Monthly Archives: November 2009

The Alligator Industry Bites

“How can this industry fall out so quickly?” Stephen Bonnecarrere asked while tossing live alligators into bins at his father-in-law’s farm outside Houma. “It happened too fast.” That, and more from this story in today’s New York Times about the … Continue reading

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Party Dresses

  More than even the average occasion, weddings really beg the question of what to wear. They’re a special excuse to get dressed up, and see lots of people I rarely do, so I want to make it count! A few years … Continue reading

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Protected: Garmentos, on their Natural Habitat

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Double Trouble

Yesterday, at the end of a really beautiful fall Sunday, my friend Erin snapped this photo with her phone. I liked it. It captured a contented moment with a full glass of wine and reddening leaves. I posted it to … Continue reading

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Retail and Restoration

I went to a class called Restorative Yoga tonight. It was sort of like institutionalized nap-time, except the teacher kept waking us up to change positions. It left me sort of restored, but not as much my walk across downtown on my way home–stopping in a few of my favorite spots that, incidentally, specialize in restoration.

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Sweet Dreams

“What to wear tomorrow?” I wondered aloud to Erin Dixon, of Dossier Style. “Think about it as you fall asleep,” she said. “That’s what I always do.”  

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