My parents read me so I have to paint the backstory for the title of this blog. I’ve been sharing pictures of my ensembles built around my love of Chanel and other designer goods and we’ve been calling it the Outfit Du Jour (ODJ) thread at the purse forum site and then I’ve cataloged the photos here in the …
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Storming the castles
There’s particularly good, warm weather the 4 weeks I am in Europe this year, so every weekend I try to find something interesting to do outdoors. On this one Sunday I decide to storm as many castles as possible. Our first stop is Chateau de Freyr, located just outside of the city of Dinant. The castle once sat along the …
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Enchanted forests
Belgium is full of enchanted forests. On this particular day we are driving through one in order to reach the Benedictine abbey at Maredsous. Century old trees and dewy sapplings alike hug the narrow roads, their branches swaying back and forth as if to welcome us into the pages of a fairy tale. It does feel like a fairy tale …
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Land of the frites
Earlier this year I spent a few weeks in Europe. Because the dollar was tanking against the euro at that time I spent more down time sightseeing than shopping. Plus the summer sales were raging at home so there was no point to lug more things across the continent. I had a train ride at the end of the trip …