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The Scents of Fall
I switch my light summer fragrances to those with warmer accords when the air turns cool in September. More often than not, the perfume I reach for on chilly mornings is Chanel No.…
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Find One Hundred Ways
I have always loved Quincy Jones’ song (sung by James Ingram), One Hundred Ways. The lyrics stole my heart years ago because, by God, they are true. If it’s violins she loves…well, let…
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My Yellow House
I’ve dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after…they’ve gone through and through me, like wine through water and altered the color of my mind.” ~ Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights…
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On Towels…
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers…~William Wordsworth A friend came to visit last weekend and loved my blue beach towels. They…
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Soda Fountain Stories
He is clearly smitten with her as she sips from his soda glass. I love her tartan dress which I imagine to be blue and I’ll bet the bow wrapped around her ponytail…
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Vanity Fair
In Chapter Nine of Little Women, the March sisters prepare Meg for a journey to Boston for the long-awaited Sally Moffat coming-out party. Meg Goes to Vanity Fair is one of my favorite chapters…
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A Mute and Elegant Testimony
My pretty mother wore a grey vertical striped shirtwaist dress the day she brought my little brother home from the hospital. As she knelt in front of us with her tender white bundle,…
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On the Twelfth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This young woman reminds me of a Grace Livingston Hill heroine. Maybe it’s because of the lovely church in the background. Grace’s protagonists were all believers. If the old Victoria magazine had lasted…
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The Richness of Apples
“I miss the apples”, a grade-school friend said to me recently. He lives in Florida now and was referring to the apples that practically paved the roads and sidewalks, the fields and hills…
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A Birthday Letter
Tomorrow is a big birthday for me. I know. I can’t believe it either. I am not 17 as I am in the picture below (follow the blue eyeshadow trail). That girl had…
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A Golden Fall
I got a lucky break one early fall morning when a working mother from a nearby town called to see if I was available to watch her two little girls everyday. It was…
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Summer Style Note – Dresses
Summer sun dresses were staples in my wardrobe as a child. Many were made by my grandmother who was a skilled seamstress. Rick-rack, daisy chain trims, pretty buttons, and deep hems were some…
