For those of us who eat like grade school children, healthy foods rarely grapple for attention. Facts are facts. Nuts do not make milk. Tofu is coagulated soy milk curd pressed into white blocks, not meat. And it doesn't taste like meat you liar. Fake cheese doesn't melt on nachos. And rarely will you encounter… Continue reading Magic Seeds…
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Vampire Lifts Are Not The Answer…
Sipping coffee with a gal pal who says, "You should write about age. Age and jobs. Age and bodies. Age and dating. It's a pain in the ass." She's right. Aging is definitely different for the girls. Her frustration comes from a job hunt. She is a super-talented events and trade show planner looking for… Continue reading Vampire Lifts Are Not The Answer…
The Girls Who Launched Hallmark Movies…
Hallmark did not create their signature small-town romance movies. You know the stories. Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Girl rebounds with bad boy. Original boy becomes brooding. Girl cries in her pillow. Girl chases her dream. Girl returns to her small New England town in either Fall or Christmas time and learns to live… Continue reading The Girls Who Launched Hallmark Movies…
Tea Time…
It wouldn't be social season in The Dale without the Happily Ever After League Fairytale Tea. You know the one. The tables are dressed in various stories and lore, hats to match, with monies raised going to mothers with cancer. It's a must. The grassroots organization was started by a mom. Of course it was… Continue reading Tea Time…
What If “Everybody” Is Wrong?…
I wished for time to just "be." Ask and ye shall receive. I got tossed in the corporate moat by mutual agreement, me sitting back and waiting for it mostly. It was a long time coming. But will it make a great book? You know it. Yes, it's all about corporate greed and deceit. And… Continue reading What If “Everybody” Is Wrong?…
Getting Tossed In The Moat…
Once upon a time, there was a girl who wrote stories. She weaved words together for others. She lived a happy life. Cancer cratered some dreams and she went corporate. Each and every day her soul shriveled a bit. She became hard and brittle. Climbing the ladder with another girl's heels kicking you in the… Continue reading Getting Tossed In The Moat…
Pearls Are Back Baby…
While those of us in The Dale continue to sit upon the sun's surface, the fashion world turns to Fall and all its heavenly offerings. Never one to tell others what to wear, except in the case of you sloppy ones--don't do that. Just don't. It seeps into every aspect of your image. One imagines… Continue reading Pearls Are Back Baby…
The Land of Men In Suits…
Spent a week in The Land of Men in Suits, also known as our nation's capital city. It is filled with men in lovely, fitted suits and-gasp-beautiful shoes. At times, a girl would have to stop, mouth agape, just to take it all in. Or click her heels together, "It does exist. It does exist."… Continue reading The Land of Men In Suits…
News Around The Dale…
The latest news, asked for and not. Here goes. Yes, V the Hair Goddess has some openings. Take my spot and I'll kill you while you sleep. She's a color master (check out my new caramel highlights) and the cut is perfection. DM me if you want the deets. Author entrepreneur friend, Kim Minert started… Continue reading News Around The Dale…
Havisham Days…
Perhaps it’s Taylor Swift and the tortured poets. Emotion is on the menu. There’s Taylor. There was the wedding of Baby Chicken and then there’s an Instagram of an older couple dancing in a square in Italy. It’s the couple dancing that elicits tears. Havisham Days are upon us. Not in the know? Miss Havisham,… Continue reading Havisham Days…
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