As I wrote earlier this week, I’ve been cleaning out dresser drawers, getting ready for moving house. I came upon not just one but three vintage 1970’s wrap skirts as I worked. Yay! I’ve always liked a wrap skirt, for… Continue Reading
I am embracing a more simple wardrobe these days. One reason is we’re moving house within the next couple of months, and want to make the move as easy as possible. Another is (probably) a push-back to the accumulation I’ve… Continue Reading
This Letter to the Editor in yesterday’s New York Times really touched me, especially as a woman looking at 60. I want to re-print it in its entirety, because, well, what would I want to leave out? . . .… Continue Reading
Bella of The Citizen Rosebud has put out a loving call to action: let’s talk about and talk-up our favorite blogs, hosted by fabulous, fascinating women. We’re moving on from the Independent Fashion Blogger dust-up (read all about it here),… Continue Reading
We had a fun-filled two day adventure in St. Petersburg, just a three hour drive away. We took in a Tampa Bay Rays game (they lost, but we still had a great all-American time, including a fabulous $9 Coke!) Our… Continue Reading
I have read a dozen or two fashion and style books, countless articles, and a bajillion blog pages about style philosophy. I’ve created a highly valuable file on my PC with scraps of accumulated wisdom – you know, things I… Continue Reading
Source Being good to oneself, style-wise, has a lot of layers (no pun intended!). Somehow, there’s guilt associated with it. I think it has to do with the underlying fear of being (or being perceived as) selfish. For many of… Continue Reading
I found this quote somewhere in my serendipitous internet wanderings (maybe Facebook? Sorry for lack of attribution). I began a meditation on comparison. Comparing myself to others, and finding myself less-than, was a common theme of my early life. I… Continue Reading