Cobbling against the Recession

While we used to have a good cobbler in my very small city (80,000), he became less and less reliable in his hours and in his completion time and now seems to have decamped completely.…

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Versatility, Comfort, and Good Looks — Now I’m Feeling Better . . .

I’ve been home sick for two days, having been assaulted by something that began at the tummy — not the best timing for a household whose septic pump just conked out. Talk about Murphy’s Law!…

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Stash it, like Georgia

About this time last year, I was just finishing a biography of Georgia O’Keeffe in which I was impressed and surprised and somewhat bemused to learn that whenever O’Keeffe bought something new, for her personal…

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Comfort or Attitude, Sensible or Sexy? Why Choose?!

You remember these, right? The Michael Kors booties (shooties?) I feel in love with several weeks ago and decided would probably be comfortable as well as lend some attitude and just be generally, well, sexy?…

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what i wore — old favourites

I’ve made quite a few additions to my closet in the last few months and often grapple with guilt about spending — this has always been an issue with me and probably won’t go away…

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