Photo Diary: Sisters in Paris, one Sunday

First, a run, out of the hotel before 7. The hotel clerk: Ah, vous êtes sportives!   Along the Seine, past large clusters of tents peopled by the homeless, a less discussed Paris sight. Ran…

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Resisting the Siren Call of Spring Sales: What I Wore

 When I first began ordering clothes online, I worried about having to divulge my email address. Sure enough, those daily enticement that pinged their way into my mornings had an effect for a few months.…

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Makes the Season Bright….or How to make Christmas shopping palatable

Home on the island again, after a ferry ride that included an extended orca sighting. A pod swam alongside us, with a few lovely arcing breaches to show off dramatic black and white markings. Oohs…

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Party Pants!

I don’t often do this (link directly to a particular retail product), but I’m pretty excited about how great these Gap pantsare going to be for everyday and dress-up wear through the holidays. Mine just…

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Denim Skirt, Easy, Eh?

This denim skirt (Mother, Easy A, hence my little pun above, wince. . . ) kept catching my eye — I think I saw it first on Girls of a Certain Age and then it showed…

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