Near Misses
Stay classy, ladies! We found out while on our way home that we’d dodged a bullet in Florence: just a few days after we left, the…
Thinking About…
If I Can’t Dance…
Pic borrowed from Penny Dreadful Vintage here. If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution. —Emma GoldmanThough according to scholars, this is a paraphrase…
Looking Ahead – Attitude
Jardin du Luxembourg in autumn. Not related to this post, but one of my favorite photos. I don’t discuss politics here on this blog, and…
Looking Ahead – Part 2
2010 was another banner year of sartorial experimentation pour une femme. I twisted my classics, and rediscovered minimalism. I joined the navy and found that nautical is nice. I…
Looking Ahead – Part 1
Une femme isn’t one for New Year’s Resolutions, formal or informal. My thinking is, if you want to make a change or set out to…
Pondering Normal
In three weeks, I’ve dropped 5.5 pounds on Weight Watchers. (8 more to go.) Week one was hard. By the second week, I was shopping and planning and…
Satisfaction, Gratification, and Making Choices
This has nothing to do with today’s topic, just loved the image. From here. This is another of my rambling, navel-gazing ruminations, so if that’s…
Our Bodies, Our Selves
“New Body, New Life?” While standing in the checkout line a few weeks ago, the cover of this “magazine” caught my eye and I had…
How old is "too old"?
This question came up in comments on Tuesday’s post about motorcycle boots, when a few commenters wondered how old is “too old” to wear them? Which begs…
