Early Spring Dressing: Doing the Math
I’m learning how to add and subtract layers to make early spring fashion warm and serviceable, and still look good. That’s not easy.
Month: March 2016
My Spring Break-up … with Vogue
When you’ve lived on one Canadian river or another almost all your life, like I have, the term “spring break-up” has very specific connotations. And if you’ve lived along the Saint John River in New Brunswick, where I grew up, ice and flooding are always part of the spring break-up equation. Like in this photo from 2014 …
To Dye or Not To Dye … The Decision
To dye, or not to dye? Should I go grey, or not? That was the question I posed in a blog post a couple of weeks ago. I thought I might be ready to go ‘au naturel.’ Or some variation thereof. My decision? Well… turns out, folks, that I’m not. Not ready, that is, to go …
Spring Shopping Wish List… A Work in Progress
It seems as if spring has finally sprung here. For today anyway. The ice is melting and great sheets are floating downstream past our house. The geese fly in every evening, land on the water, and then go for a stroll on the ice. You haven’t seen (or heard) anything until you’ve seen a few …
The Lure of the Wilderness: Our Top Five Books
I’ve finally read Bill Bryson’s book A Walk in the Woods. I mentioned it last fall in a post about our weekend hiking trip when Hubby and I went for our own walk in the woods. I remember observing how restorative walking in the woods can be. Or any wilderness, actually. And how we really …
This Old Suit: Updating An Investment Piece from Years Gone By
I’m a great believer in investment dressing. When I can afford it. And when a jacket, or pair of pants, or in this case a suit, fits well, is a timeless classic, and makes me feel like a million bucks, I can usually afford it. Well, within reason, of course. Because, like Mater reminded me …
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Should I Go Grey. Or Not
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about going grey. Or not. There are a myriad of articles on the web these days exhorting women to be proud of their grey or white locks. Or “mature hair” as a stylist’s assistant once called my soon to be covered up grey. I laughed at that comment. But …