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Waking up in the morning to a blue-skyed Northern California is wonderful. Especially when there is almost nothing I have to do. Makes me gleefully

We’re all familiar with the moving cadences of Martin Luther King’s speeches. Here we see his sheer intelligence. History is irrefutable, the impact of slavery

Today I, along with The Blushing Hostess and Miss Janice, am over at The Entertaining House. We are talking about children and manners. I am

My father reads this blog. (Hey, I had to enlist his counsel when I reviewed Cheerful Money. He used to review books all the time.

First read all the comments under your giveway post. Be profoundly cheered by a flock of adventures almost like birds in the sky. Then ask

I love luxury hotels. Hmm. Maybe not a sign of extreme discernment. But I don’t know if its one of those “Duh!” kind of things,

A new site, called Fab Over Fifty, is launching in January. For those of us over 50, or almost 50, or wanting to understand the

Costco overwhelms me. Walmart? Never even attempted. This has nothing to do with my recovering snobbery. It’s a failing and I take full responsibility. Oh

I may have loved Hallowe’en costumes but I never liked the pumpkin carving part. Sticky and slimy at the same time. Scary texture. Stubborn seeds.

“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

Can’t fault the effort, now can you? (As always in the world of photos and the web, one which I have not come close to

I like argyle as a concept. There’s something about the diamonds in the pattern, the crossing lines, the mathematics, that feels right. Argyle reminds me