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Showdown at the Nail Nook
To say my tolerance of rudeness is down a quart, is putting it mildly. I’ll go toe-to-toe on this, but I blame our president who’s taken inappropriate behavior to new heights. That said…. I was getting a pedicure, a real … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Culture, grace, humanity, humor, New York City, Politics, women, words
Tagged Donald Trump, inappropriate cell phone use, rude behavior, Self-care, The Gettysburg Address
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Good Copy
I’m sitting in a cafe writing on a legal pad, when I notice a well-heeled woman staring at me from across the room. Do I know her from somewhere, I wonder, my memory lately doing the hula. She starts walking … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Cinema, Culture, Fashion, humor, inspiration, New York City, Uncategorized, women
Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Famous movie stars, fashionistas, Frank Sinatra, J. Crew Leopard pants, Le Pain Quotidian
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A New Year’s Promise
I find when I call changes I’d like to make in the coming year, resolutions, they never pan out. But a promise, after all, is a promise, even if it’s only to yourself. I’ve decided, I’m going to be happier. … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Books, Culture, History, humanity, humor, inspiration, Politics, war, words, writing
Tagged 2020, Abraham Lincoln, American History, empathy for all, Meditation, New Year's resolutions, The Brady Bunch
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His and Hers
She was blonde, he dark, her head buried in his shoulder as they strolled arm and arm. They looked European the way they dressed, simply, but with taste, as if they both entered the world that way. I noticed her … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, inspiration, Love, Women and men, words
Tagged first love, kissing couples, Painful breakups, Young romance
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Fashion That Never Sleeps
One of my favorite things to wear I never get tired of, is a little black dress most people associate with Audrey Hepburn. But the person who deserves the credit is the designer, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, who in 1926, through … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, grace, History, war, Women and men, writing
Tagged Breakfast At Tiffany, Capezio Flats, Coco Chanel, The Burberry Raincoat, The Little Black Dress
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Remnants of a Beauty
I’m on the train once again, when a girl in her 30s? 40s? clearly an addict, is methodically asking for money. Now, I don’t carry cash during the day, because by the time I get home, it’s gone, given away … Continue reading
You Can Take The Girl Out Of The Model, But Not The Model Out Of The Girl
11:00 A.M. I’m at a casting in midtown for an osteopenia drug. No, it’s not penis related. It’s the last stop, the green room, for osteoporosis. Where did the glamour go, I ask you? I’m surrounded by women in all … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, fitness, History, humanity, humor, media, modeling, New York City, women, writing
Tagged commercial modeling, keeping your sense of humor, L.L. Bean bathing suits, Model and agency owner Wilhelmina Cooper, older models, plastic surgery, women of a certain age
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Best Story of the Week…August 22
It’s a drizzly day as I head back home from my run. A pretty girl in her 30s is standing under the eave of a brownstone perusing her phone, smartly staying dry. She looks great in jeans with an opened … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, humor, media, New York City, shopping, women
Tagged fashionistas, J. Crew Factory Outlet, J. Crew Womens, observations, running in Central Park
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The Grace Kelly of Architecture
It’s right before sunup as I walk down Lexington, just me and a lone can-man collecting his wares. I walk this early since the city is under siege with hardhats and jackhammers, peace no longer a given where I live, … Continue reading
