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Festive wear? Festive WHERE?
Holiday dressing when you've nowhere to go
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A Tale of Two Penpals
I had planned this post for the week of Thanksgiving, as I was thinking of what I’m the most thankful for this year – and it’s PEOPLE and the interaction with them in person that I miss more than anything. But, I was thwarted by a virus – no, not THAT virus, but a computer virus my website got! Fortunately, I called in my tech support team and it was resolved in 24 hours – whew! So here is the long-awaited post about a VERY long friendship…fix a nice drink and put your feet up for this one! Once upon a time, a little girl from a farm in Kentucky…
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Blazers and Scarves – your time has come!
Blazers are the heroes of late fall fashion - paired with a scarf, they are the stars with a column of color underneath
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30 Days and 30 Ways to be a Better Ally
Review of 30 Days and 30 Ways to be a Better Ally - anti-racism study
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The Three Musketeers
This is one of those “friends” posts. I am part of a trio, a triumverate, a mis-matched but tightly-knit set. These two women and I have known each other since childhood, but welded together as college roommates. We shared an apartment during our days at the University of Kentucky, on the second floor of an old building above the Two Keys, a legendary campus dive bar. On the other side of it was a pornography shop. To say our mothers were not impressed is an understatement…but next door was McDonald’s (my favorite hangov – uh, post-party food was a Big Mac, fries and a Tab. If you’re younger than 50,…
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A few of my favorite things
Things I wouldn't want to do without
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Transition dressing
Here in the Upper South, it will be hot (70’s/80’s) and humid for most of the month of September. We may be tired of our “summer” clothes, but it’s still way too hot to bust out the tweeds and sweaters, much less boots and scarves. So……it’s time to use more autumnal colors with lightweight fabrics. Does that call for a separate in-between wardrobe? No! It just calls for some creativity and planning. No ads or gifted products here, but a couple of good suggestions… My first example is this much-loved linen dress purchased last year in Italy. A puchase made in minutes before a shop closed, to tide me over…
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Vacation shopping in North Carolina
Highlights of vacation shopping in Wilmington, North Carolina
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What’s influencing me this month
This is one of my regular posts to share what I’m watching, reading, listening to and following. I hope you’ll find some things that pique your interest. Netflix – Marco Polo This series was introduced to me by my genius niece Vivian on our vacation, and we binged-watched our way through 6 episodes while in North Carolina. My best description of this is Game of Thrones meets with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This was released by Netflix in 2014, and was the 2nd most expensive TV series ever made, after GOT. I don’t understand why it wasn’t better promoted or a bigger hit. It was filmed in places like Khazakstan…
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Hello, Mother Ocean! It’s been a bit too long…
My low-key, last-minute beach getaway
