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On the Second Day of a Feminine Christmas
I just sent this picture to my daughter and wrote, “I am so sorry”… I was well into single parenting when this photograph was taken and I so wanted her to experience a…
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On the First Day of a Feminine Christmas
This year my Christmas is being brought to me by Seventeen Magazine, or more specifically, the now-vintage Seventeens of my youth. There is a certain breathless charm about the December issues that are…
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Starry, Starry Night
A few years ago for a time, I was bullied at work. The day I returned from Christmas vacation that year, my boss asked me to meet her in the conference room. I…
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On the Tenth Day of a Feminine Christmas
For those of us who work full-time, crafting Christmas is a challenge. I find that things are not so Christmas-friendly at the office anymore. I recall wonderful Christmas parties held right inside the workplace years…
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On the Ninth Day of a Feminine Christmas
I have never been able to wrap well. It’s the corners that do me in – I always have too much overhang. My sister and mother’s Christmas gifts are so gorgeous with little touches…
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On the Eighth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This woman clearly has her act together. It’s Christmas Eve and she has time to sit on a cushion and play with her puppy. I love her pink pants and ballet top. And…
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The Seventh Day of a Feminine Christmas
Is there a grandmother who doesn’t run out at Christmas to buy her first granddaughter a velvet dress? My mother bought my daughter a Wedgewood blue velvet dress with a matching satin sash…
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On the Sixth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This illustration was taken from my copy of Tasha Tudor’s Christmas book, Take Joy, which is a charming compilation of traditional Christmas fables. This is Della from the O. Henry short story, The…
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On the Fifth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This lovely is quite pleased with her beautiful gift set. I wish I could tell what fragrance is in that box but it certainly looks like she’s about to learn the benefits of layering one’s…
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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…
