Oscar… Oscar de la Renta, that is

April 5, 2016
Oscar-de-la-Renta
Oscar de la Renta died in 2014, but left an amazing and varied body of work. His fashions ranged from simple and elegant to over-the-top costumey to frothy, feminine...
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Gorgeous 7-free spring colors

April 1, 2016
Pacifica-nail-polish
You probably can't pronounce them--I can't, either--but if you're any kind of cosmetic junkie, you've probably heard about the seven toxic chemicals usually found in...
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Why I wish I’d had kids

March 24, 2016
grandkids
Looking around, I can see that this having kids thing is pretty much a crapshoot.  It hardly ever goes as planned. My hat is off to any and all parents who have had the...
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What I did with my old engagement ring

March 7, 2016
old-engagement-ring
I was only 19 when Michael gave me my first engagement ring and a young 19 at that. It was an oval cut, full carat solitaire, which seemed gigantic and indulgent back...
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Out of the shadows…

February 29, 2016
In person, my husband is what used to be called a hail fellow well met: known to be hearty, friendly and congenial. A guy's guy. Or, what Dave Barry calls "a...
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Sister-Lady-Girl

August 10, 2015
The idea for this blog sprouted straight out of my head. Literally.  My hair --or, more specifically--people's reaction to my hair served as the impetus for...
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Renovation: prepare the house + yourself

July 21, 2015
Our renovation went smoothly, and I attribute it first to the luck of choosing a good contractor, one who considered schedule and budget as mandates and not...
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Makeup trends: what’s old is new again

July 12, 2015
I love the fashion and beauty industries. There really is very little new in either, just a recycling of old fashion and makeup trends that were once fresh and new. So I...
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Vintage couture in the 20th century

July 6, 2015
Gorgeous gowns and couture going back 100 years are part of a collection borrowed from the Brooklyn Museum of Art that's closing soon at the Legion of Honor Museum in...
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How to plan a renovation

June 23, 2015
This is the first of at least three posts on renovations--in general, and ours in particular. Come in! You've heard the scare stories about the renovations from...
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