Cette semaine, j’adore…
Pivoines! They’re in season right now, and you can find at Trader Joe’s here in LA for $6 per bunch! Kale in salads! How did…
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Lifestyle posts. Entertaining, home decor, gardening, books and more!
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Under the (blazing) Tuscan sun…
Temperatures here in Florence have been hitting 89F/32C daily. It’s about 10F degrees warmer than we’d anticipated, even factoring in that so far this spring…
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Sunday Music Corner
I know I’ve shared this one before, but it’s always worth another view/listen. And if you haven’t seen the movie “Diva,” from which this clip is taken,…
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Why I’ll be staying up late tomorrow night…
Justified on FX, Season 2 premiere. Based on a short story by Elmore Leonard, this series has complex characters, great writing and compelling story lines. And Timothy Olyphant,…
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R.I.P. Jack LaLanne
Before Jane Fonda, before Buns of Steel, there was Jack LaLanne. My mother and her friends would pull up a chair (literally…he used a chair…
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Une femme recommends…
Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk We picked up a small bit of this to put out for our New Years Eve party, and o la la! …
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Mid-Week Miscellany
The pace of life has shifted into Holiday Fast Forward. We’re already coming up on the last crazy night of Hanukkah; tonight we light candle #8…
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How does my garden grow?
Here’s a shot of the herb/tomato garden as it looked when I planted back in the beginning of June: And here’s how it’s looking 60 days…
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Stumped by Fennel
When I was planting my herb garden, someone suggested that I toss in some fennel. It has done well, so well that I needed to…
