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What I Wore to My Divorce
I was a new stay-at-home mother when my husband told me he didn’t want to be married anymore. That’s the day I stopped breathing. And I pretty much stopped eating too. The heartbreak…
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On the Twelfth Day of a Feminine Christmas
The Twelfth Day of Christmas is actually January 6th and not New Year’s. I’m acquainted with this because my daughter was born on the twelfth day, also known as Epiphany. And like the…
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On the Eleventh Day of a Feminine Christmas
In the mid-20th century, it was common for women wearing Christmas finery to have their picture taken in front of the Christmas tree. The internet is loaded with these photos and I find…
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On the Tenth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This is a pretty Textron advertisement. There were a couple with Christmas themes…of course from a time when women wore slips. Lingerie has changed so much through the years and slips are very…
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On the Ninth Day of a Feminine Christmas
The traditional Christmas gift of a dolly under the tree has delighted little girls for centuries. I remember the plastic smell of some of my dolls to this day. Most notable were my…
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On the Eighth Day of a Feminine Christmas
My favorite Little Women film was the 1994 Susan Sarandon, Winona Rider version. The first time I saw it however, I was not impressed. I thought it “raw” and felt it depicted the…
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On the Seventh Day of a Feminine Christmas
A few years ago, a friend was bemoaning that she had to bake something for her sister’s Christmas party. A teacher and a single mother, she was exhausted and time was at a…
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On the Sixth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This is a lovely ad for a blanket. The lady of the house looks like she is admiring its luxuriousness before she wraps it up. I love the happy jumble of ribbons and…
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On the Fifth Day of a Feminine Christmas
Is anybody home? Apparently we are because we are doing most of our Christmas shopping online this year. I know I am. Amazon is dropping by almost every day right now. But I…
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On the Fourth Day of a Feminine Christmas
Blue dresses such as the one above always catch my eye at Christmas. I had one once, that very color – not navy or a jewel blue – but a beautiful creamy azure…
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On the Third Day of a Feminine Christmas
And a good time was had by all… I have hardly ever met a beauty or fashion book I didn’t like. And somehow, I’ve managed to keep my finger on the pulse of…
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On the Second Day of a Feminine Christmas
I’ve long been enchanted by this image of seemingly the same woman decorating two very different Christmas trees. And although I love both of them, I understand the duplexity very well. On one…
