Category Archives: Beauty

Best Story of the Week…April 15th

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

There’s a smart looking woman, I’d say, in her early 70s walking up Madison I’m trailing behind. She’s wearing black capris, a black boat-necked top peeking under a simple understated, slate gray gabardine trench, with Audrey flats beneath bare ankles. … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…March 19th

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m en route to the dentist way downtown. I have two. Dr. Levine whose fees rival college tuition, and the place my insurance overs. I choose the latter hoping they can tell me without emptying my wallet, why my gum … Continue reading →

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Did You Know…Hollywood Edition Part 2

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

 In 1977, Carrie Fisher was only 19 years-old when she played Princess Leia in the legendary film, Star Wars. Sophia Loren turned down the amour of Cary Grant for director Carlo Ponti’s, instead.   Was she dropped on her head? … Continue reading →

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If You Don’t Know, Ask

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

There’s nothing wrong with not knowing something. Unfortunately many people are ashamed to ask. I was like that, feeling small because I hadn’t attended college. When people now are surprised by this, it makes me smile. A woman I knew … Continue reading →

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The Presidential Peanut Gallery

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

 I couldn’t help getting teary when I saw the art President Biden chose for the Oval Office. A President can hang artwork from the White House’s own collection, or borrow from museums for his term in office. President Obama had … Continue reading →

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Is J. Crew Single?

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

I only ask since, he emails 3 times a day to let me know about his package, so to speak, that’s on its way, though a little late as though my socks stopped off for a beer. To find a … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…January 14th

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m on my way home through the Park, midday, when I see a handsome man maybe in his 40s, walking a beautiful dog. A mutt you’d call her, since she’s clearly a mix, legs of a Greyhound with the face … Continue reading →

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Christmas Must Not Be Cancelled

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s more important now than ever, that season wise, we step up to the plate. I don’t know about you, but I need a good dose of holiday cheer. I’ve been hearing too many ‘bah humbug’ excuses, blaming it on … Continue reading →

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What There Is To Know About Me

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

There’s an older man I’ve befriended who sits in the Park…. aristocratic in bearing…gray flannels and navy blazer over a seasoned Shetland sweater offsetting the Wall Street Journal he reads. I’m particularly taken with his yellow, cashmere socks peeking from … Continue reading →

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Did You Know?

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

Eleanor Roosevelt was a hair under six feet tall, and the first, First Lady (1933-1945) to ever ride in an airplane. Wonder if she bumped her head. In 1921, President Warren Harding’s Airedale Terrier, Laddie Boy, was the first White … Continue reading →

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