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Vintage French Childrens Book Fables de La Fontaine / Rare 1982 Edition Illustrated by Romain Simon / Gautier Languereau Publishers
Vintage 1960s Sundress Cocktail Sheath Dress / Advance 9770 / Size 18 Bust 38
Vintage Maxann Charm Bracelet with British Style Charms and Enamel Hearts
Monthly Archives: April 2010
A french a evokes polished ebony
“Vladimir Nabokov noticed that he associated certain letters with certain colors in childhood, when he told his mother that some of his alphabet blocks were the wrong color. She saw nothing odd in this (possibly we are all creative in, … Continue reading
slow-poke thinking
There’s always one on every road. I see at least one every day I drive to my shop or around town. When traffic starts slowing down you can bet there’s someone up ahead driving slow and causing a logjam … Continue reading
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Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo – Recipe
Here is a fast, easy and healthy recipe that has become one of my regulars. There are so few ingredients I have memorized the recipe and can easily remember what to pick up at the store on a hurried night. … Continue reading
The Way We Choose Our Truths
“We choose our truths the way we choose our gods, single-sightedly, single-mindedly, no other way to feel or see or think. We lock ourselves into our ways, and click all the truths to one. We put our truths together in … Continue reading
Penelope’s Petting Station
Penelope LOVES to be petted. Her most favorite thing is to be petted while sitting about waist high to me. Throughout the years she has figured out several places around the house that are just perfect for her. Her first … Continue reading
Heroines like to be alone or at least know how
“I read a romance in Mrs. Bath’s library once,” Margaret said. “The heroine was going to a dance alone. I read quite a few romances when I was a girl. I noticed that heroines liked to be alone, or at … Continue reading
Matters of the Heart
I didn’t have big plans Wednesday night. Finish watching Man vs. Food and then on to bed to read a sweet little novel about a bird artist in Newfoundland. I certainly didn’t expect to end up staying overnight in the … Continue reading
The standpoint of a middle-aged woman
“I found a good horse in a corral in Thirs Street; black, with white fetlocks, slender and well made, and with quite a good canter. How different everything is from the standpoint of a middle-aged woman. In the old days, … Continue reading
Penelope's Musings 