La Garçonne, Thoughtfully On Sale
A good sale’s on at La Garçonne, site for Polished Tomboy gear. While I’ve never enjoyed the models’ deadpan stares, and find some of the
December 13, 2016
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Things I Know And Things I Don’t Know, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:33am
All this week I’ve been feeling anxious. Seriously so, for no discernible reason. I ran through the usual suspects; Mom’s affairs, preparations for teaching, blog
December 10, 2016
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Christmas presents
Giving Presents Of Experience Is Like Giving Power
I remember last year, during the Christmas season, several of you commented that you prefer to give presents of experience. (And before I go any
December 9, 2016
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Christmas presents
Real Life Presents For Women From Bouncing Babies All The Way To Elders
Presents. We High WASPs we call them presents, even though the word “Present” doesn’t sound as good with “Guide,” as the word “Gift” does. Let’s
December 6, 2016
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One Minute In The Christmas Season Of 2016, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:13am
What? Just browsing warm white pre-lit outdoor cone Christmas trees. Four feet tall or thereabouts preferred. You?
December 3, 2016
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Fierce at 50
Take Back Our Ray-Bans And Show Them What We’ve Got
This post is sponsored by Ray-Ban. All opinions are assuredly my own. Today I have one message for my fellow baby boomers; remind the young
December 1, 2016
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Christmas presents
Wrapping Up The Presents And Your House
Seems like a year to double down on Christmas wrapping. And I don’t just mean presents. I wish Christo would come wrap my whole house
November 29, 2016
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Believe The Rain Or The Drought Or Both, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:48am
It’s raining. This has been a terribly difficult year, personally with my mom, in public given the election. And yet I’m optimistic. Not in the
November 26, 2016
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Black Friday And Cyber Monday Sales, A Giveaway Winner, And, No, I Won’t Be Going Into Stores If I Can Help It
I hope all the readers in the USA in had a great Thanksgiving, and that everyone else had a great, well, Thursday. Below is my
November 25, 2016
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Style
Bootvana For A Rainy City
Do you know what drought does to a shoe collection? Encourages a preponderance of suede. And shoes perforated all which ways. So we’d been having
November 23, 2016
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Christmas presents
And For My Friends Here, Today For Those Who Comment, Guest Towels In A Giveaway From Samuel Scheuer Linens
Fun story with an even better ending. I ordered a whole slew of these Henry Handwork embroidered guest towels, and posted about them here. I
November 22, 2016
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