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A Seasonal Winter Quiche: Rosemary, Courgette & Onion

Eating with the seasons, a task seemingly far simpler during the warmer months, but oh, it can be simple – and delicious – in the winter months as well. With the use of hearty herbs such as rosemary and sage and many more, these herbs are readily available in my garden, so finding recipes that […]

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Gardening in January at Le Papillon, 2023

“You don’t just grow your plants, you grow yourself.” —Gardeners’ World television program on BBC Two (and BritBox), Sept. 17, 2022 The ground may be frozen, but the ideas and excitement for garden dance about in full bloom in my mind. Since the first spring here at Le Papillon, my eagerness and enthusiasm for gardening […]

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This & That: January 6, 2023

France is on my mind as the new year begins as the first This & That of 2023 is FULL of Francophile Finds. From the annual winter soldes, two new series (one returning, but brand new), a mouth-watering cookbook for fondue lovers and an online brocante destination that is a must-visit. But I haven’t forgotten […]

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348: The Paradox of Manifesting the Life You Have Envisioned

“The greatest gift that manifesting can offer us is not to help us attract things for us to possess but to help us unleash the most empowered, authentic, self-loving, and truly magnificent version of ourselves that there is.” —Roxie Nafousi How we live, how we think, what we think determines the destiny of our lives, […]

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This Beautiful Fantastic, film: petit plaisir #348

For gardeners, for Anglophiles, for anyone looking for a light-hearted, whimsical film, often compared to Amelie, watch This Beautiful Fantastic. Starring Downton Abbey former cast member (who was Sybil), Jessica Brown Findlay as Bella Brown, a young woman aspiring to be a children’s book author, she is hobbled by an obsessive compulsive disorder; however, with […]

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A New Approach to Begin a Brand New Year

“If you set egoic goals for the purpose of freeing yourself, enhancing yourself or your sense of importance, even if you achieve them, they will not satisfy you.” —Eckhart Tolle, Stillness Speaks The ego wants what it does not have, wants more than it already has and is incessantly fueled by comparison, needing conflict of […]

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A Cuppa Moments w/Shannon, January 2023

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The TOP 5 Petit Plaisirs of 2022

The last post of the TOP posts round-up for the year of 2022 is a simple pleasure to share with you. Concluding each episode of The Simple Sophisticate podcast, a Petit Plaisir is shared, something that I also included in TSLL’s 3rd and most recent book with each of the 366 entries prompted by TSLL […]

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The TOP 5 Contentment posts, 2022

The fundamental theme running through each and all of TSLL’s content is contentment. As it appears in TSLL’s most recent book’s title The Road to Le Papillon: Daily Meditations on True Contentment, in the blog header as the mission statement and detailed as to the difference between happiness on the Introductions page, a post involving […]

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TSLL’s TOP 5 Style Inspiration posts, 2022

Each year I am reminded that Style posts are a favorite category of TSLL readers, and I look forward to sharing the regularly Outfit of the Month post as the new year unfolds as well as the Annual Spring and Fall Shopping Guides. Below are five posts that were wildly popular with readers; however, be […]

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