• From Garage to Home

    From Garage to Home

    Fabre/de Marien, a French architectural firm, converted a 441 square foot double garage into a residence. The result is stunning. What do you think? Could you live in 441 square feet? Sometimes I think it would be fun to sell everything and live in a tiny home. This place would sure be easy to clean! Photos:

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  • A C’est Magnifique Bike Ride

    The Hubs and I went on a Bastille Day bike ride through Seattle. The event, called C’est Magnifique!” was put together by the lovely folks over at Hub and Bespoke. We stopped along the way to buy cheese, wine, and baguettes, and then we all enjoyed a picnic in Gas Works Park. Everyone dressed up in their

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  • Cascade De Cerveyrieu

    Are you watching the Tour de France? During the 10th stage they showed footage of a jaw dropping waterfall flowing through limestone just outside Bugey, France. It’s name: Cascade De Cerveyrieu… Here is a video of the Cascade De Cerveyrieu waterfall in action: Photo: Wiki Commons

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  • My New Bike: Linus Dutchi 8

    One of the taglines of my blog is Be Green (ride a bike!) and over the years I’ve owned a mountain bike, a road bike, a beach cruiser, and now the newest member of my bike family is an urban cycle!  Readers of my blog know that I tested out this bike on my recent

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  • A New Polaroid Camera Shop

    My Polaroid camera goes with me when I travel abroad (I snapped the photo above of the Eiffel Tower with my Polaroid camera). And it’s not easy finding supplies for it unless you go online. But now Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is getting a new instant camera shop by the founder of Love Cameras! It is suppose

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  • Bicycle: The History

    Did you know that back in the 1920s and 1930s the bike was so popular in Europe that people would take their bikes on overnight trips and go camping? Bicycle: The History by David V. Herlihy features a section on old bicycle posters. One read: “Along with the Netherlands and Sweden, Denmark has long been

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  • How to Tie a Scarf Like a French Woman

    Photo: Multiple Choice If you’ve ever wondered how the French tie scarves, I found this tutorial helpful. I also found this video helpful: How to tie a scarf like a French woman. Don’t you just love scarves? They are a must if you want to fit in when visiting Paris. More Paris.

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  • My Travel Pins

      I adore discovering and exploring new places. I love to learn new things and traveling opens my eyes to new adventures. The following is a breakdown of my travels to date: I’ve visited 14 countries: United States Canada Mexico France Spain Netherlands Japan Ireland Belgium United Kingdom Iceland Sweden Denmark Norway And over 200

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