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pantry fetish

I will admit, I have one. The pantry of my dreams. Or maybe this one. To be more specific: I have a clean-pantry fetish. My sister-in-law will attest to my fixation, because—on one extended trip to her house in Boston—I basically took apart the contents of her entire kitchen,...

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def-initely

My husband was very happy when high-definition TV hit the market a few years ago. He says it makes him feel as though he’s “seeing reality in a crystal-clear image.” I would venture to guess that Dianne Sawyer was not quite as enthused that every crevice,...

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green (and gold) with envy

Harper’s Bazaar does a brilliant job each month scouting the style scene for their Editor’s Notes section. Each page has a theme. Each theme comes with items. Fashionable items. Items I want, but don’t necessarily want to pay for. Like: a Derek Lam cross-body bag...

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heart-healthy gifts

I was always thrilled to receive those anonymous boxes of Sweethearts in elementary school...

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the balm!

I was vacationing in Maui, when my tall, blonde, lanky friend lying on the chaise next to me pulled a little pot of gloss out of her beach bag and began applying the stuff to her lips. The scent of roses wafted over, causing me...

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on the scent

In my mind—and nose—nothing conjures up a memory more than fragrance. I can tell you what my date was wearing 30 years ago just by catching a whiff of Geoffrey Beene’s Grey Flannel. I can describe the moment a co-worker at Mademoiselle walked into my office smelling...

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it’s a shoe-in

A while back, I told you I'd be on the look-out for budget-friendly versions of the hottest heels on the market. The nice thing (or dangerous thing) for shoe freaks like me, is that every time I turn around there's something new to love. I'd buy...

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ring in the new year

I’ve always loved the term “cocktail ring.” Conjures up a sort of glamorous, Gatsby-esque image…which makes sense, since I read today that these oversized, right-hand baubles first became popular during Prohibition, when they were worn by women at illegal drinking parties as a sort of...

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follow the reader

Happy Thursday Dear Readers! New Year's Resolution (#514): to blog consistently and frequently so as not to confuse my poor readers, who occasionally confide to me that they never quite know when a new post will appear. (I feel your pain; I never quite know when...

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you’re invited…

I was talking to a friend about parties once and she confided to me, “Hillary, I’m never the life of the party…I’m the life of the party planner.” I instantly got what she was saying: For some people (me), it’s almost more fun to think,...

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