I’d hinted that I’ll be in different climates on this trip, and as it is winter time for most of us above the equator, I’ll be bundling up for most of my trip. Look 2. CHANEL 07A black wool peacoat with white piping, 08A grey muffler with chain link logo, black converse sneakers, and large black camera bag.
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Look 1
 It always starts with a bag. Another bag, then shoes. And the rest of my travel wardrobe follows rather easily. I pick things that can be versatile enough on the road to accommodate the predictably unpredictable weather mishaps, impromptu dinner parties, last minute business meetings, and off-road weekends.  You’d think I’d need 3 bags and 10 pairs of shoes …
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Dressing Without Fabulousness
 My coughing is not quite under control yet, but if I don’t speak a lot or do jumping jacks, I can stifle the coughs as they rise up in my throat. And, thank goodness, I no longer sound like a woman who’s had ten cigarettes and one whiskey too many. All I need is to take the rest of my …
Cactus Gardens
 There’s something very zen about cactus gardens,  and you can find them all over Phoenix. The above gardens are in front of the Paradise Valley post office near my hotel, and they are as prevalent in this town as Native American art:  All around Paradise Valley there are lovely homes surrounded by endless permutations of cactus arrangements: …
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Is That A Python On That Horse?
 Phoenix is a quaint mix of a once small outpost in America’s southwest and a modern city trying to keep up with the Joneses. It is peppered by golf resorts and tony shops catering to the financially secure, and yet it has a very down home feeling to it. I think it might have to do with the year …