Store Spotlight: Le Comptoir Américain

About two years ago I was planning a dinner party and wanted to give my crowd-pleasing citrus barbecue sauce away in those sweet little Mason Jars. I checked the Monoprix, and every bazaar and kitchen store my side of the river. Nada! Then a new cafe opened in my neighborhood with lots of little Mason Jars as flower ...

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Interior Field Notes

I met Lélia Thimonier in Jackson, Mississippi, at a wedding about 10 years ago. I was already lusting over the idea of living in Paris, and was so excited to meet this French beauty. We stayed in touch through many moves, boyfriends, and now babies! She is the kind of friend you can ask for anything. Since she ...

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Back-To-School and Back-To-Work

I always loved back-to-school time when I was a kid. Who doesn’t love that feeling of startingfresh and the newness. A new school year, new classrooms, new teachers, new friends…and the best part: new clothes and school supplies! So I am not a student any longer, but I still love to buy office supplies and notebooks ...

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