Shannon Ables

Founder and Author of Simply Luxurious Living

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  • Interview with Kimberly Wilson of Tranquility du Jour

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  • Hometown review by The Bookloft‘s owner Mary Swanson, Enterprise, Oregon

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TSLL’s Latest Book

Savoring the Sojourn: Contentment Through the Seasons as You Unearth Your Masterpiece

365 pages
$27-$35
formats: Hardback, Paperback, eBook, Audible
Released on August 25, 2026

Watch the trailer here.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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  • How to Navigate the Foggy Middle (and why it occurs)
  • Un Moment de Méditation: No. 38 — Knowing What Not to Do
  • This & That: September 18, 2026
  • Le Grand Bain (Sink or Swim), French film – petit plaisir #434
  • 434: Remember to Live Sideways Too

HOW I LIVE TSLL (IG @thesimplyluxuriouslife)

A new Monday Motivational post to begin the week o A new Monday Motivational post to begin the week offering reassurance and a boost of confidence. Above an excerpt and stop by the blog to read the full post ➡️ How to Navigate the Foggy Middle (and why it occurs)
A preview of what's to come ... 🍁❤️ Have a restful A preview of what's to come ... 🍁❤️ Have a restful Sunday tout le monde 😌
Happy Friday and time to bring some sunflowers ins Happy Friday and time to bring some sunflowers inside! 🌻🐾❤️ And happy This & That Day on the blog! Stop by TSLL.co and discover ➡️ Autumnal layers of clothing are here! Some are on great discount as well. A delightful new film that is joyous, playful, and a feel-good opportunity. Novels of reflection on how life unfolds and where it leads up, a favorite British sleuth is back, a memoir from a trailblazer, a book from a brother of a beloved Princess, the white castle-of-a-tent gets a new judge and the baking begins and a reboot of a 90s favorite comedy returns. All of this and still, there is more!

#tslllepapillon #tsllmynelle
If my younger self knew that one day her childhood If my younger self knew that one day her childhood dream would be realized - to see her books on the shelf in the bookshop of my childhood hometown - @bookloftoforegon 😌💛📚❤️, I am not sure she would have believed it. And perhaps, that's the point - the impossible dreams, really are never impossible because they are dreams innately from within each of  us. They arise and tickle our curiosity, our hopes and eventually become yearnings for a reason. In so many ways, this is what my new book - Savoring the Sojourn - is about: not only trusting what you what to create, to learn, to explore, but knowing what the journey to completion will feel like, how to trust the undulations and what we are gaining by doing so. 

But back to this charming bookstore. 

Becky and the previous owner Mary have been supportive of TSLL's books from the beginning, a signing for each one, and I am tremendously grateful for their continuing to keep copies on the shelf of each title. 

In fact, it was 50 years ago (1976) that The Bookloft opened its doors, and this Saturday they are having a celebration event to cheer this awesome milestone. The community of Wallowa County is SO fortune to have a local, independent bookshop for everyone to visit, and I have fond memories from my youth, and stop in each time I return (Nelle went with me last time to check it out for her first visit ☺️🐾💛📖). 

The welcome and charm begin with the front screen door, created by local artist Ted Juvy. As you walk in, the first section is full of new books of all different genres, and as you move through the long interior, the back half of the shop has used books in just as many varying topics. Local artisans also have their work on display in a wide range of mediums - painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry and more. If ever you are in Wallowa County, and specifically the county seat town of Enterprise, be sure to stop in and visit.

And a BIG 😘TY to my mum for capturing the first photo. Thank you for your all of your support ❤️❤️📖📚❤️❤️

#tsll4thbook #savoringthesojourn

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