More Winter Dressing . . . and a big Thank You!

After last week’s Thoughts on Ageing post, a big thank you for your interest and thoughtful comments. Today, I’m sharing some OOTDs I enjoyed wearing this Winter — layers of memories pulled from the wardrobe. And all worn with red tights!

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Winter Wear for Mild-ish Days with Thoughts of Ageing . . .

Okay, some bait-and-switch with that photo — I’m illustrating a post on Getting Old(er) — on what there is and isn’t to fear about that process — with some photos of winter outfits. Because, after all, Getting Older needn’t mean we don’t care about what we wear. . .

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2023 Reading List

2023 was another rich year of reading, and putting my Annual Book List together was a good way to remind me of so many great titles. This list offers those titles with briefest of descriptions (genre, setting, subject, etc) and a link back to the monthly post in which the fuller entry originally appeared. Perhaps you’ll find your next book here? Click through to peruse. . .

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Nana, Grandson, Great-Grandmother. . . Make a Book Together

Being a grandmother, sometimes I’m lucky to become a child again — as when my grandson and I work together on a project that recalls something my Mother made for my siblings and I 60-some years ago. Technologies and years telescope into a happy afternoon of creativity and reading. . . Click through to read more. . .

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Winter Thoughts . . .

I’m feeling a bit cranky about Winter, and trying to put that mood in context here — also sharing a few of my Winter Sketchbook pages. Wondering if any of my Winter mood resonates with any of you — I’d love to read your comments.

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