Archive for the ‘Life in Yesterday’s Clothes’ Category
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The Last Robes
27 Dec 2017My mother-in-law and father-in-law are keeping me warm this winter. After they died, our family emptied their house of all…
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Norman Norell’s simple elegance
05 Nov 2017At a Washington, D.C. Christmas celebration in 2010, Michelle Obama made history wearing a vintage dress designed by Norman Norell,…
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Is it a perfect day, or what?
17 Oct 2017The sun is shining. There’s not a cloud in the Indiana sky. It’s an easy day to make a vow…
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Celebrate the end of summer with simple pleasures: herbs
03 Sep 2017I stepped outside at one o’clock today to pull a few weeds. Instead, I found an entire afternoon of work—and…
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A summer read for fashion freaks
13 Jul 2017Good grief, who knew that Samuel Beckett was so handsome—or so cool? Famous for his enigmatic ways, the groundbreaking author’s…
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How (and why) to become a better letter writer
27 Jun 2017How many of you keep a Precious File—a folder filled with letters, thank you notes and other mail from people…
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The fictional oral history of Flossie Pearl Pemberton in 1920
01 Jun 2017Introduce yourself, please. I’m Flossie Pemberton, born in 1890 in Benton, Illinois. I give private piano lessons and care for…
