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…

While You’re Busy Making Other Plans
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While You’re Busy Making Other Plans

ByStefanie Bielekova

They say that life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. I keep finding that to be true. How ’bout you? If you happened to read “Not My Usual Blogpost — On Hamilton, Collaborations, Travels & Other Tangents” back in March, you might remember that I’ve had all kinds of collaborations up my…

A Poem for Tante Vera
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A Poem for Tante Vera

ByStefanie Bielekova

I’ve been thinking a lot about Tante VeraΒ these last days, since she passed away suddenly, but not altogether unexpectedly, on Friday.Β I do have regrets. Knowing that her remaining time was limited, and wanting to share time hearing more of her life’s stories, I had planned to Skype with her. But my schedule was hectic, and…