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When You Know Yourself . . .

To know yourself is to become fluent in a language no one else can fully ever understand. The curious part of our unique “language” is that unless we choose to be a student of ourselves, we will never understand ourselves fully either. However, one of the best, if not the best investments we can make […]

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This & That: August 23, 2024

The transition between summer and fall begins, where there is sometimes a lag of new releases in nearly all arenas, but not in fashion, most assuredly not, and with more than a few books that I definitely want to bring your attention to that were released these past few months that have not been shared […]

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The Giveaway Winners of TSLL’s 9th Annual French Week!

Oh, France. ���� There really is no place like her, and to celebrate the French culture with fellow Francophiles continues to be a special week to savor here at TSLL. Thank you for sharing our common enjoyment of French food, French culture, French style, French d��cor, travel and everything in between this week with fellow […]

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21 French-Inspired Books I Highly Recommend

If there is one genre of a book I will immediately gravitate to in a bookshop, no matter what the particular specific topic is, it is French-related. It could be cooking, it could be history, art, a novel, you name it, I will at least have a look at it. This will not surprise you, […]

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The Grand Giveaway: An Aplico Teacup Set (4 cups & saucers and 1 teapot)

French porcelain. Sturdy porcelain that is as it pertains to Aplico, has been manufactured in the traditional factory Deshouli��res in France at one of their three locations in Limoges, Poitiers and Foecy, since its founding in 1799. Perhaps you, like me, have seen these classic gold or silver trimmed teacups & saucers along with their […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The 4th Giveaway: A Molly J. Wilkinson’s Boutique Gift!

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11 August Ponderings . . . (French-inspired)

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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 […]

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