It’s August. In Northern California, by this time, everything looks a little frayed. Our rainless summers start to tell. Even though blue skies will last
The Sturdy Gal, sporting Ray-Bans, on a boat in the Stockholm Archipelago. High WASPs do have their favorite sunglasses. Like IBM in the 1970s, no
When you hear someone called a “lady,” what comes to mind? A dignified woman? A prissy one? Does she wear pearls? Cross her legs? Is
We know how Betty, Don and the gang dress. We’ve seen Betty’s interior design, her knotty-pine kitchen cabinets, console television, and hard-edged sofa. But how,
My son is home from Argentina and Costa Rica. Where he had a phenomenal trip. Turns out that the privilege of higher education includes lots
I bought some Steve Madden shoes this weekend, and cringed. Let’s blame a man with a microphone. It was the annual Nordstrom shoe sale. Complete
Today I’m at Alison Kerr’s blog, Loving Nature’s Garden. Writing about why you should get a cordless electric lawn mower like mine and taking pictures
I have no souvenirs of my trip to Sweden. At least nothing purchased. I brought home photos, of course. It would have been hard not
You all have asked me, “Are you glad to be home?” And the answer is, yes. Not glad to be done with vacationing in the
There were no berries this year, on Ingmarsö. We traded them in, apparently, for sun. Day after day of sun. No rain means few berries,
To some, Swedish home style means something like these below. Seats? I’m not sure. The Grandes Dames among us might dream more grandly. Maybe of
My uniform of black yoga pants, black tee, black pumas + LV and diamond studs usually works fine for travel. A shortage of water for
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