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Nolly, limited tv series: petit plaisir #376

Beginning in 1964, the UK’s first daily serial daytime television, Crossroads premiered starring Noele (Nolly) Gordon as the lead Meg Mortimer. The series ran until 1981 with a brief return in 1983, and it was the series that would turn Nolly Gordon into a beloved household name. Based on the true story of the final […]

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Why Contentment is not Complacency’s Equivalent, but rather its Antithesis

“Contentment is falling in love with your life.” ���Swami Rama, an Indian yogi guru Right now, in this very moment, we each have a life to love. Yep, our life is waiting, if we haven’t done so already, for us to fall in love with it. But wait, some might say, I haven’t [fill in […]

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TSLL’s 2024 Spring Shopping Guide

Hello Spring! Well, yes, we still have three weeks to go, but the sprucing up our spring capsule wardrobe can definitely begin ahead of Mother Nature’s schedule as we need to time to peruse, ponder and then pounce! With the first daffodils picked up from Trader Joe’s to bring a touch of spring to the […]

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This & That: March 1, 2024

Kate Winslet is back in a new limited series that looks like a fantastic fun watch, books on eradicating burn-out, the history of women and money, as well as how our memory works and how we can strengthen it, and a cookbook that is as much of a treat to cook from as it is […]

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A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, March 2024

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7 Things the Teacher (Life) taught the Student (moi) in my 45th Year

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How the Change You Seek Will Happen, Guaranteed

“The basis for true change is freedom from negativity. And that’s what acceptance implies: no negativity about what is. And then you see what this moment requires: what is it that is required now so that life can express itself more fully?” —Eckhart Tolle A flat tire when we need to be at a particular […]

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This & That: February 23, 2024

Stanley Tucci’s new line of cookware is now available, and it is exclusive to a favorite brand of TSLL readers! Books of fiction, non-fiction, history and for food lovers too, as well as a feel-good film from Europe that is quite the hit. Britain has a film to give you a good laugh, and I […]

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375: How to Become a More Skilled Participant in the Living of Our Life

Sometimes life can feel small, as if the reality of our lives right now is all there is even if we are an aware individual, we know that the world’s awesome vastness stretches beyond our comprehension. However, because we will always be in our own company, we forget that what we see now isn’t always […]

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Gardening in February at Le Papillon, 2024

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