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A Case of the Human Condition: I’m a Woman with a — Sprawling — Past

July 17, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

The trouble with painting inside your closets is — everything has to come out of them.
And then what do you do with all your beloved stuff?

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Wanted: An Evening Handbag That’s Pretty — And Big Enough to Do the Job

A small silver evening bag at Nordstrom with ruching and a chain sells for $268. Photo by BF Newhall

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