There's something so tender about the early evening in a city, when the streets dim and windows begin to glow, revealing little vignettes of life inside. A woman with an apron at her kitchen sink. A lamp turned on beside a favorite chair. A flicker of warmth from a fireplace.
I came across the photograph above and couldn't stop staring.
I couldn't stop staring ... and imagining. It's got to be Paris right? What is the woman with the apron making for dinner? Gougères I bet. Yum, my favorite. Who does the leg in the window above her belong to? Her son or daughter? Or a stranger in another apartment? Or a perhaps a handsome stranger she'll fall in love with in the film adaptation spinning about in my head. What scent does our undoubtedly beautiful apron-clad protagonist wear? It has to be French, of course. It's turns out to be the leg-man's mother's signature scent too, and that's how they strike up a conversation in the elevator. READ MORE
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String of Pearls 11/11/25
Cecil Beaton took this photograph - what do you notice? All but one of these Swans (that being the tiny ingénue in the center) has chosen to wear her pearls. There's a reason for that.
"The pearl is the gem of queens and the queen of gems."
"The pearl is the gem of queens and the queen of gems."
Grace Kelly
Try this the next time you're getting dressed: put a pearl earring on one ear, and an earring without a pearl - a diamond, gold, whatever is your favorite - on the other. Then turn your head from side to side, gazing at your lovely reflection in the mirror. The pearl lights up your face, right? Something about the way it ties together the whites of your eyes and your smile - it just give you an extra little glow. And for a turbo shot, add a pearl choker. READ MORE
Party Time 10/14/24
Mornings on Horseback 10/11/22
Have you read David McCollough's Mornings on Horseback? A winner of the National Book Award, this biography explores the life of young Teddy Roosevelt, from childhood to early manhood. The vigorous outdoor life was the one for "Teedie". How he came to it is more fascinating still. READ MORE
Sunshine Daydream 7/18/22
This week's note is light and airy and full of summer fun. Just like Jerry Garcia sang:
Sunshine daydream
Walking in the tall trees
Going where the wind goes ...