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In full view: appreciating life's little moments, one encounter at a time.(Common ground)
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December 1, 2003|
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Exhaust the little moment.
--Gwendolyn Brooks
I am one of the lucky ones. I work mostly from home, but luckier still: I love what I do. But that doesn't mean it's easy.
A few years ago, I was working on my first book. The effort dominated my time and thoughts every moment for months on end. As my deadline drew closer, my workdays extended well into the nights. Spring stretched into summer, which soon became fall, and I was holed up in my home office so much that I might as well have not been home at all.
On more than one occasion, I sat at ...
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Gascony
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...take a dawn stroll in the gentle hills of Gascony. This little-considered area of France...far escaped the touch of mass tourism. Gascony is the home of Armagnac, foie gras and...areas and hence no significant pollution. Gascony, it must be said, is not exciting in...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Gold star Gascony; Trading places: The Staines are enjoying a good life in Gascony.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...rowdy state schools for classrooms in Gascony, where pupils learn times tables, spellings...says Ian Purslow, of Purslow's Gascony. In Britain, school fee inflation is...as a therapist for British settlers in Gascony after moving to France with her husband...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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SAILING THROUGH GASCONY'S CUISINE.(Spotlight on Food)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; ...and down the Garonne River Valley in Gascony in southwest France. On a trip to...recorded in A Culinary Journey in Gascony (Ten Speed Press, $16.95). ``There's been only one cookbook (on Gascony) before this for home cooks and that...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Gascony and all that jazz; Forget New Orleans, one of the world's best music festivals is hidden away in a beautiful corner of south-west France.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; ...have heard of the tiny town of Marciac in Gascony, but jazzers the world over have, since...favourite country for the first time. Gascony doesn't exist as a political entity...19th Century, though, it seems as if Gascony has gone into hibernation, which is as...
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Gascony's gastronomic offerings delight
Newspaper article from: The Columbian
; ...realized that the gastronomic temptations of Gascony were formidable. My wife suddenly gave...the next three weeks. The problem with Gascony is the sheer impossibility to stay focused...enough? Try a myriad of local Armagnacs, Gascony's answer to Cognac. The producers are...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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GASCONY SERVES UP SIMPLE FARE
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 03-13-1996 GASCONY SERVES UP SIMPLE FARE -- FRANCE'S...surveyor, made the trip with her from Gascony for a week of dinners, demonstrations...foods and flavors she grew up with in Gascony, a farming region known for its wild...
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A sip of Armagnac and homemade foie gras in Gascony's fortified cities
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...realized that the gastronomic temptations of Gascony were formidable. My wife suddenly gave...the next three weeks. The problem with Gascony is the sheer impossibility to stay focused...enough? Try a myriad of local Armagnacs, Gascony's answer to Cognac. The producers are...
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PRIDE OF PLACE.(chef Ariane Daguin serves Gascony food)(Brief Article)(Recipe)
Magazine article from: Victoria
; ...Rotisserie in New York City "For me, it's Gascony." Tucked into the southwest corner of...Pyrenees begin their climb into Spain, Gascony is known for poultry and game, and Armagnac...arugula; the weighty flatware is made in Gascony. Seared Duck Breast Salad page 111 1...
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EU FEA TRV France Gascony Tips
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Agen on A62 before plunging down into Gascony. From Paris it is 700 kilometer (440...WEATHER : Summers can be superb in Gascony, with lots of sunshine and temperatures...rental cottages and farmhouses throughout Gascony. We stayed in the holiday home of the...
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FOR SALE IN GASCONY LIKE THE ENGLAND WE USED TO KNOW... Chats in the local butcher's, small, friendly schools and affordable living space. Caroline McGhie discovers the draw of Gascony
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; Rebecca Rauter emerges from her huge stone farmhouse in Gascony like a character in a film. The shutters are pinned open and...with a slower pace, is what draws the English to the Gers in Gascony, a languid region of France just north of the Pyrenees, where...
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