Leeds: Coffee, Books, Abbey Ruins, and a Steam Train

To celebrate my 50th birthday in May, my husband David and I joined up with our friend Tillie to visit London, Leeds, and Haworth, the home of the Brontë family. Our itinerary included mostly bookish places—bookstores, libraries, and the pièce...

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Five Paleo Dinners To Cook Next Week #112

This week's recipe are a helpful mix of meals you can make on-the-fly in about half an hour, and dishes that take a bit longer,...

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A Sideshow in Prague

This is an unexpected turn of events: I have a favorite boat. It's called Lod' Tajemství—which means 'Mystery Boat' in Czech—and it's usually moored on...

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Five Paleo Dinners To Cook Next Week #111

Here in Prague, the temperatures are still hovering in the high 70s and low 80s, but I just bought a new sweater, and I'm ready...

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I Walked A Little Bit Last Week

We had friends visiting from the U.S. last week, so we walked around Prague—to Kampa Island, to the Vitkov Monument, to Lucerna nightclub for so...

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Five Paleo Dinners To Cook Next Week #110

One of the things I've realized since I started tracking my reading more closely is that one of the most important characteristics in the books...

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