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August 19, 2023
Giveaway Winners Announced for TSLL’s 8th Annual French Week!
First let me begin by extending a big thank you to everyone who stopped by during this past week on TSLL to celebrate French Week. It was a wonderfully festive week, much conversation between readers in the Comments’ section, and I sincerely appreciate your time, interest and support. TSLL’s Annual Francophile event continues to be […]
Buckwheat Chocolate Pound Cake, a Chocolate Cake that tastes like a Cookie
The trouble with chocolate and great ingredients is that whatever you do with them, they are going to be delicious. Okay, maybe that is the opposite of a problem, non? 😉 When I came across Chocolate & Zucchini’s recipe for her Chocolate Buckwheat Pound Cake I immediately became intrigued. Having buckwheat flour in my épicerie […]
August 18, 2023
6 Reasons to Add French Tassels and Tie-Backs to Your Décor
To tassel or not to tassel? Well, there is no question really, add the tassel! At least if you want to incorporate a touch of French regal décor into your home that is. ☺️ I added my first tassel and tie back earlier this year with the kitchen curtain I added to my kitchen library […]
The Grand Giveaway — My French Country Home Box from Sharon Santoni and My French Country Home
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August 17, 2023
This & That: August 18, 2023 – French Week!
Nearly every find this week is French-inspired, so Francophiles, this is your post to savor! Three delicious and beautiful cookbooks, books of all genres, travel, décor, mystery and more. Two cooking schools to keep in your hat if you have always wanted to take a proper cooking class (English speaking), both recommended by Patricia Wells, […]
What I’ve Learned in French Class, So Far, Part Six
Bonjour and bienvenue les vacances! Les Vacances de la Français! In other words, it is August, a month that many French take their annual holiday of two to four weeks off somewhere other than where they call home the rest of the year. Often that is simply by traveling to a coastal town up north […]
August 16, 2023
10 French Décor Details Included into My Home (Le Papillon)
Le Papillon wouldn’t be le papillon without my time and discovered adoration for French lifestyle and décor, especially French country décor, gained from my travels to France spanning over the past 20+ years (explore all of my posts about my travels here in TSLL’s French-inspired posts Archives). And with the completion of the customizations on […]
How I Use Planners and Notepads in my Everyday Routine & TWO New French-Inspired Notepads Now Available this week Only! (plus TSLL Shop is on Sale!)
Over the years I have written quite a lot about organization, planning, time management and simplifying, but after a TSLL reader inquired earlier this summer about the planning system I use, I realized I hadn’t written a detailed post about how I plan my days, my weeks, months, essentially my life. As the years have […]
August 15, 2023
363: Elizabeth Bougerol talks about The Hot Sardines’ new jazz album C’est La Vie
When I knew I would be sitting down to chat and catch up with the lead vocalist of the jazz band The Hot Sardines, Elizabeth Bougerol, I knew our conversation would be enjoyable, inspiring and much like taking a drink of refreshing water that leaves you energized, hopeful and inspired. And indeed that was the […]
363: Elizabeth Bougerol talks about The Hot Sardines new jazz album C’est La Vie
When I knew I would be sitting down to chat and catch up with the lead vocalist of the jazz band The Hot Sardines, Elizabeth Bougerol, I knew our conversation would be enjoyable, inspiring and much like taking a drink of refreshing water that leaves you energized, hopeful and inspired. And indeed that was the […]
