Category Archives: Culture

Culinary Delight: Corned Beef and Vegetables

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Please see today’s post on: http://ohlovelylolo.com/culinary-delight-slow-cooker-corned-beef-and-vegetables/

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Lovely Ladies: International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Please see today’s post on the new website: http://ohlovelylolo.com/lovely-ladies-international-womens-day/

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Culture: Love Padlocks

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

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Superb Cinema: Midnight in Paris

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

Man Ray: A man in love with a woman from a different era. I see a photograph! Luis Buñuel: I see a film! Gil: I see insurmountable problem! Salvador Dalí: I see rhinoceros! ~Tom Cordier as Man Ray, Adrien de Van as Luis … Continue reading →

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Culinary Delight: Stocking a French Pantry

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

“The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken. Bon appétit. ”  ~Julia Child French food is just divine! It is so creamy and dreamy and just thinking … Continue reading →

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Culture: The First Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING AT PLYMOUTH “So once in every year we throng Upon a day apart, To praise the Lord with feast and song In thankfulness of heart.” ~Arthur Guiterman, in “The First Thanksgiving” I thought it would be only proper … Continue reading →

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Amazing Arts: The San Francisco Opera

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

“An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.” … Continue reading →

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Lovely Lady: Emily Post

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Hello Lovelies, this is my 50th post! Thank you so much to all of my readers, I appreciate each and every one of you dearly! xoxo, Lolo “Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have … Continue reading →

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Lovely Lady: Frida Kahlo

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”  ~Frida Kahlo Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (1907-1954) was born on July 6, 1907  in Coyoacán, Mexico to a Hungarian-Jewish father and a … Continue reading →

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Culture: Día de los Muertos

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Día de los Muertos is a 2 day holiday that originates in the Mexican-Catholic culture. The celebration takes place on November 1st, All Saints’ Day and 2nd, All Souls Day. All Saints’ Day celebrates all the Catholic saints, known and … Continue reading →

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