Who's ready for a juicy, soapy, twisty, turny, gossipy look at the rich and the famous for being rich? It's the latest choice for Duchess Doll reading. The Last Mrs. Parrish is the yummiest of collected envy, deception and power amongst the bitchiest--and it's not who you think. Penned by a pair sisters who claim… Continue reading I’m Sorry…Now Read
Author: Duchess Diaries
Everything Old Is New…And Cute
A delicious white fur stole with rhinestone brooch will grace my shoulders next month at the wedding of Oldest Chicken. No, it's not real fur; I'm not a barbarian. Pfft. It's a throwback to the glamour days when ladies made an entrance, sipped champagne from coupes and added stems to their cigarettes. Aside from the… Continue reading Everything Old Is New…And Cute
All That Entertaining and Smiling…
So, the wedding wiped me out! Who knew entertaining and smiling could be so very exhausting? Not in the know? Well, pull up a chair dolls. Middle Chicken got married last month. It's been a year in the planning. And, shocker, nothing went wrong. Not anything that anyone would notice anyway. As an event chick,… Continue reading All That Entertaining and Smiling…
Dog Day Reading…
What to read in the dog days of August when you're scantily clad, reclining on a chaise, hand brushed across your forehead cursing the rise in humidity? After all, you can't go out in the monsoon--what of your hair? The answer is both simple and delicious! It's the beautiful love letter contained in, The Light… Continue reading Dog Day Reading…
It’s Fairytale Time…
Middle Chicken gets married in two weeks. I'm thankful Lawyer Boy is her perfect match. I'm thankful he possesses the unique ability to calm her. She can get a little frantic. Not sure what he says to her, but it works--and that works for me. I'm thankful for all the parent checkoffs: He's got a… Continue reading It’s Fairytale Time…
Five Year Plan…
In a job interview. "Where do you see yourself in five years?" What flashes through my head: On the beach in St. Barths, thin enough to be wearing a bathing suit with the wispiest of coverups, Pina Colada at the ready, flanked by a blue-eyed semi-stranger. What comes out my mouth: A spiel about love… Continue reading Five Year Plan…
Cancer Girls Unite…
There's a new cancer girl in town. Well, she's in Vegas, close enough. Regardless of where she is, you want this badass chick on your "Help Me Get Through This" team. I stumble upon Elly Brown as Sunday morning political show frustration reaches a peak and yelling at the TV is scaring the cats. The… Continue reading Cancer Girls Unite…
Time For A Beach Read…
Isn't it time for a beach read? I know--there was no book last month. I could say I didn't read. Truth is, I struggled for five weeks to get through that plodding mess about a wedding. A writer with a heart, I won't go after the book. Just advice on the side: if you must… Continue reading Time For A Beach Read…
Buy A Boat Boys…
This week in history marks fifteen years since The Notebook was released in theaters, documenting the moment Noah ruined love for all men. Not because they had to watch the movie but because they could never, ever measure up. Need proof? Boys, answer the following: Have you built a house with your bare hands, just… Continue reading Buy A Boat Boys…
It’s All About The Writing Dolls…
So, it's back. Our favorite high brow not-so-secret pleasure. Big Little Lies, that is. The juicy, gasp inducing, chicks rock story revolving around five girls. Which of the Monterey Five are you? We're all accounted for in their various personalities, non? Are you Celeste Wright, Nicole Kidman's perfect on the outside, kinky on the inside,… Continue reading It’s All About The Writing Dolls…