Ten years ago a retired police officer Gwen Elliott founded her Gwen’s Girls mission to create a place that gives girls more than hope and a helping hand, but a future. This Saturday, May 19th a gala to celebrate and raise funds for the organization will ‘Put on the Ritz’ and light up the Frick Art & Historic...
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In honor of my anniversary today, here is my story: It was the spring of 2008 and I was six months pregnant. Patrick and I had gotten engaged on a mountain side in Romanian after introducing me to his parents. Most people would step back and take some time to embrace the life changes, but not me. I was losing control of my body and...
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Enough about you, it’s all about cute babies – cute couture babies. Pitti Bimbo hosts a runway show for European children apparel designers in Florence, Italy every season and announces trends to watch. I am totally guilty of being obsessed with European culture. I married a Euro, I gave my children Euro names, and I have a...
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It’s that time of year again when my dad dresses up like a pharaoh, drinks Jew juice, aka Manischewitz a sweet table wine my grandmother drank, and entertains us with biblical politics during Moses’ liberation of the Hebrew slaves of Egypt. “They were all right wing conservatives and the liberal Egyptians tried to unfairly...
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Color is for more than Easter Eggs this spring; it’s for mama’s purse! Rachel Roy, Danielle Nicole, Top Shop, Big Buddha, and Sharp Hill Designs come in as conservative splurges for Lenten time. Even a Catholic Jew likes a modest splurge to excite my wardrobe that also avoids the guilt of a risky experiment with...
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Last week this mama wanted it hot like Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot so I accompanied my husband on his business trip to San Diego and stayed at the Del Coronado. What I got was dreary and rainy San Diego. Last time we were there we apparently brought the rain from Pittsburgh. The clouds followed us up the coast to San...
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