A Few of Our Favorite Things

_________________________________________ A Few of Our Favorite ThingsIsabelle _______________________________ Here's Isabelle, popping out of her favorite suitcase after a long voyage, ready for work. And already on the phone with her travel agent for another trip! This chic and spunky Paris Marketeer is always teaching me new French, and as you can see from this shot, always up for new fun! Here are a few of her favorite things:1. Plush Cotton...

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Back to School, Back in the the Day

Going back to school every September involved a special and dedicated perusal of the JC Penney Catalog which arrived sometime in May, but which my sister and I hadn’t the inclination for until August. Then it was my Mom ordering a few things from the pages and going to Macy’s for new outfits and shoes. Before the trip to Macy’s, though, my sister, at my mother’s request, emptied out her drawers of anything that didn’t fit her anymore or was merely...

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Book Report: Le Petit Prince

I first read The Little Prince in French class when I was in high school, or I tried to. Some of the philosophical gems were lost on me due to a still poor understanding of the French Language. So this Sunday I got out my English version and gave it another go. The story opens up with a stranded pilot, (the narrator) meeting The Little Prince who asks him to draw him a sheep.From here we are sucked into a world of whimisical charm. The Little...

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A bird in the hand

 I was on my way to the work yesterday, when in my usual path there was construction, so I walked up a block and went down Bryan St instead, and just as I was passing Abe’s on Lincoln, I saw a little lump of yellow on the sidewalk. It was a little bird, lying on his side with his beak gaping and his pearl black eyes wide open. He looked just like this: I scooped him up because it wouldn’t be right to leave him there whatever his situation and...

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