Georgeanne Brennan’s Provence: On Garlic, Gardening, Cuisine & Creative Living (She had me at garlic!)
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Georgeanne Brennan’s Provence: On Garlic, Gardening, Cuisine & Creative Living (She had me at garlic!)

ByStefanie Bielekova

For years now I’ve been bullying myself into reading things I β€œought to” — regardless of whether the words were compelling.Β But this summerΒ I swallowed two of Georgeanne Brennan’s books whole and enjoyed that novel feeling of indulging myself. Not only in words so lovingly crafted to convey all that is ProvenΓ§al, but in the accompanying…

Travel Highlights of 2017
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Travel Highlights of 2017

ByStefanie Bielekova

I feel fortunate to have experienced some incredible things this year. And in the spirit of giving my future self something to look back on, I’ve created a quick and dirty top-ten list of the past year — aka, my Travel Highlights of 2017! They’re listed in no particular order, except that I saved my…

Prrrrrty Cats Around the World
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Prrrrrty Cats Around the World

ByStefanie Bielekova

So, the title’s a wee misleading. In a post called “Prrrrrty Cats Around the World,” you’d expect to see catsΒ fromΒ at leastΒ six out of seven continents. (I’m pretty sure Antarctica doesn’t have cats, you guys — but lemme know if I’m wrong!) Instead, thisΒ shouldΒ be called: “A Selection of Cats from Ten Countries on Four Continents in…