An Audience with Dame Helen Mirren

June 10, 2013
We were lucky enough to get tickets to an hour-long talk Helen Mirren gave about her career as a benefit for the National Youth Theatre, which gave her a start in...
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London Dispatch: More treasures from the V&A

June 10, 2013
The sign said this is a portable harpsichord. My husband narrowed his eyes. "Portable has a different meaning when you have 250 servants," he observed.  True, dat. As...
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London Dispatch: Scenes from the city

June 9, 2013
There's a generation alive today that has no idea what this is and will never use one. Nothing says England better than rugby. Except maybe cricket and the only thing...
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London Dispatch: The King’s hunting grounds

June 9, 2013
Green Park on a beautiful spring day is an oasis of green in a city's city. No sign of its past as a famous dueling ground. I wonder if these stalwart old trees stood...
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London Dispatch: Ladurée macarons

June 8, 2013
Ladurée macarons. Heaven in every color and flavor. For those who know, no explanation is needed.  For those who don't, no explanation is possible. Creamy....
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London Dispatch: Greetings from Buckingham Palace

June 7, 2013
It was a lovely Friday morning, and despite waking up with a horrible backache, I was up for a walk to Buckingham Palace.  Why not see the changing of the guard? That,...
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London Dispatch: Fashion through the ages at the V&A

June 7, 2013
Fashion, especially women's fashion, can instantly bring me back in time to scenes I remember from historical books or movies. Maybe it's Gone with the Wind. Or Jane...
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London Dispatch: Sun’s shining, did we land in the wr...

June 6, 2013
Well, of course, you're probably wondering why I'm starting my post off with a photograph of the purser in the aisle of our United 777 aircraft. That's because, as we...
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French onion soup with sherry

June 6, 2013
I simply can't keep this easy slow-cooker recipe to myself. It's so fragrant and yummy you'll want to serve it for company. Slow Cooker French Onion Soup with...
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The toilet at CBGB in NYC

June 5, 2013
This seems to be my season to encounter toilet scenes. What I love about this toilet I saw  at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art is just that: it's part of a...
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