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Musing on Meditation

Can repeating a word or phrase in her mind make life better, eliminating all fear and need for Ben and Jerry’s?

April 26, 2015

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Luggage to Go

Whether you’re headed for Paris or Poughkeepsie, we found some new carry-on options.

April 21, 2015

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Super Women: Nora Pouillon and Her Organic Life

The woman who launched the first certified-organic restaurant in the U.S. spoke about her new memoir to Little Bird Nancy McKeon at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue.

April 19, 2015

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Little Birds Take Flight

Follow our flight path. My Little Birds have traveled near and far this past year.

April 15, 2015

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Photo by Kevin Allen.

Cherry Blossom Cake

You don’t need to get stuck in cherry-blossom traffic to celebrate the local flowers.

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A Weekend in the Country, Stephen King-Style

Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home. Now!

April 5, 2015

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Checking In With Mr. Baby Cashmere

The ultra-luxury brand Loro Piana has opened a shop in Washington. Here’s what it’s all about.

April 2, 2015

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Hopping Down the Candy Trail

Do you get sugar shakes just thinking about Easter? Some of the sweets out there are far too gorgeous to eat.

March 30, 2015

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The Nunnery, Updated, in Old San Juan

Get thee to a fabulous hotel instead–the historic district’s Hotel El Convento.

March 26, 2015

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Monday Was National Puppy Day!!!

Kiss a dog today and go listen to two doggie writers a month from today, on Thursday, April 26.

March 25, 2015

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It’s a Sign of the Times

An antique-lighting store looks to its future.

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Bridge Speak

A first-time player discovers that if she wants to play her cards right, she better learn another language.

March 22, 2015

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Second Best Says It All

Like the sequel to the “best” one released in 2012, “The Second Best” is a sometimes happy, sometimes sappy take on getting old without giving up.

March 16, 2015

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‘Still Alice’: Worth Seeing?

If you want to see the performance of the still-great actress Julianne Moore, who finally snagged her well-deserved Oscar.

March 9, 2015

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Escape to Bucks County, Pennsylvania

MyLittleBird’s Kathy Legg finds much to love in Bucks County, especially when her base of operations is the Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm.

March 4, 2015

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50 Shades of Stupidity

Andrea Rouda’s top five reasons for refusing to see “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Psst: She’s got many others.

March 1, 2015

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Super-Spy Spoof: ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’

MyLittleBird contributor Andrea Rouda says the film is bloody funny.

February 22, 2015

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Happy Presidents’ Day

Because we’re not entirely sure which president we’re honoring, we decided to put up a photo of Mt. Rushmore celebrating four of our finest.

February 15, 2015

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