Motherhood
Quick Mother’s Day Reminder
A quick reminder that the Beladora Mother’s Day Sale is still on, they ship overnight, and they’ve added new stuff. My siblings and I recently
May 5, 2014
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Gardening
Why I Love My Suburban Rose Bed, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:46am
That’s my rose bed. To say I have a white rose garden sounds so English, so glamourous, so artistic. In truth, I have a raised
May 3, 2014
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Fierce at 50
Do Women Over 50 Make Good Tomboys?
There’s a song that always used to make me cry. I’ve mentioned it before, Dar Williams’ “When I Was A Boy.” Here’s a sampling of
May 1, 2014
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Jewelry
The Beladora Mother’s Day Sale Is On!
May 11th is Mother’s Day in America this year. That’s a Sunday. A week and a half away, just in case anyone out there has
April 28, 2014
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Imaginary Birthday Parties For The Far Away, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:50am
Tomorrow my son, my youngest child, turns 24. I asked him what he wanted and at first he thought maybe a watch, but then decided
April 26, 2014
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Fierce at 50
A Color Strategy That Even The Often Color-Avoidant Can Embrace
In retirement, or any situation where one can dress as casually as one wants, we want to avoid the schlump. In hyper-casual outfits, I’m not
April 25, 2014
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Weddings
No Gifts Please. Oh Well, If You Must:).
When I remarried, last August, we said no gifts please. With two households already established, what more could we require? Some people, of course, insisted.
April 22, 2014
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Gardening
Gardening In Retirement, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:30am
I’ve been gardening a lot lately. By which I mean I’ve been doing everything from mowing my front lawn to weeding paths to conversing with
April 19, 2014
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Style
An Object Of Desire: The Perfectly Colored Bag
I’ve been looking for a new bag. When last we spoke the universal language Handbag, I had settled on a small Bottega Veneta cross-body, carried
April 15, 2014
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25 Ways To Maintain Your Shape At 50+
I have been asked several times, recently, for a post on how I maintain my shape. I’ve written about it before, tongue-in-cheek, in 11 Sneaky
April 15, 2014
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Raptures/Analysis
The Virtues Of Yes Vs. The Virtues Of No, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:45am
I’ve been thinking recently about virtue. Not the old-fashioned heroine sort, perhaps needless to say. But virtue, built or maintained by living in accordance with
April 12, 2014
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Blogosphere
The Complicated Math Of Social Covenants
Does anyone remember a couple of posts a while back, here, and here, more like fever dreams, about the carbonate-at-home company known as Sodastream? In
April 10, 2014
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