When I Was A Grande Dame. Except I Was Too Young. And Too Intoxicated.
When I graduated from Princeton, in June of 1978, I had no job. I was without training for a job. I had majored in Comparative
October 7, 2009
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When I graduated from Princeton, in June of 1978, I had no job. I was without training for a job. I had majored in Comparative
You know her. You do. If only by her strands of pearls. If only by the look on her face. Who knows what she really
“Style is the image of character.” Edward Gibbon via the impossible cool. Go look at these iconic photos of cool famous people. If you’re wondering
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I love to cook. I used to do a lot of it. In my 40s I learned a few tricks that made the type of
Sometimes the other people who have cute children put videos of said children up on YouTube. I imagine this will be all over the world
If one archetype of High WASP women is the “grande dame,” another might be the sturdy gal. As a High WASP, she may vibrate at
When one reads books as oneself, one might think about, well, oneself. I mean I think about myself. My apologies. High WASP language. Distance and
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