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Are You a Cafe Girl…
Choose as many as you like… Original Illustration Helen Samson Design. Copyright 2010 cafegirlchronicles
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Are You A Cafe Girl?
Mel, my editor, confessor, and chief blog advisor, emailed me the other day from Vancouver telling me that she was expecting a visit from her sister. She said that they had plans to spend a few days cafégirling. That newly minted gerund got me wondering … just who is a Café Girl and how does…
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When Grand Passions Simmer
Today I bought a cookbook from my local butcher and newly minted author, Yves Baudry, titled: Tout Ce Que Vous Avez Toujours Voulu Savoir sur la Cussion des Viandes… Sans Oser le Demander. Translation: Everything you wanted to know about cooking meat…but were afraid to ask. Sounds pretty basic, right? How hard could it be…
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Carpe Momentum – II Lara’s Lines
Here they are as promised, a selection of opening lines to help you capture the moment the next time you bump into a potential Mr. or Ms. Right. Since they were inspired by my friend Lara, I have dubbed the list: Lara’s lines. One word of advice, it’s important to be light with your approach…
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Carpe Momentum
On a recent business trip to Sydney, sandwiched somewhere in between client dinners and early morning calls to my office back in Canada, I managed to catch up with my dear friend Lara. Artsy and cool in her trademark black, Lara is an amazingly talented make up artist with a wicked sense of humor. Her…
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Timing is everything
My trip to Tokyo was ill-timed for attending a milonga but not for taking a tango class. This time, instead of a private lesson, I took a group class at the Tropicana bar/club located in the Roppongi Hills area in the Minato district of Tokyo. It’s a high-rise, über-urban community that allows residents and visitors…
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