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Me and Mine
Twelve years ago this summer, I was very sick. Hospital sick. Life was reduced to what is really important: people. Plain and simple. I didn’t give a hoot about clothes and makeup and…
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Vesper’s Handbag
I did something I have never done before – I watched a Bond film. I caught Casino Royale on a recent rainy Sunday. Violent, bloody and for me, hard to completely follow, I…
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Lost Islands
Some weeks have personalities of their own. And so do some weekends. Last Friday night while driving home from dinner with my daughter, I received a call on my bluetooth. When I said…
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My Tiffany’s
Holly Golightly said that nothing very bad can happen to a person at Tiffany’s. I second that. The real world slips away and we are lost in fantasy and beauty and like Holly,…
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Two Mothers
I’m always a little sad when Mother’s Day ends. I have enough self-knowledge to know it’s the passage of time that gently tugs at my heart. Quickly go the years… These two ladies…
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Seventeen Summer
No matter what age I was, all my summers were Seventeen Summers. They were filled with the glories depicted in what I consider Seventeen Magazine’s golden years (1960’s – 1970’s). Neither cell phones…
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Can I see you?
I love the written word and when a man writes, I listen (or read) – especially if he is articulate. I fell in love when a man once wrote to me, “I’m going…
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Room With A View
I had a co-worker/friend who wanted me to meet her parents and so one lunch hour she took me to their small city apartment. The first thing I noticed was a rather odd…
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Sunshine On Her Shoulders…
…makes model/actress Shelley Hack happy in her vibrant floral jacket. I also love the rays of sun that illuminate her hair and pretty face in this picture, which I recently found in one…
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The In-Between
I have long adored J.M. Barrie’s tale of Peter Pan and was delightfully charmed when Peter said he would wait for us between sleep and awake – the space where dreams are remembered…
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The Warmth of Winter Perfumes
Winter is a heady time for the senses: frosty cold, pristinely white landscapes, soft cashmere, the glow of firelight, comforting soups, and rich warming perfumes. Choosing fragrances with opulent spicy undertones mirrors our…
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A Valiant Fight for Glamour
When I was newly single, I became a docent at a wonderful historic home that was rich in costuming. A lovely elderly woman managed the volunteers and when she found out about my…
