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How We Decide What We Wear
Alyson Walsh over at That's Not My Age has a new feature on her blog. A series of posts called What Women Wear. She says her intention is to talk "to a range of women about their personal style and...
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Words Matter
I'm a language nerd. I love words. And I really believe that choosing the best words to convey one's meaning is very, very important. That sounds like a no-brainer, I know.When I was still teaching, my...
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Play Clothes
Remember when you were a kid and you came home from school, or from anywhere really, and automatically changed out of your school clothes, or church clothes, or going into town clothes? And then put on...
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Crazy for Georgia O'Keeffe Reprise
I may not know much about art or artists, but I know that I'm crazy for Georgia O'Keeffe. At least I am since I returned from a two day mini-vacation in Toronto last summer where I took in the Georgia...
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It's Summer... Are You Bored Yet?
Hubby and I are still away on our camping trip. So this post on summer boredom... or lack of boredom... is one from a couple of years ago. Hope you don't find it boring:) *******I could be wrong, but I...
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Too Hot to Handle
The weather, I mean. The weather has been too hot to handle lately. And I am not good in the heat, especially when it's thirty-five degrees Celsius with a humidex in the low forties. To be honest,...
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Everything is Better With Some Cows Around
Yesterday was my step-father's birthday. He would be ninety-six if he were alive, but he died ten years ago. We still miss him. Lloyd Samuel McGibbon was quite a man, you know. Kind, strong, patient....
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Why I Am Not On A Diet
Let's get this straight, I am NOT on a diet. I don't believe diets work in the long-run. And most experts who aren't trying to sell you a diet plan will agree. But. And here's the kicker. Despite the...
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Hitting a Shopping Home Run
Shopping can be a lot like baseball, you know. Sometimes you strike out. And sometimes you hit a home run. And sometimes you hit that home run without even trying. To do that takes one talented...
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A Passion for Books
I have a passion for books. A deep and enduring love of reading that began early in life, and which has not abated in the ensuing years. I'm sure that as a kid, many summer days when I should have been...
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Shirt, Skirt, Sneakers. Repeat.
I seem to be stuck in a fashion rut these days. Very happily stuck, I might add. Happy to pull on what has become my style uniform this summer. For running around doing errands, meeting a friend for...
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When Plans Get Derailed
Let's talk about derailments for a moment, shall we? I have a story to tell. There may be profanity. So be warned.Achray Campground in Algonquin Park.Photo courtesy of Turnipseed TravelOne fall in the...
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On Uniforms and the Evolution of Personal Style
I've been thinking lately of the idea of style uniforms, and how our adult style, our personal style, if you will, evolves. Of course this is because my uniform for the past week has been leggings or...
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Funny Women
I read an article in The Atlantic a day or so ago called: Plight of the Funny Female. It's all about why men don't like funny women. And, you know, something clicked. Really? Could this be the reason...
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Outfit Dreams
I'm dreaming of outfits these days. When I'm lying in bed at night. Or drifting off to sleep for an afternoon nap. Or lazing in a deck chair. I'll put my book down, watch a boat go by on the river, and...
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Lost in Mitford Land... Again
Is it a bad thing, do you think, that I can name all the members of the Mitford family, from left to right, without checking to see who is who? Does that mean that I'm "obsessed"... to use an on-line...
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Of Sweat Shirts, White Jeans, and Cross-Body Belly Packs.
I'm a great believer in stocking my closet with good quality basics. That sounds kind of self-satisfied, doesn't it? A bit preachy. Nevertheless, there are certain items which I always have in my...
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Happy Birthday, Mum!
My mum's celebrating her birthday this week. And, for the first time in years and years, I won't be there for the festivities. As long as Hubby and I have been together we've made the trek down east in...
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Curating My Fall Closet
Let's talk fall fashion, shall we? It's almost the end of August and high time I did my fall closet inventory. Time to look at what I own, decide what I plan to do with what I own, and figure out what...
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The Vicissitudes of Travel
I write quite a lot on my blog about Hubby's and my travel adventures. We love to travel. But appearances on Instagram to the contrary, travel isn't all beautiful sunsets and stunning vistas. Sometimes...
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