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My favorite Christmas gift ever was a hand-built dollhouse. Like many kids, I adored playing with Barbie (Copyright: Mattel), Ken, Skipper, Francie, Midge, and all their fabulous friends. The outfits I dressed them in, especially those handmade by my grandmother and great-grandmother, remain some of my fondest memories. But the…

A Parisian Vow Renewal On a beautiful, sunny March afternoon in 2022, surrounded by twenty friends, the hubby and I renewed our wedding vows. For our 30th anniversary, we decided there was no better place to do it than Paris, France! (and in the Tuileries Gardens no less with the…

Bonjour! I promised to provide feedback on how the packing went for my recent trip(s). I went to Paris for two weeks of fun, came home, and then attended a conference in Toronto for three days. So, with these trips, I got to experience two different types of international travel within…

Do you have panic attacks over packing for a weekend, a week, two weeks, or even a month-long trip? I certainly do! It’s a struggle every time I start to pack for a trip where flying is involved; the stress takes over. How do I pack for comfort, sightseeing, AND…

On one fateful visit to the Randolph Street Market in Chicago, I met Ann Everett, a local fashion designer who was offering her unique, Japanese-inspired clothes (unfortunately she has just recently retired, my heart broke a little when she moved away). I was immediately enamored with her designs as well…