Book Review: My Life in France by Julia Child
Have you ever dreamed about living for a couple of years in Paris, France, the City of Lights? Are you a fan of the…
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Ballet of Lights: A Paris Holiday Story
Noël Paris Style: an annual pleasure is a stroll through the winter-wonderland displays in the windows of Le Bon Marché, 24 rue de Sèvres in…
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It’s a Wonderful Life and You Can’t Take It With You – Two Frank Capra Treasures
An anticipated tradition for our family is watching the film It’s a Wonderful Life every December during the holiday season. Our family is not…
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Musings of a Mother – Advent 2015
He’s a puzzle, a mystery, a riddle This person I know so well yet not at all I only see a part not the…
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Nerd Alert! London in December…
Don’t say it, don’t say it. Fine. Well, it’s December again, and as much as I hate to be reminded that this introduction is…
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Dolls with Shaved Hairstyles: The Times They Are a Changin’
A girl gasps in excitement as she opens her first Christmas present. “Mommy, you were able to find her! Thank you! Thank you!…
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Greetings in China
For many years my family and I lived in China. Even though I had the basics of the Chinese language, there were so many…
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L.A.’s Grand Central Market & Angels Flight Railway
Sunday afternoons can be those special times during the week when many of us have the opportunity to SLOW the pace DOWN : )…
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Booties on the Ground & Throwing Books, Not Bombs
“Booties on the ground!” My daughter shouted up the stairs as I was looking for my grand-babies little shoes before we headed out on…
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Paris: Alternative Choices in Holiday Shopping
Home is where the heart and hands are fulfilled; welcome! “A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the…
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The Thames is Getting a Makeover!
I should probably start by saying that this is going to take some time; it started in 2014, but it isn’t actually going…
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” – America
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless,…
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