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Mademoiselle Holmes, tv series – petit plaisir #411

Let’s travel out to the NW of France near the Atlantic and visit the city of Nantes, and then, let’s do some sleuthing! Mademoiselle Holmes is a new French series starring Lola Dewaere as Charlie Holmes, the great granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes. Working as a police officer in the city, her ‘Watson’, is an interning […]

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A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, October 2025

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411: How to Deepen Your ‘Joyspan’ which will Lengthen Your Lifespan and Elevate the Quality of Your Entire Life

“Joy is the experience of contentment, gratitude, and meaning, regardless of our external circumstance. Joy is not simply feeling happy. Joy encompasses quality of life and the ability to contribute to the world with a sense of meaning and purpose . . . Joy, by definition, cannot be the goal.” —Dr. Kerry Burnight, author of […]

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Part Sept: Bringing It All Together — What It Means to Live Simply Luxuriously

“Your time is, first of all, for you to be: to be alive, to be peace, to be joy, and to be loving. The world needs joyous and loving people who are capable of just being without doing. If you know the art of being peace, of being solid, then you have the ground for […]

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This & That: September 26, 2025

A new art exhibit in Paris not to miss, a new French romantic comedy to sweep you away to the City of Light as well even if you cannot be on the terra firma, books about history, about celebratory meals, about sleuthing librarians and bibliophiles ready to protect what they love, Broadway plays to pick […]

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13 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (September 2025)

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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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