Author: Susan Blakey

  • Sneaking Around Paris

    Yes. Yes. Yes. No. I’ll be putting together a lengthier post about footwear for travel, but wanted to weigh in on the “Sneakers in Paris”…

  • Packing For Paris: Overview

    Run an internet search on “what to pack for Paris” and your search engine will probably return hundreds of links. Due to its history as…

  • On the Home Front…

    Tile out, new subflooring in Three days in, and the renovation is well underway!  The old tile floor has been demolished, and new subflooring installed….

  • Une femme still recommends…

    Tish at A Femme d’un Certain Age names this as one of her 10 Beauty Essentials, and having first tried it last year upon her…

  • Not Just Another Monday…

    It’s Fashion Flash Monday! This week’s gracious host is Fab Over 50, featuring style, health, career, relationship, lifestyle, and money topics geared to les femmes…

  • Dans le jardin

    When I was out in the yard just a little while ago, noticed out of the corner of my eye that my rogue tomato plant…

  • Bon weekend!

    Tonight we’re off to the Long Beach Symphony, and for the rest of the weekend we’re girding our loins for the start of a major…

  • Fragrance bar

    The current collection. I love the look of perfume bottles prettily arranged, don’t you? A few years ago, I rarely wore fragrance, usually just when…