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I am a 52-year old executive and mother, brought up in privilege. Standing still for a moment to examine the implications. I see life as wildly funny or terribly serious.

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  • Goodbye. To The Best Cashmere Sweater I Ever Had.

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 08:52 in Career, fashion

    This is it. No doubt. The best cashmere sweater I ever had. Oh, the navy blue skinny rib turtleneck is nice. The Wilkes Bashford sky blue thick rib turtleneck is pretty, and unique. But this one was my friend.Worn to the corporate wars for comfort. W...

  • 11 Terribly Suitable High WASP Presents. OK, OK, Gifts.

    Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 12:04 in christmas presents, interesting brands

    Presents. We like to call them presents. Do High WASPs give a certain kind of Christmas present? Is everything monogrammed, crystal, silver, or very, very old? Featuring horses? Greyhounds? Plaid?Luckily, no. Mostly, like everyone, we want to give ou...

  • When Budget Shoes Knock Your Socks Off

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 08:00 in inspiration, fashion, interesting brands, fierce at 50

    These are the Christian Sirianos I ordered from Payless. Now sold out, apparently. $29.99. A second pair half off. Free shipping. This kind of pricing is not common in my usual retail pursuits. So I had to wonder, were the shoes going to be, you kno...

  • Saturday Morning at 9:17am

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 12:16 in fashion, rapture

    The hostess of the humble bungalow left the following much appreciated comment to my post about the Minimalist Luxury Credo."#5 is puzzling me. I am still digesting. How does one "make someone feel bad" about not being able to have something?We have...

  • The Minimalist Luxury Credo, Or, A Little Black Dress

    Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 10:13 in fashion, minimalism

    In the beginning I thought minimalism meant pared-down design. Mies Van der Rohe chairs. The opposite of baroque, or ornate.Or, the current indie frugality trend? Canning peaches, attaching toilet paper rolls to your walls as art*, reusing plastic ba...

  • LPC Is At "Souris Mariage" Today, Redux

    Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 in weddings

    Today I am at Souris Mariage (In which Mouse gets hitched), to talk once again about wedding registries. This time, however, we're talking stuff. Plates and their friends, glasses, forks, spoons, and knives. With pictures. And more general silliness....

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Bumby

5 stars Bumby Scott

This is truly a fun take by another Preppy WASP.

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