The Summer Everything Changed by Chamberlin Holly

Author:Chamberlin, Holly [Chamberlin, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780758275349
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Amazon: 075827534X
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Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2013-06-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

CITYMOUSE

Greetings, All!

On this lovely July morning I want to pay a long-overdue homage to the women of Se Vende, one of if not the most beautiful and welcoming and interesting stores in Portland.

Sage and Olive are the coolest mother/ daughter team next to LouLou and me. They travel around the world choosing stuff for their excellent site on Exchange Street—all sorts of colorful pottery, beautifully crafted hammocks, mirrors in intricately carved frames, and—my favorite!—lots of unique and simply stunning jewelry from Mexico, Israel, Turkey, Vietnam, and other wonderful places I hope to visit someday! (See Gwen’s photos below.) And if you’re really lucky, Sage’s huge gray kitty will be hanging out with her! And maybe you’ll also get to meet their friend Cait, who is an artist and a professional belly dancer and a super-nice person, too!

Pop in when you’re in Portland and tell them CityMouse (aka, me) sent you!

Now, to mention the outstanding Diana Vreeland yet again . . . She was quoted as having this to say about fashion magazines (way back before blogs and websites, of course):

“What these magazines gave was a point of view. Most people haven’t got a point of view; they need to have it given to them.”

By the way, it was Ms. Vreeland who, in the opinion of those who know, pretty much invented the role of the powerful, all-knowing fashion editor.

Now, my brief comments on the above: I’m not sure if I wholly agree with the statement I quoted. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and think that everyone truly does have her own thoughts—not that some direction can’t be helpful in shaping a point of view!

I have no desire to be an arbiter of style or fashion for others (hey, I think that’s the first time I’ve used that word—arbiter!). People who blog about fashion have become known as “style influencers,” and that’s a pretty big responsibility to bear.

I’m too humble (yes, really) and too non-ambitious (ditto) to think that I have anything so vitally important to say that it would or should change someone’s mind or heart about something as personal and individual (at least, it should be) as style.

Well, CityMouse signing off for now before I talk/write myself into an even deeper mess!

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