Afternoon in Mantes
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Bakeries abound.
I could easily have asandwich and a coke. But I’d rather sit to something
hot. It isn’t very warm outyet, even with the strengthening sun...
bird's egg blue
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dear friends, this post began in my mind last week when a friend requested
a blue
hand knit scarf. the pattern and wool were found at quince & co. an...
Think of it as art...
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*I have to report, sir, *
*I've been unable to remove the stains from your bathtub.*
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― Schindler's List
Thereare advantages and disadvantages to well...
Draft and Thaw
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“My Life in Sentences” by Jhumpa Lahiri is the first article in *Draft*, a
new series on the art and craft of writing in *The New York Times*. Lahiri
...
Webb Creek - on the backside of Mt. Tamalpais
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*click photo for full-size image*
*photo by Donald Kinney*
Every once in a while the San Francisco newspaper will do a feature on Webb
Creek, Steep Ravine...
One Pin, Two Views 3 : A Bin, A Bath, And Time
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Thornton is quintessentially Yorkshire: stone terraces climbing steep
hillsides, mills and moors, bitter beer and dry humour. And Yorkshire folk
hate n...
Thanks for the Magic
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This is a sad story, no matter what you may think of the rioters in London
last summer.
Jamie Waylett (pictured above in costume) who played the villain bu...
Newell Street, London
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Landmark and sea mark
St Anne’s Limehouse, built between 1714 and 1727, is among the remarkable
London churches designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor. It is one ...
DID YOU SEE IT?
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We really enjoyed the first programme in a new cooking series on TV last
night:
Rachel Khoo, The Little Paris Kitchen.
Rachel cooks in her tiny kitchen ...
Rachel Khoo and fun in the kitchen
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Well, what a fun day I had yesterday. A full day off work (first in two
weeks) and a full day in the kitchen with a break when I popped into
Nottingham to ...
iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge: 1932-2012
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We assume that iconic buildings were always in the site they currently
grace. We cannot imagine Pisa without its leaning tower or Paris without
its Eiffel ...
the professional
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*I* had this job. I won't bore you with what it was all about because you
wouldn't understand. Let's just say I was hired because I had the right
imple...
VISITORS
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We have just had a long awaited visit from my nephew, Dr. Barry Taylor, and
his wife, Amy Fredregill, of St. Paul, Minnesota. I had not seen Barry in
24 y...
A Patriotic Night At The Royal Albert Hall
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I would like to think of myself as a reasonably well travelled person.
However, there are a few occasions where I become very very British. One
of these...
Hornby Island in the Distance
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Still haven't made the trip to Hornby Island, but it's on this summer's
"Islands to See" list. The photograph was taken from Qualicum Beach,
looking nort...
A Mother's Day
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Mothering Sunday was all about that; about me mothering my kids and
everyone mothering me. An early call from Sazzie started the day and JP
bought me the ...
GRINDING PEPPER
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*Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Magpie Tales* Last night I spent a couple
of hours dashing about the Tate Modern with a modern art aficionado. It was
all...
23C
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Can you imagine, here it is 5:32 P.M. and we are in summertime on March 18.
In all of my of my 81 years I can't remember being outside all day in
shirt sl...
Fickle Fingers of Fate
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On the one hand, banks have the homeowner's interest *(mortgage interest,*that is
*)* at heart, and you can take that to the, well, the bank. The continuous ...
Six Writing Tips from John Steinbeck
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From an interview in the Fall 1975 issue of *The Paris Review*.
1. Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the
400 pages and wr...
Hannah Nunn: Personalised Lamps!
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Yesterday I found out this web page, Hannah Nunn and liked it very much. If you are thinking of buying a present for a new baby, a wedding or an anniversary ...
a flying visit
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I arrived on Tuesday for a short drive by visit, keen to see Mum/Moannie
and Dad/Jp face to face.
I haven't been down to visit this year and with all the d...
Riding toward happiness.
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A bike ride, an empty street, a lovely view ahead. This is what you wanted
in life. You are a character in your own own movie and you control every
move....
Of Skies and Swans
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I have wanted for so long to tell you all of the sky. How broad it has been this non-winter, how vast and pure, so often unblemished by cloud. It was that wa...
Mansuetude
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Mansuetude means mildness or gentleness of manner and comes from the Latin
mansuetus meaning tamed (or literally accustomed to the hand). World Wide
Wo...
Cuppa?
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Are you one of those folks who form attachments to inanimate objects that
you use in daily life? A car you have named and talk to as if it was
family? A ...
BACP JOURNAL INTERVIEW
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What made you decide to become a psychotherapist?
A close friend of mine had to leave her partner in dramatic circumstances
and go to a secret address....
144) Barry McGuire – “Eve of Destruction”
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Even compared with the epochal hits of 1965, Barry McGuire’s apocalyptic
proclamations in “Eve of Destruction” must have come as a shock to the pop
charts....
It's March 2012...
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And I've dropped of the face of the planet. Well, not really. I realize
that the iTunes podcasts all aren't downloaded- I'm going to try and make
an effort...
Another sign of the time
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I got this on a list serve I'm on:
We have enough "youth."
How about a Fountain of "Smart"?
On another note -- Watch this space for an announcemnt of a New...
Landscape in mixed media
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I started a watercolor and was not happy with it so I took a box with soft
pastels I hadn't used in years.
Here is the result.
Size approx 4O x 6O cm.
The importance of names
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Just realising that the names in my books are pretty randomly chosen and I
need to think more carefully about them. A name can tell so much about a
person,...
Something really profound is going on around here.
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Hello,
My name is Molly Potter and this is me on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pjRQ5JBx-M
Sometimes, the world seems like its turning upside do...
Bah!
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It’s been close to 2 years. I think of the blog often and never write in
it. Passing beauty, small joys, adventures, cats, questions, all half
written in m...
and Endings
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This is my final post at *She Writes*. I will be setting the blog to
private and not writing here anymore. I have chronicled the last few years
of my life ...
TheSartorialist.com RSS Feed
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Hi guys,
Thanks so much for the feedback. It’s been great seeing the response and
really hearing about how people use the site.
One thing we’ve been getti...
Write your own memoir.
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You don't have to worry about writing everything down.
You won't remember everything, anyhow.
But, you can begin the journey very simply.
Get started.
RING TONE DEAF
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I heard Jon Stewart say something funny today and I thought it would make a
good ringtone. So here it is:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Daily_2.mp3
Lancashire, where women die of love.
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I'm currently reading a book with this implausible title, by Charles Nevin.
It's a wryly entertaining love letter to the county where, like me, Charles
was...
Must the Winter Come So Soon?
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As I type this entry, I'm looking out my bedroom window at the Storm of 2011, that has swept across most of the middle of the country. My yard is covered in ...
The Pandemic Business
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During the 1970s and '80s I was deeply involved in trying to help our natural environment
THE BUSINESS OF PANDEMICS
By Abraham Lincoln
This might come as a...
Shaving Kit Supplies Vintage
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I'm dusting off Please Sir and slowly returning to the blogosphere with new
aspirations and inspiring ideas. I apologize for the long absence, but I
needed...
Ultima Lezione.
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*Ti ricordi? Eravamo turisti con poche parole?*
Do you remember?We were tourists with few words?
* L'abbraccio nel vicolo?* The hug in the alley?
*...
I really do mean to write but it ain't gonna happen
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I know there's been nothing public here for six months, but I'm here every
day and I often start posts. Most of them just get deleted and a few of
them are...
Life and Design
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Years ago, I came across a design book by architect Sarah Susanka called *The
Not So Big House*.
Susanka put into words what I had been thinking for years...
My Special Place
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*I think perhaps there is a place and time for all of us that caresses our
spirit more than any other place and time in our lives. A memory, a hope, ...
Postcard Friday #59 - Surprise!
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Looking for Postcard Friday? Surprise! Miss Beth over at The Best Hearts
are Crunchy will be hosting it! So hop on over there to post your paper
bauble f...
The Victorian Bushfires - Remembering
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A peaceful space and supportive thoughts.
It's an entire year since the devastating bushfires in Victoria, Australia - when so many families lost their li...
Joyeux Noël
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Frantic activity in Chateau Prancelot today as we're busy loading up the
car ready to catch the ferry for our holidays in England.
We'll be spending some...
Hello
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I haven't been able to access blogger.com for two months now. Now it seems
we have limited access here. I still can't access others' blogs.
I'm doing good....
A Makeovah
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Yes, I did spend my entire summer in Los Angeles. Yes, it was incredible.
No, I didn't blog about it, and here's why: I BARELY HAD TIME TO EVEN EAT.
Serio...