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On the Third Day of a Feminine Christmas
This is a print that appeared in a short-lived French fashion magazine called La Gazette du Bon Ton (translated, The Journal of Good Style). The periodical covered the latest developments in beauty and…
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On the Second Day of a Feminine Christmas
This little charmer drew me right in. I love the little lady of the house decorating her modest tabletop tree, her fancy heels and bracelets. Her rosy cheeks. How sweet her pretty little tree and gifts. …
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My true love gave to me…
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…a pair of chandelier earrings. What I love about Myrna Loy in this picture is that everything she’s wearing can be worn…
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My Favorite Holiday
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Except for cooking and entertaining, it asks nothing of us except to love one another. I could list here all the things I am grateful for but it would…
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A Day in November
Like Christmas, one of my favorite days of the year comes but once in twelve months. Yesterday was the day I made my annual trek to my favorite Boston book fair. This exhibit…
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The Warner House
I dragged three unwitting participants with me to the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire yesterday. My goal was to see a bedspread. Long on my unofficial bucket list was to view the Betsy…
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Flights of Fancy
Have you been stopped at a red light in a November dusk and watched the eerie dance of the starlings? They fly en masse from wire to wire with the precise unison of synchronized swimmers. …
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Paperdoll Worlds
I loved paperdolls as a child. I thought they were the most precious things. My mother tore out Betsy McCall’s page from her monthly McCall’s magazine for me and I spent many afternoons…
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Exposed Lingerie and Dance & Fashion
I visited the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City for two wonderful exhibits last week. Exposed A History of Lingerie traced intimate apparel from the eighteenth century to the present. It was a…
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Pursuits
I’ve simplified my home filing system at last. The floral letter basket on my desk only holds a few folders now: Ideas for Blogging, Ideas for Content Writing, Money Articles, Spirituality, Literary Notes, and my…
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Football Love
That possibly innocent observation by Henry had an instant and cruel effect on Lavinia: it took her back vividly to Soldiers’ Field at Harvard. Oh! twenty years ago or more. She had to close her…
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Fatherly Advice
Poetry sometimes throws light into the darker corners of existence. It offers truths that are based on intuition, keen eyes, and soulful experiences. Just like good advice. Some days when my thoughts have no…