i’m not the kind, never been the kind to have all my goals and plans set by january 1st. farless my bullet journal and notebooks set up, i like to spend the week between december 25th and january 1st in a state of mostly suspended animation. then once the year […]
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as you may know my book club started when i discovered the rory gilmore reading list (which you can download for free here). the book club reads six books from this list every year – we alternate with other books – and so i wanted to link the list with […]
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have you downloaded your printable log for the hamilton reading challenge yet? today I’m sharing suggestions of books that meet the twelve prompts in case you’re looking for some help. about music Daisy and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows […]
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y’all as soon as i heard that disney+ would be streaming hamilton the musical, i got excited because so many of my US based friends have been raving about it for years. honestly, i was skeptical that it would live up to the hype, you know how these things go, […]
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december snuck up on me, which is kinda crazy considering how this year has gone. i’m never an early decorator, and this year was no different. i made sure our Advent Calendars were good to go for the 1st, and i created a few vignettes around the living room. how […]
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A few months ago I revived my online book club Sister Reads for the rest of 2020. In light of everything that is happening in the world right now, I wanted to dedicate the rest of the year to reading books written by diverse authors, and thought it would be […]
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we’ve been on restricted in movement in france since march 16th. actually, my family and I started self-isolating on the 13th at night, and apart from my husband going in to work one morning, and doing a grocery run one evening, we have not left the house. Our new normal […]
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yesterday along with our friend sandrine and her daughters we took a trip to visit le plais ideal du facteur cheval, renowned as a splendid example of naive or outsider art. it was built over 33 years by a postman, who had dreamed it up in “visions”. it’s hard to […]
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my 20 in 2020 project is off to a great start! the crafty and reading parts are pretty much a no-brainer, but I’m happy to say that I have also started on my 20 loaves of bread, and 20 DSLR photos a month. my first loaf was a quick sour […]
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spring is close. i can feel it. i was out briefly in the sun today and it already feels different to winter sun. so i am dreaming. of the veggie garden of my flower garden birthday parties with lots of kids grilling everything dining alfresco leisurely afternoons with friends walks […]
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