Author: Susan Blakey

Merry Christmas!!!

Best to you and yours, hope your Christmas is merry and bright! Posting will probably be light over this long holiday weekend, but une femme…

Foulard de la semaine

Holy cow, look at this gorgeous scarf! It was a Hanukkah present from mon mari! He really was listening to those hints I was dropping….

Open Letter to Oprah

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results – attr. Albert Einstein Oprah honey, Oy, here…

Happy Hanukkah!!!

Tonight we celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with extended family. We’ll light the candles, the kids will open their first gifts, and then we’ll…

Foulard de la semaine – Bonus Round

Function trumped form this week as for several days we experienced an icy Arctic blast….inside the office! Yes, our building’s ancient “environmental controls” were on…

More for the Gifted Class…

Two book suggestions for the Paris lovers on your gift list; both can still be delivered by the holidays. Little-Known Facts About Well-Known Places –…

The Gifted Class

Some tried-and-true or unique-and-useful last-minute gift suggestions for far-flung family and friends. Most e-tailers are still offering expedited shipping, so Santa or the Hannukah Fairy…

Foulard de la semaine

Plissé scarf wrapped twice and tied. ~ All original content property of https://unefemmenet.wpengine.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States…

Bookshelf: A Year In High Heels

The lovely folks at Harper Collins Publishers sent me a copy of A Year In High Heels: The Girl’s Guide to Everything from Jane Austen…