Weekend Reading, 1.11.25.

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1. Courtney Mason:

   So many “women aging is awesome” links — did you read this interview with Brooke Shields? A lovely addition to the list above ^^
   https://www.realsimple.com/brooke-shields-talks-about-aging-8759894

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   • grace at the stripe:

     I did! Love her!

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2. Lynn Caplen:

   I’m trying to read the stories like I used to but the fires and my own threat of family illness and probably losing my own home to financially keep my child and husband well cared for seem very scary. . I don’t want to talk about me . I’ll still always read and look at your recommendations , but now my heart is sad and praying for a lot of miracles .

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3. Nadine:

   Look at this!
   https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/iris-apfel-christies-auction

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   • grace at the stripe:

     WOW – fun, thanks for sharing!

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4. Lynn Caplen:

   I cannot imagine being a firefighter , tired , more than exhausted and not even knowing if your own house and family is safe . I have always had a supportive family and this is rather personal but I simply want to share it . When I needed to come home after a divorce, there was a room and food and clothes for my kids. I did it twice . Once after I made a move . We weren’t wealthy. We had what we needed . Fast forward I remarried and my husband was a Dentist so he made a decent family practice living . We lived pretty simply . Fast forward again and a simple pacemaker fail that pierced his heart a few years ago and the very beginning of dementia made him coming home impossible. Now we don’t live on a budget. We’re down to using up our only limited savings . My point is that I’m alone and there is every possibility we will have no home or no place to stay. I am beyond scared. I relate to this fire and losing everything as if it not if but when that will be me and my husband and daughter . I’m praying for miracles now. That’s not why I wrote this . I wrote it because I know that anything can happen so suddenly to anyone. What looks like an almost perfect life to someone looking on can be destroyed in a moment. All we all can do is pray for a miracle for all of us. Thinking of you and your loved ones every day

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   • grace at the stripe:

     Thanks Lynn, sending you a hug xx

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5. Steph P:

   I will be traveling through Spain this summer and looking for a lightweight bag or backpack to carry on long city walks. Any ideas?

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   • grace at the stripe:

     Not off the top of my head! I would probably just pack a canvas tote!

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6. carey:

   I look forward to this list every week- welcome back!

   Unrelated: the search functionality on this website is so. good. I know how hard that can be so thank you for doing this work to help the rest of us easily find what we’re looking for. And speaking of help, any chance you could give guidance on styling kick flares? Thank you 🙂

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   • grace at the stripe:

     Thank you for saying that! A lot of time and effort goes into all the backend stuff.
     Re: kick flares, do you follow my substack? I wear them quite a bit in my outfit diaries!

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