I decided to combine two Photos-A-Day today: A Self-Portrait, and Makes You Happy. This is my beloved Dad and me, on my wedding day in 2001. He died just two years later, but I think about him every day, and… Continue Reading
What a terrific way to spend a Tuesday: I had the privilege of meeting Paula, creator of the blog Fashion Over Fifty. We met for lunch and did a little shopping, and fashion commentary. Paula is completely delightful: funny, authentic,… Continue Reading
Fab blogger Chantelle at FatMumSlim is sponsoring the February Photo-a-Day Challenge. Just go here to read the super-simple guidelines, then start posting and sharing. As you can clearly see, I am already breaking the rules, because I am starting on… Continue Reading
One of my favorite bloggers, Ariane of Style Montreal Sud-Est, tagged me as part of a “Random Things” chain-blog event. This fun activity helps us get to know each other better and uncover some deep, dark secrets! Here are the… Continue Reading
I am getting a lot of wear from my Karina dress. Before I started studying and writing fashion blog/s, I would have seen this dress as a strictly Spring/Summer piece. I’d wear it only with black shoes and maybe a… Continue Reading
Fashion and style are such a glorious hobby. We get to be creative, expressive, individual, purposeful — and obsessive! All within the realm of normal human behaviors. Without being a slave to trends (and most of us reading this blog… Continue Reading
Happiest Thanksgiving to you (and happy day in general all of to you non-US readers)! It’s a fairly busy holiday, so I am re-running an old post that my readers seemed to enjoy: What’s actually better about getting older, other… Continue Reading
No secret, I have loved the big city for decades. I worked in Boston and Washington D.C. for many years and was always energized by the concrete canyons, the stream of people, and the buzz of business. No place compares… Continue Reading