Love letter

I was there when the bakers put crowned cakes in the windows. I was there for Labor Day when lily of the valley was sold on every corner, the flowers like delicate, white bells. I was there for Gay Pride, when young people draped in rainbow flags celebrated in the streets, when the banners proclaimed “LA REPUBLIQUE A DIT OUI”, when pink balloons drifted in the air, bright against the robin-egg blue sky. … [Read more...] about Dear Paris: A Love Letter to the City I Finally Adore

“My Starburst lamp,” she said, referencing her glass lamp filled with the pink candies. “I love it so much.” She even took a photo of it and tagged Starburst in it, and they loved it so much they sent her a box filled with pounds of Starbursts. … [Read more...] about Dorm Contest Winner: Room reflects love of color pink, feminism

I want to explore things with him for a bit longer, but I'm really afraid that in a few months or in a year, we'll just be in the same place – or rather, we won't be because we won't want to live in the same country. I'm 32 and I do want to have children. I know I still have time, but it just feels like at this stage in my life, dating someone "just for fun" seems like a bad idea. My head is telling me to run for the hills. But it's also telling me that meeting someone you really spark with is just not all that common. I just don't know if I can keep dating him while also keeping a cool head and not thinking too much about my future. Should I stay or should I go? … [Read more...] about He doesn’t want to live in Canada

Amid the pressures of running this confection, the current countess has managed to write two remarkable books, whose historic detail reflects time spent absorbing diaries and letters and other historic documents: “Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey,” a 2011 bestseller that focused on the life and times of the Egypt-obsessed earl and the wife who financed his exploits, and “Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey,” published in the U.S. in October, which picks up where “Almina” left off. … [Read more...] about Under the spell of Highclere Castle and ‘Downton Abbey’

“A family lost their lives and our town is left with a hole in its heart,” DiMarzio wrote on Facebook. “When an event as devastating as today unfolds, it is up to us to help bring strength to the ones who need it most. Please join me in praying for the family of those lost and showing them what a great community we have through our compassion, strength and love. To the first responders who had to work through this event today, I want you to know that the community is thinking of you too, and will help in any way that we can. Tonight, please take a moment to be thankful for the family, community and blessings we have.” … [Read more...] about School remembers children found dead in Abington home