Category: Bonjour Duchess Dolls

10:42 PM, Reflections on a Day... Advisor Girl says, "For those who have the gift of words, there is great responsibility." Today that means news of the world. With Turkey moving to authorize military force in Syria and the potential for meltdown in Dallas as a family is quarantined due to Ebola showing its face… Continue reading The Greater Good Is Just That…

I tell Advisor Girl my readers have questions about her. She scoffs. Later in the day I receive a missive. She emerges from her broom closet to speak for herself. Lap it up dolls. "Dear Duchess, It comes as a surprise how much of this blog is about me. I am not sure; should I… Continue reading From The Witch’s Mouth…

Monday afternoon, tape removed, 4:40 p.m. She never lets up. Advisor Girl lectures me on forehead scrunching every time we meet. No doubt she noticed it at our first encounter but was yet comfortable enough to bark instructions aloud. That she saved for our second meeting. Today, I have a two hour conversation, a serious… Continue reading Yes, I Have Tape on My Face…

Thursday night late, near midnight. Long day. Time for wine. Relax. First, I must fill my cauldron. A reader queries, "Does Advisor Girl care that you call her a witch?" Earlier today I asked her. "Do you know the true definition of witch?" She laughs. I think so. But I look it up to be… Continue reading What’s In Your Cauldron?…

I'm feeling snubbed. Readers pepper me constantly with questions about The Chickens, The Norwegian and Scottsdale gossip. Now, all you little minxes want to know about is Advisor Girl. I'll answer your questions this once and then it's back to our lessons. How did you meet her? I was doing an event for a nonprofit… Continue reading What A Curious Bunch…

9:24 PM For some of us, wishes are so big they twinkle like unreachable stars just out of reach. They flail about in our heads with little chance of fruition. Until they don't. When they begin to materialize, it is not only magical, it's exhausting. Who knew? Who knew launching a brand was all consuming?… Continue reading Careful What You Wish For…

11:40 AM The Fixer is talking money and wealth. Yay! I love money and wealth. Grey Goose, shoes and dresses require green bills in exchange for coming to live at my house. Advisor Girl teaches it is far better to fund my habit doing what I love than seated at a desk in an office… Continue reading And We’re Talkin’ Wealth…

I want the business; not just because it's interesting work and a paycheck, but because I owe this man. Turns out, the meeting's about more than a job. It's a lesson in, "True service deserves true reward." It is fact for you, for me, for all of us if we are to meander through life… Continue reading True Service Deserves True Reward…

"Go back to church," she says. She asks how long it's been. Has Catholic guilt laid itself bare as well? Is there nothing this witch cannot see? Some days, heart and soul must be visible to the naked eye. I tell her I went to the funeral and twice after that. She tells me she… Continue reading What Did She Say?…