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Victorian Chick’s Childhood Among the “Beautiful People” and Lifelong Reverence of Beauty in all its Forms

Just about any beautiful woman could become a professional beauty–not through success at court, but in the emerging celebrity culture associated with illustrated  periodicals and mass-circulated photographs. The professional beauty needed not be rich, highly born, nor well educated–provided she … Continue reading

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Musings on Christmas Trees Amidst Pre-Christmas Preparations for Trip to NYC and Dogsitting a Sweet but High Maintenance French Briard

Happily, I persuaded my Jewish boyfriend to agree to a tree in his beautiful condo with ocean views. He did have a tree for five years or so when married to a Catholic, and while he’s not in the least … Continue reading

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