What Season Are You?
Paris, May 2012 I’m not talking about Seasonal Color Analysis, which is supposed to help us determine which colors will be most flattering, but about…
Author: Susan Blakey
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What To Do With Leftover Tomato Paste
Call it a quirk, but food waste drives me crazy. Â If you do any cooking that calls for tomato paste, so often the required amount…
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Nautical Interlude
Kayakers near Naples area of Long Beach. One doesn’t often see those distant mountains or skies this blue. Our weather pendulum has swung again, from…
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Over there…
Casual vendredi by unefemme featuring a zippered tote bag Let’s pretend it’s not quite so cold in Paris right now.  We’ll go shop les soldes and…
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Input Requested
I’ve been noticing an uptick in spam comments since I turned off word verification a few weeks ago, though few of them actually get posted;…
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Jump Start: A Little Elegance
Paris, 2007. Somewhere in the Louvre (I think). Napoleon’s apartmentin the Louvre. (Thank you, Faux Fuchsia!) Between our child and dogs and a small house in…
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A Little Bit Classic(al), A Little Bit Rock-And-Roll
Saturday night was Symphony Night. My in-laws had been long-time subscribers and supporters of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and, while they were both with…
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Thought for the day…
Note to self:  Style should never feel forced. If you have to make yourself wear something, it’s not right for you. Let it go.~ All original…
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Les soldes!
Eric Bompard. I’ve actually been waiting for this sale to snatch up a 100% cashmere navy v-neck. They don’t have the “Classic V-Neck” available in…
