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A New York Elevator
Things have been tough around here lately. It’s nothing new but I have been missing home keenly over the past few days, or maybe even...
Liza
2 hours ago8 min read
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After All I've Done
I don’t feel much inspired today, and nothing really came up for me over the past week, cooking wise or otherwise. It’s been one of those...
Liza
Mar 217 min read
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The Last Winter Cake
It might not have escaped you that my last post did not include a recipe. And was just some weird rant about a difficult week and a...
Liza
Mar 147 min read
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The Vermont Mixing Bowls
It would be a lie to say that I have had a good week. Not that it’s been completely awful, either. But the gods seem to have decided that...
Liza
Mar 76 min read
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A Winter Circus
I am back after a few days away, and a bout of generalized anxiety that has made it hard to focus on any kind of work. Anxiety, and...
Liza
Feb 287 min read
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Valentine's (Short) Musings
(c)TheMadeleineDiaries I don't have much of a post today, but couldn't resist sharing these beauties from Maman NYC . My boys barely...
Liza
Feb 142 min read
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The Failed Soccer Mom
©TheMadeleineDiaries I never thought I would one day be a “Soccer Mom”. And I guess I am not one, officially, yet. Although I did find...
Liza
Feb 138 min read
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The Grand Marnier Nostalgia
(c)TheMadeleineDiaries This past Sunday was Chandeleur in France. Translated as Candlemas, - a word I had never heard in English before...
Liza
Feb 76 min read
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A Celebration of Easy
I must admit I had no idea what to write about today. I have been trying to establish a Thursday writing routine, but this morning, upon...
Liza
Jan 315 min read
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Winter Things to Go By
©️ The Madeleine Diaries After my rant about all the things I hated about New York City when I moved back this summer , I thought I would...
Liza
Jan 235 min read
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On Home, and Pies
Knock knock. It feels so strange to be back here after nine months. Like returning to an old childhood home, now fully deserted after a...
Liza
Jan 156 min read
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The Salad That Wasn't
I know I promised a fancy-sounding Santorini salad for my next post. But it turns out I have barely had the strenghth to fry an egg this...
Liza
May 3, 20243 min read
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Fifty Shades of Blue
Hi there. As you may or may not have noticed, there hasn't been much going on around here lately. There has been a two-week school...
Liza
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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The Wizard Nights
You will be surprised to know that earlier this week, when I posted about my somewhat failed attempts at free, empowered, 21-st century...
Liza
Mar 22, 20244 min read
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The Failing Feminist
Another two weeks just went by. I felt very accomplished when I published my last post one day early, on a Wednesday. Much less so when I...
Liza
Mar 19, 20246 min read
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The Dorset Salad
As a follow up to my rant about children, and specifically teenagers, being home and idle on school holidays, I thought I might share a...
Liza
Mar 6, 20245 min read
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The Pace of Motherhood. Fifty Shades of Boredom
I don’t know if it’s because I skipped two weeks of blogging while my children were on vacation, but I am feeling really slow these days....
Liza
Mar 1, 20247 min read
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On Daughters, and Taylor Swift
(Photo Adobe Stock) I thought we would all appreciate a little lightness over here, after some rather gloomy material this past month. My...
Liza
Feb 9, 20246 min read
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The Dinner Salvation
I am very sorry to report that despite my best efforts and intentions, January is not through with me yet. I guess today is the 31st, and...
Liza
Jan 31, 20247 min read
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The Gianduja Project
I am not sure the January curse has completely run its course in our home yet. There is no denying that we have been experiencing some...
Liza
Jan 25, 20246 min read
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