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in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

Surviving food cravings My related piece of advice is to make sure to consume only non-Middle Eastern foods when you return home. Of course this does not always work out, but one must be ever vigilant. One friend had a pa…

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Appreciating Joyful Objects and Modern Mrs Darcy September can be the lovely month of new beginnings or the disliked end of a lovely summer… in which case, Darling, one must mobilize one’s resources and may I recommend Modern Mrs. Dar…

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Normalise the second question when you meet an American outside of America being “who did you vote for?”

bouquet of red and pink flowers in from of abstract red and pink painting

#bloomscrolling #painting

cream, pink and red roses

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pan on fire - desert - moon

#travel #photography Arabian Peninsula

beach with palm trees and flowing clouds

#BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing #photgraphy #travel Arabian Peninsula

pink roses with small white and purple flowers

#bloomscrolling #joy

Fighting For Your Boss’s Attention Darling, now that we are all back to work, it’s time to re-post my excellently sage advice about not getting into fights with women at work. The essay is a bit complicated so I will distill i…

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kitchen sink shelf with blooming potted plants and small bouquets of star-gazer lilies

how to make dish washing more pleasant! #bloomscrolling #home #beauty #plants 🪴🌱🌸

Bad Attitude Journals (the necessary twin of Gratitude Journals) Lots of chat these days about gratitude journals and yes, Darling, it’s good to remember what you have to be thankful for. And it is also very helpful to write down what and who you hate and all th…

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camels / trees / mountains

#travel #photography Arabian Peninsula

Avoiding Curses – Your Ides of March Tutorial It is not quite the Ides (15th) of March, but let’s talk about bad luck and curses. Of course the date is infamous because of the assassination of Julius Caesar and we are all hoping that things ar…

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two cups of coffee with swirled beet root powder

#coffee #cafe

How to Have a Happier House The ‘too much stuff’ issue has gotten a lot of press but Tosha Silver and Gretchen Rubin have a wise point that is often over-looked. Some people say, ‘my house is clean.’ Now clean is good, but cl…

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pink azalea

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oddly shaped watercolor tea cups

#watercolors - trying to figure out how to do a teacup

photo of bucket of iced coffee

how Boston copes with… everything #CoffeeSky ☕️

a truly great leader who cared for his citizens and worked for peace

watercolor of pots with plants

#watercolors #painting reves d’aquarelle paint, emily lex design

round bouquet of pink and white roses

#BlueSkyArtShow #round #bloomscrolling

just circling back...

It’s February – you need Persuasion Darling, a gift for you of two most excellent love poems, an excellent poem about not being in love and Anne and Fredrick’s proclamations from Persuasion, which every sensible person reads at…

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watercolor of yellow flowers in vase

#bloomscrolling #watercolors

The Joys of Tailors Before you go to a tailor you should really arrange to live in a foreign country. Everything is organized so much easier for women (in regards to tailors) abroad. To get a tailor overseas is simple…

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watercolor of bouquet of pink flowers

#watercolors #painting reves d’aquarelle paint, emily lex design