What I Wore: Smart Casual with a Soupcon of Luxe

I am still having the occasional turn-myself-inside-out bout of coughing, but I’m almost ready to skip an afternoon nap again. Between inching back toward running health and seeing some very welcome sunshine, it occurs to…

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Snow, Sun, Wind, Blooms. . . It’s all Here

It’s been a week for weather! We had some of the white stuff above — twice snowfall warnings were issued and then canceled, with only this quickly-disappearing near-miss to remind us of February’s potential. Then…

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Finding Time to Read

A few weeks ago now, Hope left me this comment, ending with a question for me: As a mom to two young kids (4 and 2), I’ve only just begun getting back into regular reading…

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Eating in Yountville

Bored as I am with being convalescent and house-bound, it occurs to me that this would be the perfect time to dip back into vacation memories. Sadly, while I take notes when we travel to…

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Power Outage on the Island . . .

Our power winked out several times this morning, waiting for several minutes before it announced its return in a flurry of appliance squawks, beeps, and blinking lights. I’m half-poised now for it to switch off…

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