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Visiting Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris, March 2025

The home of the original Claude Monet painting that prompted the creation of the term Impressionism – Impression, Sunrise, 1872: Musée Marmottan Monet. The review that is given credit for creating the term is art critic Louis Leroy who wrote in the publication Le Charivari on April 25th in 1874 the article “Exhibition des Impressionnistes”, […]

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Bienvenue à la 10e Édition Annuelle de la Semaine Française à la TSLL !

The baguette has been picked up at the market, a French cheese is ready to be enjoyed, and French music may or may not be playing here at Le Papillon while I type 😉🇫🇷. Welcome to TSLL’s 10th Annual French Week! I am so tickled that you are here to join in the festivities of […]

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This & That: August 8, 2025

Cookbooks full of delicious, approachable, seasonal fare, a new novel that takes us back to 18th century London with a mystery to solve and a strong female protagonist determined to break from society’s limitations for women, a new book that speaks to the heart of what it means to live a life of contentment – […]

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407: The Joys of Living Alone —By Choice or Circumstance

“’I think that’s just how life panned out. I had children and it was difficult to have a relationship with a man who was not the father. And I started thinking, OK, I’ll take care of the children and then when they’re grown up, I’ll be available for a partner. But then I found, I […]

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Art Detectives, tv series – petit plaisir #407

Art, Britain, two detectives that not only get along well but respect each other, travel all over Britain teaching indirectly the audience about various real antiquities, artifacts and cultural heritage, even wine, while solving head-scratching crimes, until the final few minutes of each episodes. Britain has another sleuthing duo, but this is the first time, […]

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Noticing the Glimmers in Everyday Life and Why They Matter

The morning sunlight softly streaming through the pine trees, bouncing off the creek streaming below. The scent of the earth and forest soil after a deep soaking rain. Spying a hummingbird swerving about in the garden from bloom to bloom. Sprinkled throughout our everydays, these moments, delightfully nicknamed glimmers, cue calm in our nervous system, […]

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This & That: August 1, 2025

Soooo many books this week, from award nominated to cozy mysteries and many other topics as well. A gorgeous summer dress that made me swoon, cordless lamps for the English cottage aesthetic, a French candle company I am excited to have found and want to share, and still much more! Books —Painted Travels: The perfect […]

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A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, August 2025

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10 Things That Made Me Smile This Month, So Far . . . (July 2025)

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What It Means to Be the Master of Yourself

“To be in charge, is first and foremost commitment to ourselves. It’s owning who we are. We own our imperfections; they become assets. We own our vulnerability; we turn it into strength. To be in charge really has to do with being in charge of yourself. Everything has to do with the relationship you have […]

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