class, Part Huit (8)
The learning continues, and the French language continues to become clearer and clearer with each word I hear. Granted, it is a slow journey of progress, but indeed progress has been made. As I sat watching both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Jeux Paris, I found myself for the first time actually wishing […]
Widow Clicquot, French film ��� petit plaisir #386
The film telling the story of the world-famous and instantly recognizable orange (or is it yellow?) champagne label that of which Veuve Clicquot uses on all of their bottles, had its world premiere at the��Toronto International Film Festival��back in 2023. Since then, many Francophiles and wine aficionados have been waiting for it to be widely […]
The 3rd Giveaway: A Gallimard Notebook – Voyages (for three winners!)
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August 12, 2024
4 New & Remarquable Places to Stay in Paris
Returning to Paris. Yep, that is hopefully going to be happening sooner rather than later. In fact, a trip is being worked on as we speak, and as I shared with TOP Tier Members in August’s A Cuppa Moments, I will be sharing details about when that trip will actually take place and when we […]
The 2nd Giveaway: An Armor-Lux Breton Striped Shirt
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August 11, 2024
21 French (but not Parisian) Everyday Must-Have Effortless Sartorial Essentials
Understated, livable, yet always effortlessly chic. Having traveled outside of Paris on a handful of occasions, whether it has been in Provence, Normandy or the Loire Valley, paired with watching oodles of hours of French series set out in different villages, towns and regions of the country, I often see common wardrobe and accessory choices, […]
