Shoes and Bags for Lisa . . . and the Boots that got away . . .

 When Lisa heard that I was planning a trip to Amsterdam, she made sure I learned about Hester van Eeghen’s bags, colourful, clean-lined, sculptural, elegant AND well-priced. What’s not to love?  I’ve recently maxed out…

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Black and Bargain . . . Visibly

You might remember that I checked into my favourite local boutique a few weeks ago only to find that it was closing in three days and that most of the stock had already been sold.…

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My New Superpower Boots

That Femme; she’s always got her finger to the pulse. Yesterday she was writing about how to parse the new trends to make them work in your wardrobe. And a few weeks ago, in a…

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Hava-ing it all, Rain or Shine!

 Lisa’s post on Sturdy Summer Perfection the other day reminded me of this window in London — I think it was Selfridge’s, but I could be wrong. It was a very warm day, perfect for…

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What I Wore, What they Wore — More Opera

Radio silence around here since my weekend opera posting due to a seized left shoulder which severely restricted keyboard time to working on my essay. Thanks to my lovely daughter’s work (she’s in her last…

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