Gardening
The Serenity Of Flowering Dogwood
3-2-1, cue month of online fawning over peonies. I always want to boycott. I cast no aspersions on preferences – peonies just seem too blowsy,
May 22, 2015
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Blogosphere
Be Careful With That Spam Button Please; Also Some Other Notes And News
A few housekeeping notes! 1. While I’ve switched over to MailChimp, and Privilege emails with links to each week’s posts should be arriving smoothly, if
May 20, 2015
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Brooks Brothers’ Friends & Family Sale, Now Until Tuesday
(Publishing on a Sunday as is not the usual practice, because, stock is running low.) Everyone knows Brooks Brothers makes classic clothing. Everyone may not
May 17, 2015
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Is Drudgery Inevitable, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:24am
Compiling 100 entries for the Pearl Source giveaway took longer than predicted. I started yesterday afternoon, lost steam last night, finished up this morning. Larks
May 16, 2015
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Gardening
The Beauty Of Flowers Who Have Met Their True Love
You all may remember Mr. D., the delphinium I grew from seed. Delphiniums take forever to germinate. I had given up hope when I saw
May 14, 2015
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Blogosphere
Dressing Up Extreme Casual With A Not-So-Casual Pearl Bracelet
This post is sponsored by The Pearl Source. Thanks guys! It is time for Privilege to give away a few pearls. As I said, back
May 12, 2015
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A Mother’s Day Retrospective, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:51am
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day in the USA. Anne Lamott says she hates Mother’s Day, can’t say I agree with her. But there’s room for all
May 9, 2015
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Can I Wear Pants To A Somewhat Elegant Baby Shower?
I don’t know how the rest of you midlifers feel, but I confess that when my children were big but not grown up, every passing
May 8, 2015
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Cute children
When Children’s Rooms Grow Up
You guys up for another game of Give Lisa Your Opinions On Color? It was so much fun with the front door, let’s play for
May 5, 2015
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Gardening
Flowers In The House, Apricot Rose Edition
It’s time for Flowers In The House. Jane over at Small But Charming occasionally hosts a blogger linkup in which everyone posts photos of, unsurprisingly,
May 4, 2015
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Raptures/Analysis
A Responsibility Of Privilege, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:41am
Thoughtfulness. I know you all feel as I do about kindness. Maybe thoughtfulness is one of the next practices that might come with privilege? In
May 2, 2015
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Jewelry
If I Were Stopping By Macy’s Today
If I were stopping by Macy’s today, I’d notice in the window that they’re having a 25% off Friends and Family sale. Wandering the floors,
May 1, 2015
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