Month: January 2013
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Saturday Art Saves Laure Primard
Photo Source Laure Primaud Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers… anyone who set the paintbrush, pastry brush, hands and heart on…
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Lance Armstrong
In 2000 I climbed Mount Ventoux with four children to see Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France. I never doubted a race he won, nor a word he said. Yes I thought he was rough, tough and could…
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Why Did I Agree to His Idea of Fun?
The glue was ready, Wall measured, Tools in place, Turgot's map four rows across, five deep, stacked and waiting, French Husband came home, beamed and wanted to help. He thought it would be "fun" to do it together. Inside…
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Plan de Paris, Turgot’s Map of Paris 1739, or Wallpaper Happiness
Plan de Paris, Turgot's Map of Paris 1739. Recently at the brocante I found a 1960s reproduction of it. I was thrilled! I am going up. To the top. With a wall paper brush in…
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Who Do You Know Who Has Cancer?
Every now and then I write or repost something about having cancer. Not because I want sympathy or attention, but because often readers write me and ask me about it. Since many of you have had cancer, and or know…
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The Amazing Network of Blogging… Offering: One Week Visit to our Home
This amazing network of blogging. I am blown away by your outpouring of messages regarding an internship for Sacha. I have been responding to your emails since this morning, my fingers are numb and I am seeing double as I…