Cleaning Up After Yourself, Or, Saturday Morning At 9:19am
My son is home. Bringing his facial hair along, I might add. If you have a small boy, take a minute to smooch his smooth
June 4, 2011
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Year: 2011
Three Little Things For Friday
Hello everyone. We’ve had a short week in the USA. Sometimes those can be the hardest. Take heart, it’s Friday. I have three little things
June 3, 2011
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Culture of Origin
Do Sturdy Gals Have “Tomboy Style?”
Credited on Tomboy Style as “Photo of Vassar students playing touch football in front of Chicago Hall (1960s) via Vassar College’s flickr archive, found thanks
June 1, 2011
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How To Dress Like An Artsy Cousin, Genus Californian And Texania
Of the High WASP Style Archetypes, Artsy Cousins vary most from region to region. Which makes sense, since Artsy Cousins prioritize individual and aesthetic expression.
May 31, 2011
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Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day in the United States. Spreading the widest possible umbrella, I’ll say let’s celebrate our capacity to remember. Without it, well, just imagine.
May 30, 2011
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Entertaining
Saturday Nights, Or, Saturday Morning At 7:13am
Photo by Lauren’s friend George who has a Flickr page here. He takes beautiful pictures. Lauren, at kidchamp, put up this photo of her Rapture
May 28, 2011
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Literature & the Arts
Professor C. Returns, Or, ETHAN FROME: Novella and Film
The third and final installment of Professor C.’s Wharton web seminar series. Next month, he is considering “A Passage to India,” by E.M. Forster. Seemed
May 26, 2011
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Jewelry
Pearls For A Sixteenth Birthday
Some of you are curious about giving or receiving pearls for a 16th birthday. Let’s answer your questions, even those you did not know you
May 25, 2011
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Makeup & Skincare
Three Perfect Lipsticks For Those Who Look Best In Blue
Many things happen to our faces as we age. Some we accept, some we ignore, some we address. Let’s have a show of hands, please,
May 23, 2011
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Uncategorized
Writing Their Selves In Sand, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:52am
When I woke up this morning I read a couple of blog posts. The usual ritual. Today I was caught by this one from Cara
May 21, 2011
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Next Week, “Ethan Frome”
Next Thursday, Professor C. will be back with the 3rd and final installment of his Edith Wharton web series. We will be reading, and watching,
May 20, 2011
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Home
The Best House Guest Present Ever
Hand towels. Is there anything more perfect than an embellished hand towel? That’s a rhetorical question, hyberbolic, even. And yet. The season for house guest
May 19, 2011
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