Duchess Digest: Serendipity

November 21, 2009 by josieb  
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As I sit under the cloudy gray, blue skies of England’s beautiful Cotswold region I can not help but wonder about the idea of serendipity; the occurrence of fortunate discoveries by accident. It’s a pretty powerful thing. How many times have you stumbled across an amazing restaurant that soon became your favorite simply because you [...]

Duchess Digest: London Calling

November 14, 2009 by josieb  
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I have been diligently working for months; well actually, well over a year to build myself back into the woman I was before I got divorced. It’s been a damn long road that was not at all fun or easy, but I feel I’ve finally settled into myself again. And while I’m still very annoyingly [...]

A Broad Abroad: A Single Gal in London

January 24, 2009 by blog  
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Well, I’ve done it. Kissed the boyfriend (whoops—make that ex-boyfriend now) adios, lugged my oversized suitcase to the ticket counter, and boarded a plane bound for London Heathrow, a one-way ticket in my hand.
Now what?This isn’t my first time living in England. I spent a semester studying here during university, then returned in 2007 for [...]

London Britches Falling Down? The New Sexchange Rate

May 4, 2008 by blog  
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The British pound is now worth almost twice the dollar. Ladies, if you’re bemoaning the cost of your next trip over the pond, consider this dubious solution:
Sex—and the single pound.
Some bloke is offering sharing his flat—and his bed—with any woman willing to share, as he puts it, “a room with a tall, attractive, quiet, deep-thinking, [...]