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On the Eight Day of a Feminine Christmas
My grandmother had the loveliest china and she was quite proud of it. Probably because she bought it herself, piece by piece, at RH Stearns in Boston. And she used pin money which…
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On the Seventh Day of a Feminine Christmas
Everyone knows that the catwalk is a fantasy. It displays trends in such an outre way that some women reject it all together. But this look has elements of Christmas in it. A…
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On the Sixth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This may have been a Christmas greeting card but I’ve saved it for two reasons. First, the sweet little maiden reminds me of my daughter when she was small. She too, liked to…
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On the Fifth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This idyllic Christmas doorstep really stirs me. I love everything about it…the light in the upper floor windows, the beautiful evergreen wreath, the snow. It’s old-fashioned and wistful and conjures up a feeling…
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On the Fourth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This is one of my favorite Victorian Christmas images. The lovely chatelaine is receiving a large white package, red roses, and an accompanying note. Whatever is in that box, I bet it makes…
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On the Second Day of a Feminine Christmas
In school, we sang traditional carols and a few “modern” ballads in our annual Christmas recitals. Over the years, I’ve retained a special place in my heart for that type of Christmas music. …
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On the First Day of a Feminine Christmas
No artists thrills me more at Christmas than Tasha Tudor and her idyllic depictions of children during the holidays. They tug at heartstrings that thread through my Christmases and make me long for…
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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…
