Five Things Friday

I like this idea, which lets me catch up with some random observations and photos, while not spending too many words. 1. Our regular evening burglar, come to purloin some cat food . . .…

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Forget about Leaning In, What about Choosing? Must We?

Clearly, Shirley Sandberg elicits strong feelings — many of them angry and defensive. My post last week was based solely on her book, which I wouldn’t have read except that a colleague urged it on…

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Wide or Skinny, Jeans and Boots . . .

Lisa (of Amid Privilege)’slatest post on Street vs. Fashion Editors reminded me that I’d copied out a line from Lisa Armstrong’s Summary of 10 Key Looks for Fall in the September Harper’s Bazaar. Harper’s regularly features…

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Here be Dragons. . . .

 Very few words to spare today, so I rummaged through the travel photos and wondered if you’d let me share some dragon sightings. I spotted these fellows in Barcelona this past spring,  right across the…

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Dressing my MOTB Dress Down and Waving Bye to Summer

Stormy Day of the Fall Equinox here, so I thought I’d wave a final good-bye to summer by showing you how I styled a beloved “S MaxMara dress for end-of-summer heat in the classroom. The…

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