by jlo | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
All hail the Great Pumpkin! (with a hat-tip to Charles Schulz and Linus) Autumn’s signature symbol is in its full orange glory this month. Cultivated in the Americas for at least 6,000 years, the pumpkin is very versatile and adapts well to both sweet and savory...
by jlo | Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I was going to title this post “Be a sweater girl,” but I thought better of it, as some ladies wouldn’t take kindly to that description. According to Wikipedia, “The term ‘sweater girl’ was made popular in the 1940s and 1950s to...
by jlo | Oct 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
“She’s candy-apple red with a ski for a wheel…” Those lyrics to an old Beach Boys song refer to Santa’s sleigh, but I’m talking about the real thing here…candied apples! I used to wonder why “candy-apple red” was a...
by jlo | Oct 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here’s another simple tip for celebrating autumn: Dress in seasonally-appropriate colors! If autumn’s reds, golds, and browns aren’t the most flattering for your own coloring, consider using them in accessories, jewelry, and away from your face (as...
by jlo | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Tweed–that rough, woolen fabric so strongly associated with fall– reminds me of academia, the patched elbows and ever-present pipe of a stereotypical professor straight out of Central Casting. Tweed also reminds me of offices, of dressmaker suits and hair...