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From Texas to Italy, Buonasera!
I stood in my closet with clothes and shoes strewn across the floor and piled halfway into my suitcase. What in the WORLD to pack for ten days in Italy, from Venice to Lake Como to Milan … oh, and don’t forget our friends’ rehearsal dinner and wedding, the main...
Ruth La Ferla’s “Dressing for the Heat Lamp”
So, it’s not just me wondering how to dress for outdoor dining (jacket or sweater? Long sleeves and vest? Short sleeves under a cashmere poncho?)! It’s hard enough not wearing foundation, blush, or lip gloss since March … I only “make up” my eyes these days, including...
CLOSET PSYCHOLOGY 101
It’s so funny how what seems like a boring, mundane task can spark an “aha” moment – you know, those projects that you just DREAD but once you get started launches you into super-duper action down a path that you hadn’t thought of before. Like organizing shelves and...
Encountering Duchess Goldblatt
Scrolling through a popular social media platform (you know, the one named after bird sounds), I stumbled (gracefully, I like to think) across a magical creature. Her words jumped off the page and landed squarely in my heart … who IS this Duchess...
Words of Wisdom from our French Fashion Blogging Girlfriends
Since Paris can definitely be considered one of the forefronts of the fashion world, I’m always interested in what French stylists have to say. Not because I’m trying to be something I’m not (French!), but I’m always on the lookout for a sassy style tip...
California Staycation
Yep, just like most other folks right now, the family vacay turned into a stay-cay. In our case, we had been looking forward to a multi-generational trip with grandparents, kiddos, aunts and uncles to Cozumel, Mexico for a week of diving and snorkeling and celebrating...
Ride Easy, Girlfriends …
“Ride Easy.” Said the sign on the Wisconsin interstate. “Watch for motorcycles.” For some reason I just loved that. I loved that the DMV bureaucracy’s Road Safety Campaign could come up with such a cool, kinda hip tagline. But more than that, “Ride Easy” spoke to me...
Front Row at Paris Fashion Week From Home
“’Just living is not enough,’ said the Butterfly. ‘One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.’ These lines by Hans Christian Anderson, they somehow have a whole different meaning now. Why do we need to have yet another beautiful...
Shining a Light on the Six Triple Eight
I came across an article in the NY Times the other day titled “The Black Female Battalion That Stood Up to a White Male Army.” Wow, now there’s a LOT to unpack in that sentence! As a lover of history, and particularly the WWII era, I immediately clicked on the...
The Home Improvement Committee & DIY Dreams
When I was growing up, my momma and I would drive around the neighborhood and come up with suggestions for how our neighbors could improve the “curb appeal” of their homes ... different paint color, plant some flower beds, add some shutters. We dubbed ourselves the...