My husband really wanted to do something special for my 60th. I dithered, but did not resist. Most of all I wanted to go away
Turned 60. Up, up, and away. Am still celebrating, albeit with feet firmly par terre. I’m not one to say it’s just a number, a
I like gardens for some of the same reasons I like middle-aged cities. Buildings and shrubs hunker down in place; although things change year to
In a suburban retirement, one really doesn’t need all that many clothes. Unless one volunteers at a high level and attends glam events. The rest
Just when we can’t bear to listen to any more politics, it seems we must. I am voting for Hillary Clinton. I tell you this
I lived in Manhattan from 1979 until 1984. I’ve visited as often as possible since I left. But to this day I can’t say I
My friend Laura, the photographer at Baby Picture This, is in the running for a Canon photography prize. I wrote about her work here, and
Often we who live lower-case suburban lives wonder what on earth upper-case Fashion has to do with us. We don’t see ourselves easily in the
Feeling autumnal? Wait, what does that term even mean? In California, a cooler sun, a hope of rain. More brown than green, more red than
Dress: MaxMara | Shoes: Stuart Weitzman | Earrings: Blue Nile | Bag: Céline | Watch: Apple | Exceedingly rare curled hair: CONAIR I’ve always wanted
New York has been extraordinary. And I’m ready to go home. It was a quick trip but full and audacious. Sue of Une Femme d’un
You may remember, we had our house repainted about two years ago. What I haven’t yet told you is that we subsequently began to receive
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