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Staged Lives
Do you ever feel you know too much about strangers? Maybe you feel you know too much about me. Instagram can be a nice way to learn how other people live. I especially…
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Velvety November
All the way back to Jr. High School, I despised November. It could have been the cold hard rains that still come. Or the darkness. Or the scurried November walk we used to…
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Remembering the Girl I Used to Be
Although many light years have passed, the girl I used to be still visits occasionally. She infiltrates my day dreams on quiet car rides and some nights she flickers before my eyes just…
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Cozy People
I love the fall outfit above. It’s looks very cozy. This is the time of year that I begin to look forward to warm and soft garments to wrap myself in. But nothing…
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Harvest
I love the autumn for many reasons – my birthday, the fresh cool air, the warm sunshine of an Indian Summer (which only comes after the first frost and not before), apples, pumpkins,…
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Perfume Imprints
When I was expecting my daughter and for a time after she was born, I wore Coco by Chanel. I had a beautiful lacquer-black refillable eau de parfum that looked so glamorous on…
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Kitchen Confidential
In the weeks after 9/11, I cooked a lot. My daughter had just started high school and was teary and fragile. I rushed home from work each night to check the crockpot, add…
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The Face Reflected
“Who sees the human face correctly? The mirror…or the artist”? ~ Picasso ~ And I would add, “or the one who loves you”? Mona has a secret in her smile. So do I. …
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My Second Mother
I lost my second mother two weeks ago. And no matter how old Rosemary was (91), somehow it seemed too soon. We had made plans to visit my first best friend Paula,…
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Books for August
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer…like the highest seat of a ferris wheel where it pauses just before it turns. ~Tuck Everlasting And here we are at…
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Eileen West
Can you bear another nightgown story? Please say yes. Since my local department store no longer carries beautiful Eileen West nightgowns, I was delighted when the Vermont Country Store sent me their latest…
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Daddio
My father worked hard and was a very good provider for us hoodlums. He wasn’t home a lot and sometimes had two jobs in addition to his full-time one. When he was around…