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A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, September 2025

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2025 Fall Shopping Guide with more than 120 hand-picked finds

As we step into the fall season that often prompts us to assess our wardrobes, add new items and polish up what we already have and love, here at TSLL we’re shifting our focus as it pertains to the ‘trends’ of the fall (and spring too) season in the annual shopping guide posts. Various fashion […]

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This & That: August 29, 2025

The books piling up. The sales grabbing for our attention. September must be just around the corner. Yep, we’ve got new releases in fiction that have been long anticipated, helpful nonfiction books for improving the quality of living and well-being in love, work and life in general. Two new BritBox series premieres, a new film […]

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

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August in the Garden at Le Papillon, 2025

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My 14 Pillars for a Great La Rentrée

A fresh start, but really a new beginning, someplace we have never been before that sits atop the knowledge we have gained over not only the past summer and preceding twelve months, but upon all the years that came before. When we reflect on Septembers in recent past and long behind us, pondering what worked […]

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My Pillars for a Great La Rentrée

A fresh start, but really a new beginning, someplace we have never been before that sits atop the knowledge we have gained over not only the past summer and preceding twelve months, but upon all the years that came before. When we reflect on Septembers in recent past and long behind us, pondering what worked […]

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This & That: August 22, 2025

The British cozsy mystery is coming to the screen in buckets! Also, books! Books about art, an adventure at sea, decorating à la ‘Gucci to Gap’ style, and how to tone your well-being muscle. Also, prepping our wardrobes for a stylish autumn is upon us and finds are being found, as well as sales. Décor […]

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The Giveaway Winners of TSLL’s 10th Annual French Week!

Oh, France, you have our heart and our appetite. As we conclude this special week, a special week all the more because we have been gathering like this for ten years, thank you for stopping by and exploring, engaging, and hopefully discovering much that spoke to you and how you enjoy savoring the French culture. […]

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The Trailer and all the Details about the Intro to French Cooking class!

To cook with ease, to dance with the seasonal offerings year-round whether you have a garden or shop the local markets, to let go of perfection, and find enjoyment both in the creating (which truly can be quite simple) as well as the eating. I am so excited to be able to make available to […]

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