It was hard to contain my excitement when my husband and I recently visited Nashville for the “Dressing Downton” traveling exhibit. It’s been almost two years since the farewell sixth season of Downton Abbey–where we fell in love with the […]
When I taught school, during times of disaster or tragedy I always reminded my kids to ‘look for the helpers.’ Now, in Harvey’s wake, as we gasp at images of destruction, deluge, and despair in the faces of people we […]
A few weeks ago I had a conversation with a friend who told me she had 27 cousins. I have three cousins. I started feeling a little sorry for myself until I realized how much I love my three cousins. Clothes […]
When you receive a mail order catalog, what’s the first thing you do? Throw it away? HOLD ON! Those catalogs offer free gifts. Here’s what I got from Neiman Marcus. And I didn’t have to spend a dime. Mail order […]
Ha, ha, ha — I couldn’t stop laughing when my husband told me about the latest fashion trend for men…Romp-HIMS. It’s the male version of a woman’s romper. Apparently the outfit Sean Connery wore as James Bond in the 1964 […]
If you asked me what a blog was five years ago I could not have told you. But these days I write and post one every week. As does my good friend Judy McLane. Only months after saying goodbye to […]
Looking for ways to amp up your ‘chic’ factor? Just because we’re not in our twenties doesn’t mean we can’t look on-trend while still keeping comfort and practicality in the forefront. Here are three ways to update your look, no […]
My coauthor, Janna Beatty, recently celebrated a birthday. After working together for years, you can imagine how difficult it was for me to conjure up a truly special gift. But I finally found it. And I want to let you […]
I recently met vivacious Carla Hall, of ABC’s The Chew, at a blogging conference. She relayed a personal story about her producers’ hesitancy to allow her to go au naturale when her hair started turning gray. She posed this […]
Now wait a minute. I love the idea behind Shakespeare’s quote, but some of us might like to delay the crinkling process for as long as possible. The question is, “How do we do it?” Here are few facts about wrinkles, […]