Our lovely model is wearing a blue wool swimsuit by famed fashion designer, Claire McCardell.  The year is 1947. No Lycra rash guards or euro-tech high-tensile fabrics, which make up much of today’s…

Today’s holiday du jour is National Lipstick Day, a favorite of mine.  Women are posting lipstick love all over social media and I’m loving it. Famous British makeup artist, Lisa Eldridge is asking…

Summer is more than underway and now that we are at the height of the season, I find myself wondering, how did we live without air conditioning growing up?  In fact, we didn’t…

My sister once bought a small clay pot of a bronzing concoction called “Indian Earth”.  And what a mess we made with it.  Powdery and dry, we tried to create a natural tan…

“Can I come to Summer too?”, asked my little granddaughter when I explained on the phone that I had gone somewhere where it was summer and not winter. We’ve had a long shivery…

If Life is what you make it, then why can’t a month be what you make it too? April in New England is usually chilly with a biting wind.  But I still prefer…

We sold Mom’s beautiful home last week – the place where she lived for 24 years. All her lovely plants, flowers and books have been dispersed, each of us three taking our very…

It’s been a hard winter and to cope, I’ve been napping in the afternoon.  A good nap reboots my spirit and gives me the will to go on.  Post nap, I have energy…

There were several items I took from my mother’s house this past month as we began the process of readying her lovely home for sale.  There were some beautiful crystal candlesticks, a set…

I once read that a baby girl is born looking into her mother’s eyes and never looks away.  That stayed with me because I believe nothing is truer. My mother died on December…

I could not let sweet November pass without giving it its due requiem.  There is something so lovely and atmospheric about this mysterious month and yet, it only requires a turkey dinner of…

I live in an enchanting little village.  But for years and years, I was never able to know it well.  Now that has changed and I have time to take my solitary daily…