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Saturday Snapshots: Come Away to Fairyland

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

“Come away, O human child: To the waters and the wild with a fairy…” – William Butler Yeats Spring has begun this month, and with it, the Once Upon a Time Challenge on Stainless Steel Droppings (my launch post here)…and … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snapshot: Signs in London

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

I have a bit of a thing for British signs.  I have a bit of a thing for London in general, but part of the fun is all those signs that remind me, subtly or not, that I’m not in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snapshot: Paris Revisited

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

In reading, I am still making my way through Les Miserables.  Considering it’s a 900-page behemoth with small print, this may not surprise you!  As a result, I still have Paris on the brain…and since Marius and Cosette just fell … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snapshot: A Paris State of Mind

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

I have finally starting reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo…and it’s putting me in a Paris mood! Happy weekend! Visit At Home with Books for more Saturday Snapshots.

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Climbing Notre Dame with Quasimodo

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

One of my top places to see in Paris last September was Notre Dame Cathedral–for the architecture and because I like big old churches and because it’s an icon.  But also very much because of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.  … Continue reading →

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