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Block Those Kicks

Anyi Lu “Athena” Color blocking seems to be a trend with some staying power, but for many of us it’s a hard trend to wear….

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…

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;…

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…

Jump Start: Pack A Lunch!

Une femme ties on the feedbag And snacks. I’m sure some of you are thinking, “Really?? She’s just now figuring this out?!?” It’s been decades…

Une femme recommends…

Chanel “Le Volume de Chanel” Mascara I received a couple of samples of this new-ish product and set them aside until a few days ago,…

New Year, New News!

I’m going to be a monthly contributor at Already Pretty!! Other new members of the Already Pretty team include: Nadine of Adorkable Undies. Luanne D’Souza…

Jump Start: Alignment

Gorgeous fruits and vegetables at the marché in Aix-en-Provence, April 2012 In response to my Jump Starts “preview” post a few weeks ago, an anonymous…

(AP) Re-Writing The Age Rules

(source: Daphne Selfe photo: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2130239/Daphne-Selfe-83-worlds-oldest-supermodels-secret-botox.html) For those of us in our 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and beyond, developing and evolving our personal style has often meant factoring…