Fashion

Scarves Are Mandatory

Scarves…. From the beginning of October till mid April, every (naturally well-dressed) Man, Woman, and Child in Madrid will be wearing one. After the heat of summer, they start off as a simple decoration worn with a light sweater, and quickly become the most needed item in anyone’s wardrobe. I recall the first time I […]

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Lifesytle

The Rain in Spain

is a song from the 1956 musical ‘My Fair Lady’.    With the lyric being The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.   Well I don’t know about that.  And according to the Spaniards, it rains way more in the mountains to the north, than here on the plains of Madrid.  What I […]

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Fashion

Blanket Scarves

are all the rage (again) this winter. As much as I love the look of them, I have come to terms with the fact, that I simply cannot wear them – they wear me!     Make no mistake, I have scoured them at every price point, and of every fabric. But alas, their allure […]

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