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Trees in Winter

January 23rd, 2012 Comments: 10

This weekend we found a big fluffy cedar down in the driveway. It was only about twelve years old so shouldn’t have fallen. No wind. No apparent disease.  Just gave up the ghost.  (What DOES that really mean??)  Meanwhile, we’re taking down lots of truly dead trees along our lane, ripping out ivy, and securing [...]

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Where To Go When

January 19th, 2012 Comments: 13

Now that trip-planning season and winter dreaming are intersecting, I want to recommend two big, coffee-table books. You won’t be packing them in your suitcase, but perhaps will copy lots of info from them. As you see, I wrote a foreword for the Italian one. It’s just a brief note. The real work was not [...]

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Getting Organized for 2012

January 16th, 2012 Comments: 20

In the current issue of Martha Stewart Living, I read the article on Martha’s workroom. My first reaction was, “This is obsessive.” My second was that I would love to have such an orderly space for projects.  On a smaller scale, I saw @ElbieSwan on Twitter. She’d reorganized her pantry so nicely. I have [...]

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FM on Facebook

January 15th, 2012 Comments: 8

Buona domenica, Several people wrote that they can’t find me on Facebook.  I looked into it and it is confusing.
When you log into Facebook–and you must have an account to do so–two categories come up.  Pages and People.
Under Pages, there are several Frances Mayes entries which other people have started.  One is a “fan” page.
Under [...]

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With the Great Help of a Nine-year Old Boy. . .

January 12th, 2012 Comments: 29

I have signed on for Twitter and Facebook.  For one who still likes ink pens, the process was eye-opening. Most startling to me was when the links start scrolling down and I realized that friends know friends when I had no idea that they did. Or that someone I barely know in Washington is “friends” [...]

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Frances's Links:

The Tuscan Sun

Festival del Sole

Tuscan Sun Festival

Travel Dynamics International

Laneventure

Wildwood Lamps

Drexel Heritage

www.broadwaybooks.com

www.therecipeclub.net

www.crownpublishing.com

Steven Barclay Agency

Curtis Brown


Sites to See:

Tuesday Recipe

Steven Rothfeld

Bob Krist

Images by Al Hurley

2or3things.blogspot.com

Good Bones Great Pieces

Kim Sunee

Chef Robin White

Cannelle et Vanille

Borgo di Vagli

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