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Just Before Bed
Long ago, I tripped upon a book while browsing in a bookshop on a dark wet December night. I was lucky my best babysitter was available to give me two blissful hours alone…
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Dear Void
Before work yesterday, I ran into Home Goods to buy a box of the most exquisite cream-colored candles that I’ve seen in years. As usual, I created an extra errand because when I…
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Her Ring
He came bearing three rings. And then asked which one I liked. All had diamonds but surprisingly, I was most drawn to the sculptured platinum one with two even rows of sparkle. It…
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Beauty Ceremonials for Winter
I never thought I looked good in winter. Without a summer tan, I felt my beauty was blurred and devoid of color and life. Now I no longer tan so I am rather…
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After the Storm
We are having an awful lot of weather these days. ~ Jane Austen I clearly recall a school weather assignment I had in the fourth grade. It was my first special project to…
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On the Twelfth Day of a Feminine Christmas
I just couldn’t pass up this sweet little miss to represent my twelfth Christmas post to you. Her image depicts a lovely Christmas purity. Clearly the illustration is idealized but one simply cannot…
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On the Eleventh Day of a Feminine Christmas
These two women are clearly from the Homefront. That is a place that endlessly intrigues me, especially during Christmastime. There were just four Christmases during WWII and the specialness of the holiday was…
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On the Tenth Day of a Feminine Christmas
Before the internet and cell phones, videos games, and DVD’s and having only one television in the house with just three channels and 6 people, if you wanted to be alone with your…
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On the Ninth Day of a Feminine Christmas
Are you warm enough? I know. Me either. So I bought a classic set of pajamas in merry tartan similar to the ones above. I think plaid is beautifully classic but when I…
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On the Eighth Day of a Feminine Christmas
In high school, I had a friend who would put on fresh makeup whenever she was sad. And I was lucky enough to attend some of these sessions and learned a lot. She…
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On the Seventh Day of a Feminine Christmas
The other day I offered to go to the village to pick up some needed wrapping paper for my mother so she wouldn’t have to go out in the snow. “No, you won’t…
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On the Sixth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This adorable little babe reminds me of my daughter – her coloring, the rosebud lips, the tenderness… This Christmas, my feelings of endearment know no bounds because in the New Year, I will…
