I just read a fairly old, but still relevant style article, Killer Fashion: Looking Good Never Hurt So Bad. The author writes about the pain we suffer for the sake of “beauty”, specifically super-high heels, tight jeans, and suffocating shapewear.… Continue Reading
We sold our house today – closed on it and shook hands all around. It was a pleasant and simple transaction, with a delightful new buyer who promised to love the house and keep it well. It’s a special house,… Continue Reading
I’ve always worn the simple, elegant white-and-yellow gold band my husband gave me on our wedding day. He wears a similar one, all the time too. I’ve never been a real-diamond woman, though. I did buy a gorgeous 3-stone Moissanite… Continue Reading
What a hopeful and uplifting read in this morning’s New York Times: Fourteen year-old Julia Bluhm is unhappy about the Photoshopped images of young women in magazines, and is fighting back. Julia says, of her favorite magazine Seventeen, “I look… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Anne, of The Frump Factor, who is the winner of the Karina Dress giveaway! Many of you already follow Anne’s terrific blog and enjoy her witty take on style and other issues of import to us over-40 women.… Continue Reading
The awesome Sheila from Ephemera just mentioned that she crafted an outfit starting with just a brooch! Now that is creativity and style-smarts. So today I was wondering what I could do if I started designing from just a colorful… Continue Reading
What a delightful surprise, when Tammy from Silverstyle told me that she and I and two other “over-40” blogs were featured in Fashion Over Forty / Style Goes Strong! The two other featured bloggers are my friends Debbi from She… Continue Reading
It’s so gratifying to get comments. First, it is a thrill to realize someone, somewhere out there reads my posts! Then they took the time to reflect and comment and share a piece of themselves. I’d like to start a… Continue Reading