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First Look Spring: Patchwork

Look for it everywhere- all over coverage, isolated patches, quilt emulation to Mondrian; printed, embroidered, appliquéd. Herein a glimpse Tops     clockwise Patchwork Blouse with Belt by Nemozena: Long sleeves and a round neck. Delicate waist belt helps define and flatter. Viscos/Cupro. All white back.  50% off at $434.00 Ulla Patchwork

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A Covid Experience: Part II

With gratitude, I write this.    About 15 days ago, I was positive for COVID-19, as was my daughter. We figured we got it from a day we spent together, since three days after that, we both had fever and flu-like symptoms. Throughout those two weeks, I had a low-grade

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New York Public Library Recommends Books for Black History Month

The NY Public Library is one of the city’s greatest resources.  During the pandemic, it has provided online events, author talks, book recommendations, and free downloadable books- saving me hundreds of dollars on kindle downloads each month. This February, in its celebration of Black History Month, the NYPL has assembled

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Stream Selected Films of Henry Fonda

The Grapes of Wrath 1940 Based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize novel. Directed by John Ford (Academy Award Best Director). An unquestionable classic, this follows the Joad family during the Great Depression as they’re forced off an Oklahoma farm into successive migrant camps filled with starving, jobless, desperate travelers living

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Virtual Impossibilities

Eric Walton bills himself as a mentalist and magician. If we loosely define the second term as a perpetrator of what can’t logically occur, what then is a mentalist? He is, or appears to be, someone who knows things of which only you or the universe are cognizant. A good

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First Look Spring: Patterned Coats

There are a great many out there in the thousands of dollars. I chose a group that’s much more affordable. A few are practical, others just fun. Assorted     clockwise Mollie Snake Print Coat by Stand Studio: Notched lapels. Front button closure. A-line silhouette. Midi length. Side pockets. Shiny snake print

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First Look Spring: Patchwork

Look for it everywhere- all over coverage, isolated patches, quilt emulation to Mondrian; printed, embroidered, appliquéd. Herein a glimpse Tops     clockwise Patchwork Blouse with Belt by Nemozena: Long sleeves and a round neck. Delicate waist belt helps define and flatter. Viscos/Cupro. All white back.  50% off at $434.00 Ulla Patchwork Denim Blouse : Patchwork and lace details. Big sleeves, elastic ¾ cuffs. Cotton denim. $138.00   ReM’Ade long Sleeve Mesh Top by Marques’Almeida: Crew neckline, a

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A Covid Experience: Part II

With gratitude, I write this.    About 15 days ago, I was positive for COVID-19, as was my daughter. We figured we got it from a day we spent together, since three days after that, we both had fever and flu-like symptoms. Throughout those two weeks, I had a low-grade fever, chest congestion and fatigue. I texted rather than spoke on the phone as I felt breathless after conversations. I had looked at my little

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New York Public Library Recommends Books for Black History Month

The NY Public Library is one of the city’s greatest resources.  During the pandemic, it has provided online events, author talks, book recommendations, and free downloadable books- saving me hundreds of dollars on kindle downloads each month. This February, in its celebration of Black History Month, the NYPL has assembled a list of books about modern and past historical figures and events that figure prominently in Black history.  The following are just a small sample

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My Self-Awareness Slipped, Impacted My Hearing and So Much More

What did you say? Huh?  One or the other of these questions had become my talking pattern. It was so frustrating for me. I couldn’t engage in genuine conversations because I couldn’t hear. About a month ago, my son, Jacob, came into visit me. He found an opportunity to speak to me privately. “Mom, you really can’t hear. Please go get a hearing aid,” he said, with lots of compassion and kindness. It was the

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Daniel Pyne’s Water Memory – An Ocean Vacation Becomes a Trip to Hell

Aubrey Sentro boasts a long and impressive career as a Black Ops specialist, first for the U.S. government, and now for a private contractor. Over all those years, she’s taken many blows, oftentimes suffering head injuries. Not willing to give up her career, Aubrey struggles to complete dangerous missions while dealing with serious gaps in her memory. At times, those lapses are merely annoying – forgetting someone’s name in a social situation, for example. But

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Stream Selected Films of Henry Fonda

The Grapes of Wrath 1940 Based on John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize novel. Directed by John Ford (Academy Award Best Director). An unquestionable classic, this follows the Joad family during the Great Depression as they’re forced off an Oklahoma farm into successive migrant camps filled with starving, jobless, desperate travelers living in shanties or tents. Encountering agitators and strikes, a murder puts innocent Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) in prison. He comes out determined to fight for

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Virtual Impossibilities

Eric Walton bills himself as a mentalist and magician. If we loosely define the second term as a perpetrator of what can’t logically occur, what then is a mentalist? He is, or appears to be, someone who knows things of which only you or the universe are cognizant. A good practitioner can read people through everything from eye movement to body language, voice, and the heat of one’s hand. Depending on what you believe, he

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First Look Spring: Patterned Coats

There are a great many out there in the thousands of dollars. I chose a group that’s much more affordable. A few are practical, others just fun. Assorted     clockwise Mollie Snake Print Coat by Stand Studio: Notched lapels. Front button closure. A-line silhouette. Midi length. Side pockets. Shiny snake print finish. Sale $258.00 Vintage Look Trench Coat by Carah: Three colorways. Cotton/polyester. Printed sash.  Sleeve detail. $165.00 Ericdress Shawl Collar Double-Breasted Floral Print Overcoat: Polyester.

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