Some of you know how close I am to the fashion world. And those people will know the extent of the gap! However, I do have some claims to fashion fame – starting with Barbara Tfank , who has become justly famous for dressing Michelle Obama very elegantly and now Adele. Last year I put…
This morning’s glance at the news on my phone revealed that Vancouver is #3 on a list of the Worst-Dressed Cities in the world – and only because we are held responsible for the success of Lululemon and the propogation and misuse of yoga pants everywhere. Needless to say, I was unmoved by that information.…
I don’t swim much – almost never, in fact. And I don’t wander about in my bathing suit any more than absolutely necessary. Even so, every few years it is necessary to get a new bathing suit so that I can participate in the expected water-based activities of a tropical vacation. So, the other day when…
Not so long ago, I had to have my photo taken for my drivers license renewal. I rummaged around in my purse, found some lipstick, and put it on. I have never been particularly photogenic and things have not improved with age, so I decided to take whatever help I could get. The lipstick was there only…
Did anyone say that we have to blog about things we actually do? No? Good, so I can blog about things I might like to do someday. And I can embellish the post with semi-relevant links that you can waste your time following. After all, I have wasted quite a bit of time finding and linking them…
In fact, this post is about the wonders of the internet, combined with my atypical recent interest in fashion. I was browsing around clicking on links on interesting blogs, and ended up on a site I wouldn’t typically get to – Mrs. O – a site devoted to Michelle Obama’s style. There was Mrs. O……
Most of you who have ever tried on clothes in a store dressing room will understand the meaning of the word “humility.” I’ve been quite pleased with myself in my recent dressing room experiences, because I have lost 10 pound of blubber, mainly around my middle. Still have about 5 pounds, but my body type…
In a recent conversation about travel packing, M asked me if I took my bathing suit to South America. “Yes,” I replied, “since we went snorkeling, but I could have gotten away without it by unzipping the legs of my jungle pants, and I wore a shirt anyway to avoid sunburn on my back.” “Oh,…
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