This past spring, I described a jumpsuit as being “hideous”. Well, lo and behold, about 6 weeks ago, Vogue darling and actress Lupita Nyong’o wore that jumpsuit to an event at one of the film festivals. I stand corrected: she looked great. It’s still not a good look for me. And I’m still waiting to…
Did you watch the second Trump-Clinton debate? We watched. And talked about it, and read it, and formed opinions, etc. After all was said and done, though, earlier tonight I was curious: who was Hillary wearing? Because – for those of you who don’t follow politics – she has looked really nice lately. Clinton herself will…
This is a ridiculous – RIDICULOUS – complaint, I know. For years, YEARS, I’ve seen cute, pretty shoes – affordable and work-appropriate – that I’ve liked. And when I pick them up, I realize they’re Ivanka Trump, and I just cannot do it. I cannot bring myself to buy a single pair of Ivanka Trump…
Recently, all, I celebrated my birthday. It was wonderful; I was showered with gifts. (That’s right – I’m a cancer. I mean, if you believe in that stuff.) With my gifts, I went shopping. As you know, I love the shopping. I love fashion, I love seeing what’s out there. I saw some beautiful things.…
Lots of people – lots of non-black, well-intentioned people – are heartbroken by recent news for Louisiana, Minnesota, and Texas. They think about racism and police brutality and how awful and senseless the deaths of young men like Philando Castile and Alton Sterling are. Their deaths were senseless, but if you really want to help,…
Friends, I’m going to share this with you because you’ve been good, very good. You keep coming and reading my thoughts on all sorts of serious, ugly things. This is not ugly – not at all. I know you’re thinking: you already know what time of year June is. June is the start of summer,…
One night this week, we had Mediterranean-inspired quinoa bowls, which I first saw on Pinterest by way of Pinch of Yum. I don’t do the red pepper sauce – instead I just stir store-bought pesto into the hot quinoa. I highly recommend: both easy and delicious, particularly if you keep pesto, cucumber, and feta in…
I picked my sister up in downtown Vancouver for our drive to downtown Seattle. As we navigated a couple of blocks downtown, in our hometown, we saw some terrible drivers – truly awful. Think: there’s a green light, but to these guys it did not mean “go”. “It’s like every cluck in the country is…
I recently finished reading Eula Biss’ award-winning On Immunity: An Inoculation. A confession: at one point, I bought only expensive dairy products at Whole Foods because I was skeptical of our local dairy industry. I thought, if I paid more for my yoghurt, the cows would be treated better. I also thought: “It can’t be good for me,…
Most of my clothing is highly practical. Flat shoes, sturdy trousers. Some of it is less so – silk blouses or shifts I try to keep brilliantly white. Only a couple of items are in my closet because I love them: I saw them and I thought: “That is so pretty!” and now wait, sometimes…
