Sara, I love anthologies. Bite-sized pieces I can gobble up quickly. And if I find a new author, I love chasing down their previous work. It’s called “glomming”. Great word!

Thank you all for hanging out with the three of us during this especially busy time of year. Hope you all have a great Christmas and wonderful New Year, however you celebrate your holiday season. :>

Deidre, I’ll have to try Gleason’s work - I’m already impressed with an author who takes the time to make the clothing fit the task. How many movies have we seen where the heroine chases down a bad guy in ice pick heels? Yeah, talk about broken ankles! (laughter) When I saw Underworld with Kate Beckinsale I thought - yes, she has to be dead, because she wouldn’t have enough oxygen in that corset to fight that well (lol).

Shuz, I try harder some days than other. Of course, I prefer long skirts to pants, always have - almost never wore jeans as a kid, so even with my sneakers, I sometimes look more dressed up. However, watching me hike that skirt up to my knees to slog through the yard in the rain after the dogs, the effect is kind of ruined. My main effort at “not letting myself go” is to try and wear makeup, though it’s a hit or miss kind of thing.

And I concur with all of you - people watching is a great source of inspiration and ideas. For me it’s the little things. I like watching a couple at a table whose conversation I can’t hear and interpret what’s going on through body language, expressions, etc. Hello Jennifer McKenzie - it’s good to see you here!

Fedora - believe me, I don’t dress up either. I’m usually a sweats or shorts person. And I love those books where they start out drab and end up glam! They’re so much fun to read.

Kristin - you nailed it about corsets. They definitely hide the flaws and accentuate the positive!

Shuz - would have loved to see a pic of the guy in the seersucker suit. omg.

Joey: I desperately try to leave the Nikes, Pumas and NBs in the gym pile, but every once in a while I end up wearing them somewhere or falling into the lazy trap. I can’t help it - we all have our days, and I even leave the house on mine!

Denise: We’re about to have another snowstorm here. Don’t complain about summer!