How Does It Feel To Grow Up And Move Down In The World?
What does it feel like when your family fortune fades? I’ve thought about this since Duchesse asked. Whether I can sum up remains to be
October 23, 2012
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In Which We Research The Impact Of Pretty Pictures On The Common Cold, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:15am
Good morning everyone! I have yet another cold. Turns out that working for a company of 100+ employees, in an open plan environment, is rather
October 20, 2012
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Famous Style Bloggers Could Have Said To Newsweek, “We Told You So”
So Newsweek has gone all digital. Yes. Read about it here. In other news, you can get your own e-book designed, published, and distributed to
October 18, 2012
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Interesting brands
Anyone Else Thinking Sweater Dresses For Fall?
See those motorcycle boot? Those Fiorentini and Baker “Elis,” to be precise? I own a pair. Surprised? Me too. They were a generous and creative
October 16, 2012
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Motherhood
Furnishings, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:39am
When my daughter left for college, back in 2005, we packed her off with accoutrements. I cared that she lived in a space with comfort,
October 13, 2012
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India
Flags, Pigs, And Peeing Out A Second Story Window. India, 1982
An ongoing and occasional series of long posts about a 3-month trip I took to India in 1982. I was 25, and traveled by train
October 11, 2012
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Style
5 Tips On How To Wear Entirely Too Much Purple
The other morning I shuffled my curmudgeonly self out onto the back patio. “Is this too much purple?” I asked. Sceptically, evidently. Please remember, I
October 9, 2012
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States Of Acceptance, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:27am
I’m listening to my sprinklers run while my dishwasher sloshes and purrs. I’m thinking about this post, by the artist Patricia van Essche. She wrote
October 6, 2012
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Raw Denim For Old Ladies And Other Newbies
Do you ever find yourself possessed by what we might call, if we felt silly, a Sartorial Dybbuk? Otherwise known as an Outfit Vision? Do
October 4, 2012
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Style
How To Read Fashion Week Coverage Without Having To Lie Down In A Dark Room Afterwards
It’s October. One of the month’s many implications is that it’s not September any longer. And one of the many characteristics of September is a
October 2, 2012
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Literature & the Arts
Birthdays, Cantankerous Doctors, And Cornwall Blue Skies, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:14am
Well, tomorrow is my birthday. Not notable, I’m turning 56. Doesn’t feel like a particular milestone of aging, but it’s still The Day. I love
September 29, 2012
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Culture of Origin
The Post About High WASPs
If you’ve just landed here, I need to say one thing before you read. My Twitter bio says “I try not to be a jerk,”
September 26, 2012
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