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Sam Darling

Jul 23, 20132 min read

Our Maclaren stroller

When we first decided to have kids, I knew I needed a super lightweight stroller because I’d be hauling that sucker up and down subway...

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Sam Darling

Jul 18, 20132 min read

Fitness

I was sick this week. I had a nasty virus that caused all sorts of gastrointestinal issues and I didn’t eat a bite for nearly six days....

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Sam Darling

Jul 17, 20131 min read

Travel tip #5 – test pack

This advice may sound silly, but it will save you time and hassle. Give it a try. If you’re an infrequent traveler, do a test pack one...

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Sam Darling

Jul 9, 20133 min read

Great aunt Marthe

Great aunt Marthe and the thoroughly modern controversy As part of the research for my memoir I’ve been in contact with family members...

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Sam Darling

Jul 9, 20131 min read

Travel tip #4

Travel tip #4 – take it slow Something you can expect when you’re packing or moving is that you’re going to injure yourself in some...

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Sam Darling

Jul 8, 20131 min read

Travel tip #3

TIP #3 – no suitcase needed If you’re relocating, don’t fly with a suitcase. Take a cardboard box at the maximum allowable limit...

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Sam Darling

Jul 7, 20131 min read

Travel tip #2

TIP: Pack small items into a storage basket and then slide that basket inside the moving box. Not only does it make it easier to unpack...

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Sam Darling

Jul 6, 20131 min read

Travel tip #1

I’m in the midst of the packing. It’s just as crappy as I remember. As I’ve done this annually my whole life, and often...

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Sam Darling

Jul 5, 20131 min read

Soap

Whenever I see a bottle of liquid soap or shower gel I get an eye twitch. When did we all decide that hundreds of wasted dollars,...

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Sam Darling

Jun 27, 20131 min read

Jazzy sounds from my cousin Sophie

In my family, you can be a physician or a musician, but you can rarely be both. My cousin Sophie Bourgeois is extraordinary for managing...

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Sam Darling

Jun 27, 20133 min read

Josephine Baker

The French embraced jazz music very early. It may have been that there was a direct pipeline from the cradle of New Orleans to the...

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Sam Darling

Jun 25, 20133 min read

The first time you were alone

[Sam–smelly backpackers can still be stylin’–Chardin , Bremen, Germany 2001] When you are a child, there are a lot of firsts that pass by...

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Sam Darling

Jun 22, 20134 min read

Horses

My maternal great-grandfather had many hobbies. One of the things he was known for was his horsemanship skills. Hector Lasserre was a...

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Sam Darling

Jun 21, 20131 min read

On the move…

What’s better than moving to the other side of the planet with a two-year old? Doing it again with a six-year old and this butterball...

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Sam Darling

Jun 21, 20131 min read

She painted Jane Berbié

Maternal grandmother Hélène was often enlisted to do the portraits of performers over her long career. Here’s one she did of the French...

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Sam Darling

Jun 18, 20131 min read

La vie parisienne

My diva mother cavorting around Paris in the 1970s. You can hear her singing a duet with Jean-Claude Calon in the link below. The images...

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Sam Darling

Jun 14, 20132 min read

Teeth

I got teased a lot after we moved to America. A LOT. I got teased about everything… especially my looks. It was all up for discussion....

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Sam Darling

Jun 13, 20132 min read

Painter

My maternal grandmother, Hélène, was a professional portrait artist. From time to time, as I catalog the family photos, I’ll recognize a...

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Sam Darling

Jun 11, 20132 min read

Why I resisted Mad Men

You may have noticed that I occasionally comment on episodes of Mad Men. Yes, like most TV addicts I acknowledge the superior quality of...

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Sam Darling

Jun 4, 20132 min read

Brains

It was when I was at boarding school that I first learned that I can be woken up in the middle of a dead sleep and appear to be fully...

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