Month: January 2025
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Gaza: May This be the Beautiful Lasting Chapter
text photos via HumantiProject Text photos via HumantiProject
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Meet Clare From the Nutcracker
Olivia loves to pretend she’s Clara from The Nutcracker. Her favorite part of the ballet? Surprisingly, it’s not the Sugar Plum Fairies but the battle scene with the « mousies. » She especially loves the moment when Clara throws her slipper at the…
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Gâteau des Rois, King’s Cake
. The Gâteau des Rois – King’s Cake. Recipe: 4 cups of grounded almonds and/or hazelnuts, or a mixture of both,2 cups of sugar, Some melted butter to make the almond mixture thick yet creamy. A drop or two of…
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Review From a Guest of the Tiny House
The British author Peter Mayle best describes me; I am not a scholar. Instead, I am a dreamer, one who crowds a collage of perfectionistic photos and then places them (complete with fragrance and aroma) percolating and illustrated ‘on location’…
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How Poetry Tells the Truth
Recently, my friend Arnelle shared this haiku and it has stayed with me: “Barn’s burnt down, now I can see the moon.” — Mizuta Masahide (17th-century Japanese poet and samurai). The haiku awakens me to a deeper, more critical, and even cynical…
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Nutty Buddies a Healthy Snack
Like usual, when I step into the kitchen, there’s no plan. No list, no recipe. When I go to the grocery store, I don’t have anything specific in mind—I just buy what catches my eye, what feels right for the…