Bonne fête des mères à toutes les mamans. Je vous souhaite tout l'amour et le bonheur que vous méritez amplement.
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You don’t have to live in France to love France.
A Francophile is just someone who admires France. Many of my absolute favorite products are French! But are you surprised?!!
Here are a handful of my recent favorites!!!!! With so many birthdays approaching in the summer months..these would make fabulous gifts for your fellow Frenchies.
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I am feeling very much like an Italian Nonna lately!!! And I must admit I am loving it! LOL!
Homemade pasta is so simple! I have no idea why i have been buying the dry stuff from the markets for so long. So far have mastered spaghetti noodles, lasagna, potato gnocchi, and now raviolis!
Don’t be intimidated. The reality is it truly is one of the simplest things to make. Only a few ingredients and you have a pasta that is better than anything you will find in the store.
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We begin the 8th week of self isolating today and I have to admit..I have not minded too much of it. Lin and I were talking last night over dinner and discussing the things we have enjoyed during this whole process. I have been appreciating a slower life and a more open calendar. There’s nowhere I need to be, no rushing around to get somewhere, and not a lot of FOMO aside as I tend to retreat in the warmer weather anyhow! (fall-winter baby over here) We have been enjoying cooking our own meals at home more too where before we would eat out at least twice a week! It gets so expensive and you really have no idea how restaurants are preparing your food!
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The French way, is this way -> gofrenchyourself.com
P.S .. Lave-toi les mains
Morning rituals with @clarinsusa . Clarins gifted me this perfect lift-sculpt treatment for visibly maintaining the youthful look of the neck and décolleté. Oui! Yes! I will take all the lifting and firming. (40 is a bit cruel. )
My skin is visibly firmer, smoother, more toned and even with results that improve day after day. #ClarinsSkinCare can always be trusted to do exactly what it says!
We have all found ourselves with lots of time to fill our days with which means that formerly puzzle-averse people are discovering the hours-killing appeal of the best jigsaw puzzles! I would say it’s definitely he year of the puzzle and I must admit there is a particular type of meditative quality to doing a puzzle. And over at Piecework ..well they know how to make a pretty “instagrammable” puzzle! They’re modern, oh-so stylish, and the pretty boxes make the perfect coffee table accessory in my super modern design focused home! So our weekdays and weekends (is there a difference in those anymore?) are spent watching a new Netflix series and matching up all the edge pieces and then working our way in from there!
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Bagels are one of our favorite breakfast and snack items. But who has the time and money to go to a bagel shop each day? Luckily, you can get the taste of freshly made bagels at home. Check out this Blueberry Bagels Recipe, and see how easy it is to enjoy yummy bagels without ever leaving the house.
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Have you heard of the beautiful brand Linjer?!
Linjer creates minimalist, high quality products that didn't cost the earth! They were fed up with choosing between fast-fashion and overpriced luxury brands...so they took matters into their own hands and designed their own products, replicated the supply chain of luxury brands, and began selling their beautiful products online in 2014.
Their bags are as elegant as ever— drawing inspiration from Roman's native Oslo (their name "Linjer" means "lines" in Norwegian).
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Happy Monday. Today begins the 7th week of self iso and I know we are all grieving the summer trips we had planned. I am truly wondering when it will feel 100% safe to get on a plane again.
So today, I am offering you a list of my favorite and the most beautiful travel movies to watch on a lockdown. By the way, watching inspiring movies is one of the best ways to see the world without leaving home. Whether you’re after a good story or just amazing views of the most beautiful places – these travel movies will fill a tiny void in your heart!
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Nothing beats a great face mask especially when the skin is feeling extra dry and dull. And stressed! Your skin’s not the same when it’s stressed that’s for sure. It leads to a weakened skin barrier, irritation, and dryness.
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Oh, coffee… how do I love thee?
For many of us, brewing a piping hot cup of joe is a daily ritual.
And for me instant coffee and Keurig cups are not my thing!
I love really high quality ethical clean coffee beans that I grind myself every morning. I love taking my time with this ritual…no rushing…… and Kinto’s Coffee Brewer Stand is the perfect companion for all of my morning coffee dates. They are all about embracing SLOW COFFEE STYLE. Slow coffee style was born to bring you the joy of a slow, relaxing passage of time with pour over coffee.
A coffee brewer for admirers of refined craft and slow coffee
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Happy Earth Day!Excited to share a few ECO-LUXURY Brands I Love….
WOLFUM
Wolfum—Textile line of tabletop and home goods! They incorporate traditional items into the contemporary home with a nod to vintage, and a respect for modernity, eco-kindness and functionality. Wolfum’s revolutionary technique of printing directly on wood reinvents how the design savvy, eco aware
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I guess there are far more worse views to have in. quarantine!!!!
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With COVID-19 sending us indoors for more hours than we’re used to, many of us are trying to figure out what exactly to do with our time at home. Instead of getting lost in the sea of scary news and social media posts, why not turn out attention to learning something new to sharpen our skills, expand our horizons, or simply to fulfill an interest we’ve never had time to pursue?
The world will start spinning again soon. And when that happens, might as well come out the other side with a new hobby or skill set that you’ve always wanted to have in your back pocket.
I have been cooking up a storm lately! I mean I always love cooking but I have been able to photograph and blog more recipes for y’all these days! So I sure hope you find them helpful and delicious!!!!!!!!
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