Imagine a time long ago, when loving correspondence was secretly written with the envelope's contents protected by a wax seal, insuring the recipient would be guaranteed the private passionate exchange. A broken seal implied a broken trust, for no one with integrity would tamper with a wax emblem. How could today's MSN messenger...
Coffee or tea?
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Wednesday, January 15, 2014
How appropriate returning to Downton Abbey this January during National Hot Tea Month. I always end my day with a large tumbler of hot tea, preferably green, after beginning my day with a large mug of coffee. This has been my routine forever, and if I diverge, my head lets me know with...
Living hidden...
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Friday, January 10, 2014
I found her beautifully fascinating... It was the headline noting her "peculiar life" that first piqued my interest. Delving deeper, I discovered her life story possessed the ingredients of a beguiling novel: immense wealth, mystery, art, solitude, and controversy, but with a twist - a lavish collection of dolls and menagerie of miniatures....