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Madame (and Sir): A few posts ago I presented for your consideration an excerpt from the excellent magazine The English Home. Today, I offer...

"After The Masked Ball" by Heinrich Lossow (1843-1897) 1. Church 2. Take down Carnival decorations on the front of the house 3. Pu...

Before we hit the streets, one last post. The sound of drums and brass woke me up before 7 AM, one of the zillions of walking parades making...

I Heart Carlton Varney ! Renee Finberg has a cute backstory and interview about him. I found the Green Room he did for the Oscars last year...

Like many of you my first experience with a French kitchen came from watching Julia Child. Her TV kitchen was fascinating. I loved all the s...