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Did I scare you?? Happy Halloween! I got to do one Halloweeny thing this year…with my favorite person (Katie). Unfortunately, I forgot to grab the camera bag, so she just took some pics with the cell phone (pro blogger right here, folks). Bettye Breaks the Rules (pumpkin tossing is discouraged). U-Pick-Radishes (they’re
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Match Made in Seven: Fall Fashion Favorites

Welcome to the monthly edition of Match Made in Seven! We are an international group of fashion bloggers who meet virtually once a month. One of us chooses a theme each month, and that can be anything: a book, music, a color, a movie. And then we all style an outfit based
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Week in Review: Week 190

Autumn showed up this week. Good thing cuz nothing else was going on. Katie was in Maryland til Thursday. My friends left for France on Wednesday. I just worked and came home and worked some more. This was the view from my car as I ate lunch on Monday. Only one camera
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Workday Wardrobe 10/21-25

A five-day work week at last! Not that I wasn’t perfectly happy with shorter weeks, I just haven’t had a full work week since I started this Workday Wardrobe series! Monday You just saw this plaid dress on the blog a few weeks ago here but today I was back to black
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Why Neutrals Are So Important in Your Wardrobe

I love neutrals. Natural tones. Greyed-down tones. Combining colors with low contrast to one another. What do I consider to be neutrals? Black, white, grey, cream, brown, and even into navy, olive and blush pink. I can appreciate color on other people, and once in a blue moon you’ll see me in something
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Denim Dress + Leopard Cardigan

How’s that for an intriguing title?? Usually I sit down to write a blog post and blahblahblah just pours out of me. I photographed this outfit over a week ago and I have YET to think of any topic that goes with it, so. We all have our days. If you follow
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Week in Review: Week 189

Monday Cough cough. I just learned that the Long Island Anthropologie that DID carry plus sizes, is no longer doing so! So now NO store on Long Island carries plus sizes in-store. GRRR! Cough cough. On a brighter note, I read a DELIGHTFUL book today. LESS by (I keep wanting to say Brian
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Workday Wardrobe: Oct. 16-18

Another short week! Monday was a holiday and Tuesday I couldn’t stop coughing, so stayed home one more day. Wednesday This has been a favorite outfit of mine since spring and showed it once before on the blog here. It was coolish with the threat of rain, so I needed a sweater,
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Wardrobe Remix

I don’t want it to seem like I’m just jumping on the sustainable fashion wagon because it’s currently in vogue, but the truth is that reading about it and hearing about it over and over and over again has definitely put it more top of mind for me than it ever was
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Mad About Plaid

I keep reading about plaid being a hot trend for fall 2019. Uhm. Plaid is hardly a TREND. It’s a CLASSIC. Plaid has been around for centuries. And it’s not going anywhere. I’ve had this Old Navy black watch (dark green, navy and black) plaid dress for going on three years now.
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Week in Review: Week 188

Since I have always shared with you when I feel down or anxious, I thought it only fair to also tell you when I was feeling pretty good. And by good I mean neutral. Which for me, is good. There’s no big in your face rah-rah, life is so amazing, it’s just
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Oct 7-11, 2019

Monday A regular workday, possible rain, definitely a trip to the farm. The top is lightweight, as is the cardigan – they’re the perfect combination for a mild day in the low 70s. The flats are a nice pinky-nude shade that I like with the white jeans. I have a hard time
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Where Bloggers Live: My Apartment

Welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes? Over the next few months, a group of seven bloggers will be sharing their workspaces, their homes, towns and more! Make
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How to Wear a Blazer Casually

For years I have admired the style of bloggers like Lizzy Hadfield and Emma Hill and coveted their blazer collections. I have longed to emulate their cool, minimal, almost androgynous vibe with straight leg jeans and longline blazers. Of course, this seemingly effortless look that they convey is not so easy for a
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Week in Review: Week 187

Monday Day 3 of 4-day weekend consisted of sleeping very late, cleaning and organizing my closet (good times!), finishing an odd book, watching some tv and going to the market, WHERE – Big Day for Bettye – I got my first-ever SQUEEZE bottle of mayonnaise! Woohoo! Welcome to the….whatever century it is! How do
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Workday Wardrobe ~ Oct 2-4, 2019

I’m giving this weekly series a try, sharing what I actually wear to work everyday…for better or worse. You’ll see how often I repeat articles of clothing and how I mix and match pieces from my wardrobe to make new outfits. Wednesday Remember, it was a short week for me. I went
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A Little Touch’o’Fall

I know, I know, I’m a good six weeks behind the PUMPKIN! SPICE! ON SEPTEMBER 1ST! bloggers. But first, September was like a non-month for me. Where did September go? I don’t know. And second, so many fall COLORED things are also fall WEIGHT, and it’s just been Too Warm for that!
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Oh, Sugar Sugar: Detox Recap

Well, the 2-week sugar detox ended on Sunday. I took a day off (where I had McD’s sweet tea and take-out lasagna) and am now onto Week 3. So, it was not as difficult as anticipated. I’m a little weird in that any sort of “eating control” is not that difficult for
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Week in Review: Week 186

It’s getting a little boring to keep saying I’m super-busy and exhausted, but.  I’m not exhausted in the way I was earlier this spring when I was not feeling well, and I was low energy and getting shaky and having dizzy spells. I’m just exhausted from being busier than usual, more active
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Animal Motifs Through History: Match Made in Seven

Well, MY history 🙂 Welcome to the monthly edition of Match Made in Seven! We are an international group of fashion bloggers who meet virtually once a month. One of us chooses a theme each month, and that can be anything: a book, music, a color, a movie. And then we all
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