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A favorite magazine, Virginia Living, had an article  earlier in the year about kismet. The author decided it would be interesting to experience kismet in lieu of setting traditional resolutions for the New Year. This sounded brilliant, so I followed the author's footsteps and dropped resolutions in favor of enjoying the possibilities of kismet. So, what happened? Well, there was the discovery  of a horse named Flora who resided here in the early 1800's, which was an interest

Finally!!! We have reached the final day of our countdown toward translating fifty French flowers, fruits, and herbs! Hurray!!! Today's list consists of mostly fruits, but I had to include a few important French exports such as lavender. Strawberry La fraise Melon Le melon Blackberry La mûre Peach La pêche Olives  Les olives Orange L'orange Lemon Le citron Clementine La clémentine Fennel Seed Les graines de fenouil Lavender La lavande This list includes a fruit known as Cleme

Here we go again! Just one more day left until we have translated fifty French flowers, fruits, and herbs. Today's list will focus on ten different flowers. Asking AI to create illustrations has been fun! It took several attempts before finding the photo seen above. I gave AI the list of today's flowers, and while some of the photos were fine, I kept sensing there was something better. I almost settled on another version, but I decided to give it one more try. Then, this phot

Continuing with the upcoming 50th birthday milestone, let's celebrate today by translating ten French herbs. AI did it again, providing us with an illustration of the following ten herbs: Basil La basilic Parsley Le persil Rosemary Le romarin Thyme Le thym Mint La menthe Marjoram La marjolaine Tarragon L'estragon Chives La ciboulette Chervil Le cerfeuil Oregano L'origan Several of these can be found in the famous Herbes de Provence , a personal favorite mentioned a few years