Month: November 2013
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Why I Love Black
Photo via Jessica Choay Sure the little black dress. It is cliche. It is not so little anymore for me. The size is not important. It is simply having a backup plan; A go to it, a stand…
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The “IT” Color This Season in France
My Belle Mere and I went shopping today. My Belle Mere loves to shops. Classic chic is her style. At 84 she still stays in tune with what is hip and what is not. Every season, when the new styles…
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Saturday Art Saves: Benjamin and Adelaide Ames
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 fire to create. Those…
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Soup Weather
I love chestnut soup. This is my chestnut soup recipe that I repost each year when chestnuts appear at the market. In a large pan, add some olive oil,…
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French Antique Guessing Game Winner: IT is not a Roach Clip!
There is a winner and many creative answers. Thank you for liking the French Antique Guessing game. It makes my day, honestly it does, to find an old thing that could be interesting for us to figure out. Yesterday I…
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French Antique Guessing Game
Okay, I am a sucker for French antiques, you know and I know it. It is a passion, it is my drug of choice, it is crazy. Ever since I was a kid I have loved old things.…