Alma Thomas, Tiptoe Through the Tulips, 1969, acrylic on canvas

Weekend Reads #294

Weekend Reads The 77-year-old artist making sculptural costumes out of her Tribeca apartment. (Shop Rat) When the private equity firm Carlyle bought Beautycounter, the skin care brand that people sold at kitchen tables, everything changed. (New York Times – gift link) Could social media support healthy online conversations? New_ Public is working on it. (NiemanLab)…

jane fisher, sun bather, 2012

Weekend Reads #293

Weekend Reads Thank you, L, for sending this my way… Born in DC, I lived most of my life in Maryland, and spending my summers at Delaware beaches, I know the Orange Crush. In fact, it was the signature drink at our wedding in 2004! Maryland invented the orange crush. Now Delaware is claiming it….

Alison wearing the berry Universal Standard Geneva dress with gold Margaux Uptown Sandals and carrying a raffia clutch in her hand.
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Styling the Universal Standard Geneva Dress for Day and Night

Within the past five years, my body has fluctuated about 20 pounds, though I have essentially still worn around the same clothing size. Perimenopause, fitness changes, diet changes, life—they all affect my body, and I’d go broke if I bought a new wardrobe each time it changed. I am especially grateful to items in my…