I won the book Granny’s Recipes, Remedies, and Helpful Hints from one of Becca’s Saturday book give-aways. The book contains all kinds of old-timey advice, remedies, recipes, and how-to’s. There’s even a section on beauty, or, as the author calls it, “Cosmetiques.” I thought it might be fun to excerpt a little of Granny’s advice …
We’re going to have a spending moratorium starting in May, so I’m stocking up on practical warm-weather clothes before then. I had a bunch of Chadwick’s coupons, and shopping online is so much faster for me than going to the store, so I bought quite a few things from their site. Chadwick’s is kind of …
Like many other fashion bloggers, I keep my eye on the big spring and fall shows in New York to see where trends are going. Looking at the shows gives me some kind of zeitgeist for where fashion is headed, and an occasional longing for some fabulously expensive item that can’t be purchased by mere …
This weekend I threw away an old slip with shot elastic. Since we were going to Target anyway, I decided to buy my replacement there. To my surprise, their lingerie department had dozens of examples of obscure foundation garments but not one plain, simple slip. I commented to my husband that this shouldn’t have surprised …
I read via the Consumerist that Americans are spending a lot less these days. With the economy on the rocks and the word "recession" slipping from economists’ lips, it’s understandable that consumers are nervous about their financial future. I wonder, though, whether an economic recession would be enough to make people overcome shopping prejudices. I’m …
