Why We Need Women In Tech, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:20am
Did you know that when you look to start a business built on software, you are likely to be told you need a technical co-founder?
September 20, 2014
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Packing With Good Imagination And Imagining A Good Pack
I’m usually pretty good at packing. This trip to England, erm, well, um, spotty. I failed to use the Use Case Method to its best
September 18, 2014
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Home
All The Beds Of My Life, And Now For A Good One
Have we agreed yet that decorating a house is harder than decorating one’s corpus? “Corpus,” used in the sense of the original Latin here to
September 16, 2014
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Literature & the Arts
The Art Of Helping, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:33am
Last night the Gallery had an opening. Among other artists, they featured Lily Stockman. Those are her flowers, above. I would have loved to have
September 13, 2014
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Travel
A Fairly Brief But Happy Review Of The Shangri-La Hotel At The Shard, London
Americans thinking of a splurge stay in London might first focus on hotels of mahogany, brass, leather and old paint. Understandable. England does historic luxury
September 11, 2014
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Jewelry
A Phalanx Of Earrings To Rescue A Very, Very, Very Casual Wardrobe
Warning. This post has way too many pictures of my ears. Remember how I thought retirement-wear meant hunting down fancy sweatpants? Hey, turned out to
September 9, 2014
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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:42am
Do you ever get an uncontrollable urge to contradict popular memes? If only for the sake of argument? While I have vowed never to become
September 6, 2014
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Travel
A 10 Day Summer Itinerary In England, Complete With 7 Tips For The Middle-Aged Traveling With Adult Children
Travel recommendations are so particular. My fun might evoke your despair. So rather than advice about travel to England on a general level, here’s the
September 3, 2014
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Travel
Is London The New New World?, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:27am
An interesting thing happened in London. My daughter and I went in search of two houses in the city where I had previously lived. In
August 30, 2014
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A Few Select Labor Day Sales, Off The Beaten Track
I got an email about Labor Day sales today. This is the time of year when it’s possible you’ve just shuushed a bunch of kids
August 29, 2014
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It’s Not A Sprint, It’s A Relay; Three Style Bloggers Take The Baton.
As I have broadened my scope to write about house style and gardens, by necessity I spend less time on clothing and accessories. I thought
August 26, 2014
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Travel
We’re In England! Or, Saturday Morning at 8:35am GMT
Yes, we’re in England, Tall Redheaded Daughter and I. In fact, we’ve been here all week. I drafted the book post roughly, before we left,
August 23, 2014
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