Actually there was something I wanted to get on my chest. I was hunting for a new bra, and wanted something that would lift the girls and make them a bit cheeky too. As I was browsing a Victoria Secret store, two young males were nervously gazing about. It was hard to tell if they were checking out the merchandise,… Read More

With all the media attention focused on the upcoming Royal Wedding, I find it interesting that the style trendsetters are giving a big nod towards hats. My grandmother always wore a hat to church (and had a coat pocket full of lemon drops for antsy granddaughters), so it feels like life has come full circle. Grandmother’s hats were fairly small… Read More

There is something very sweet and comforting about rituals between lovers. I’m not sure if it is generational thing, but my husband always walks around to my side of the car and opens the door for me, helps me with my coat, and calls at noon just to say he’s thinking about me. I hope I return his thoughtfulness in… Read More

Now that the spring sun is getting a bit more consistant, I’m seeing an awful lot of dust and cobwebs and things I’d rather not know about. (Is that a mouse dropping or a thistle seed?) I remember that my grandmother was a fanatic about keeping a spotless home. She’d pick every speck of lint of the floor, and rub… Read More

When I was growing up it seemed like all the men and women in our small farm community were old. They weren’t of course, it was just my childish lens on the world. I was listening to a piece on NBC’s Today Show and the “expert” was saying that our life expectancy has increased, so is middle age the same as it used… Read More