April 2010
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Indecisive
If you know me personally and you’ve ever asked me what I’m in the mood to eat/play/do, you may know I’m fond of telling people that I’m not indecisive - I just like everything! (Well, not everything. That’s a downright lie.) I like other people to decide for me sometimes because I end up trying new things that I wouldn’t have necessarily chosen for myself.
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Grown-Up Lessons in the Kitchen: Tarragon Almond...
It’s been drizzly and gray for the past two days, and last night my desire for comfort food got the better of me and I roasted a chicken and some redskin potatoes for my friend Rence and me. We had to wait an hour for it to cook but a bit of red wine, a baguette and some Camembert made it bearable as spitting and crackling noises from inside the oven alluded to the treat to come. Even though my...
Running Away
I started running five years ago, when I found myself in the middle of the French countryside and charged with the care of three children whose ability to belittle and shame me was admirable considering their age. That they despised me was understandable since their parents converted their cherished playroom into my bedroom and deemed it “interdit aux enfants.” These children, whose efforts to...
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Grown-Up Lessons in the Kitchen: Spring Beans For...
Cooking for one, I had nearly forgotten, is a real challenge. After nearly a year of living with my parents, I’ve managed to escape the tiresome task of preparng meals from scratch in single-person quantities. As I try to relearn the art of making dinner for me and only me, I’m going to try to share more recipes designed to feed one person for a single meal, or things that I cook in advance in...
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Finger Moustaches
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Every Real Grown-Up Should Have...
… a bit of empathy.
Yesterday I was in my first real car accident and it was totally my fault. Three-quarters of a block from a traffic light, in the middle of a crush of rush hour drivers on the busy city avenue where I live, and stupidly fiddling with my car radio instead of noticing that the cars in front of me had stopped as the light changed, I couldn’t stop in time to avoid slamming into...
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Playing Dress-Up: Going Sailing
Yes, I’m still nautically obsessed.
Shirt, thrifted; skirt, NAFNAF Bordeaux; sneakers, DSW; sunglasses, Fred Flare; earrings and satchel bag, Anthropologie.
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Playing Dress-Up: Brigitte
I’m back from my blogging dry spell, and I’m dreaming of Brigitte Bardot, Saint Tropez, and absolutely everything sailor-inspired.
Marinière, American Apparel; jeans, Levi; espadrilles, André; leather and gold ring, little shop near my new flat whose name has totally escaped me; earrings, Forever 21; watch, Skagen.
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Dilemma du Jour
I am having more inspired ideas for this blog than ever, yet have less time than I’ve ever had. Can you other bloggers relate? Help!
Outfit posts, apartment photos, job updates and more grown-uppy things to come as soon as I can manage! In the meantime, check out these blogs I’ve been particularly enjoying: The Glamourai and Naturally Nina for seasonal inspiration.