Farewell to my halter-top years
Posted by Rona July 12, 2011 at 12:01PM
JUL
12
Somewhere on the downward slope of my 50s, I wandered into a boutique much beloved by the fashion crowd, and was talked into buying my first halter top. I found it on the bargain rack, where clothes end up that you have to be mad or a model to wear. The plunging neckline said "Cher on a bad night." The fabric, white eyelet, said, "Eight-year-old's birthday party." [more]
My first mentor
Posted by Rona June 27, 2011 at 11:02AM
JUN
27
Every child needs a wise adult friend who knows how to listen--and when to speak up. I learned that a lifetime ago, hanging out in the pokiest of basement apartments with my mother's straight-talking tenant. [more]
