I was at a baby shower for a new Mom who, that day, had reached 37 weeks. Such an accomplishment, those first 37 weeks. She’s already mothered her young one, already sacrificed for (his or her, the parents don’t know) sake, has curtailed her activities and her work, even to the point of bed-rest for […]
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Advice to a New Mother
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Emotions/Inner World, Motherhood, Mothers, Parenting, Women on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Window Shopping
Posted in Beauty, Femininity, Finery, Shopping, Shops, Women on October 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Although I don’t like malls, I’m a sucker for a perfect window shopping street. There’s one not too far from me, and I go there as often as possible. It’s got a lovely artisan jewelry and baby clothing store, a pretty good happy hour place, a place to buy (and therefore, sample) expensive imported lotions […]
Watch Repair
Posted in Connection, Femininity, Idiosyncracies, Marriage, Shopping on October 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I went to the mall last weekend – a place I don’t frequently go, despite being female and having, supposedly, an innate homing response to bring me there. My watch band was broken, and there’s a watch repair shop located in a kiosk, somewhere between the JCPenney and Nordstrom anchors. You can tell by these […]