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This year I’m hosting 17 people for Thanksgiving. Or 18. Two more tables will be added to what you see above, causing our seating to

This year I’m hosting 17 people for Thanksgiving. Or 18. Two more tables will be added to what you see above, causing our seating to
It’s been a very good week. Your comments and stories on the giveaways were a treat. And I quote, “How I maintained my sanity on

The hostess is in her pyjamas. The night has come to its attenuated end and she lies, eyes closed, arm across her face, on the
Time to award the prizes in the Privilege Housewarming Party. Almost. Time for the guests to retrieve their coats and step out into the cold

I’m a one bag woman. Once I buy a new purse, the old is dead to me. No matter her glory, I move on. Which

To this day, a post on Can A Plus Size Woman Dress High WASP? remains one of the most visited on Privilege. Which highlights a

My search for a fuller skirt landed me at Prada, in San Francisco. This was perhaps a little over the top. As it turns out,

This morning I’m sitting on my daughter’s sofa in New Jersey. It’s a very nice day, and I can see blue sky out the window.

And on to more prizes. The giving of presents is one of the ways High WASPs, ordinarily quite averse to visible abundance, indulge without remorse.

Ding-dong! Knock, knock! Oh, hello! So nice to see you. Let me take your coat and throw it on one of the kids’ beds. Don’t
Well. Hello everyone. Here we are. If you’re on the blog itself, look around! If you’re in a feedreader, I invite you to come take
The time has come. My blog redesign is ready to see the light of day. The next time Privilege has anything to say, it will