To put it bluntly, the past 13 months were extremely troubling and challenging. When a woman stops noticing or caring about what is hanging in her closet, you know she is distressed! The stress of enforced isolation from family, friends, and her shopping haunts, and the fear of COVID-19 forced her to turn her attention […]

Happy first week of June, darling! What I love about June is that it means it’s almost summer. The newfound positive energy in the air is palpable. And, I love walking out of my condo into the sunny Chicago mornings and seeing people walking about, smiling with no masks! It’s so nice to see faces […]

Both of my grandmothers had a positive impact on my life. Darling, I can still hear the laughter of my grandmother on my mother’s side. I see her in her summer home, on the beach in Michigan City, Indiana, preparing fresh corn on the cob in her kitchen, adding a drop of sugar to the […]

Dark lips are dramatically in style. And I was thrilled to learn that something I wear every day—dark lipstick—is trending again. I want my lips to stand out, just as I want to stand out. I don’t shrink back and become invisible because of age. Darling, I consider age only a number. But let’s have […]

Why It’s Hard to Fall In Love With Our Bodies There is a cultural ‘message’ out there in our so-called western civilized world. I am being kind when I write, cultural message. I meant to say, cultural pressure. Thin is in. You must be slim to be attractive is the preference of the day. It’s […]