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  Dearest friends and family,   Apparently, those of you who have been so sweet to subscribe to my blog via email have not been receiving new posts for about a month!!  Thankful to a couple of friends who notified me of this issue as my head was in the sand where it usually is.  […]

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Where Bloggers Live 01.2025: A Resolution

  Morning glories, welcome to today’s post, Where Bloggers Live 01.2025:  Resolution.  In my case, singular as in one resolution.  How can that be, you might ask?  I am the queen of making to-do lists, setting goals, creating bucket list.  How in the world could I possibly have just one resolution?  Great question.  Let me […]

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Ageless Style 11.2024: Coffee with Cream

  Fashionista friends, welcome to Ageless Style 11.2024: Coffee with Cream.  Today’s prompt comes to us from  Amy at Amy’s Creative Pursuits who challenged us to create a look based on a brown and cream color combo.  I had several blazers that would have provided a good foundation for a coffee with cream color palette […]

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Where Bloggers Live 11.2023: Top 10 Things For Which I’m Most Grateful

  Hello, my fine, feather-tailed friends, thanks for stopping by for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 11.2023.  With Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) just a few short weeks away, my WBL buddies are sharing the top 10 things for which we are most grateful.  My first bit of gratitude goes out to Bettye for narrowing this […]

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Title Talk 10.2023: What’s on My Bookshelf

  Sweet readers, thank you for joining me for another edition of Title Talk.  This month, I am going to share just one book I’ve read recently, Good Girls: a Study and Story of Anorexia by Hadley Freeman.  My initial thought was that this book and likewise, my review post are probably not for everyone […]

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Ageless Style 10.2023: Not A Party Girl

  Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, fashionistas and clothes-wearing friends. It is the third Thursday of the month which means it is time for Ageless Style 10.2023.  Last month it was my turn to select our theme and I chose southwestern flavor.  The month before that, Jodie picked summer denim for our prompt. […]

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