Rustling: This full silk skirt the color of dark persimmons makes it seem as though the entire world could rest comfortably in my lap.

I'm wearing knicker-length pants underneath, and it has been a pleasure. I have never felt this protected and comfortable while wearing a skirt. If I could get my hands on a pair of proper bloomers, trust me, I would. And then the world would not be safe from me.

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When I took the first bite of this walnut bread, I actually cried out in alarm at how good it was.

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In a store today, this preteen girl was trying on a pair of riveted strappy black heels, and her mom squints at them and says, "Honey, I don't... Those shoes... they look like S&M for debutantes."
I think a store founded on that principle could make good business here.

6:06 p.m. 2004-04-20�