Entertaining
Tailgating With ALL The Gear
So, the San Francisco Giants are in the World Series. I’m always surprised when this happens, we’re too Alternative to be good at sports, right?
October 22, 2014
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5 Things To Do This Week In Preparation For Winter Holidays And None Of Them Even Smell Like Gift Shopping
Last week I was walking through a shopping center in search of Teavana’s Dragonwell, when I spotted, not one, but three “holiday” stores. They sprout
October 21, 2014
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You Could Use The Shopbop Sale For A Big Cool Clutch
Yes, I’m on break, this doesn’t count. The RewardStyle people wrote me to say the Shopbop sale is on, at the exact moment when I
October 14, 2014
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Quarterly Blog Break
Hi guys! Time for the usual quarterly blog break. For any of you new to this self-published-time-stamped-upload-images game, I highly recommend planned breaks as a
October 11, 2014
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Extreme Casual Style For Weekends, Retirement, Stay-At-Home Moms And Anyone, Really
Back in 2013, I wrote a post about putting together a whole new wardrobe from scratch. We talked about how to stratify your closet, allowing
October 9, 2014
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Why Does My Mattress Cost More Than Everything Else In My Bedroom Put Together?
Somewhere on the way to refurbishing a master bedroom, you might find you need a new mattress. Round here, I’m still sleeping on the full-size
October 7, 2014
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Raptures/Analysis
Retiring To Your Self, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:12am
This week, Materfamilias blogged about reaching the decision to retire. I use the term “reaching” advisedly, because these big life decisions often sneak up
October 4, 2014
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Introducing Uncommon Goods, And A Few Beautiful Objects
Uncommon Goods has sponsored this post. However, I am honor-bound to give you my true opinion, otherwise my dad might speak to me strictly in
October 2, 2014
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Literature & the Arts
It’s My Birthday And This Is What I Wanted
I turn 58 today. My loved ones are generous, I am well-fêted, but doesn’t everyone like to give themselves a little present on their birthday?
September 30, 2014
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Something Other Than Listsicles, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:48am
I want to thank whoever recommended The Browser to me. A hunt through the blog comments and email yielded no name, so you remain our
September 27, 2014
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Interesting brands
The One Piece Of Clothing I Might Buy This Fall, OK Maybe Two Or Three
Around the world, seasons are changing. Australia welcomes Spring, the East Coast of the United States prepares for Autumn, we here in Northern California await,
September 26, 2014
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Gardening
The Kind Of Garden Just About Anyone Can Grow
Of all my retirement projects, my container garden may provide the most small and bubbling happinesses. I started it back in July, from seed. I
September 24, 2014
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