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Blog Party and More
Fantasia Fair: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Shaved, showered, makeup applied, I was dressed and downstairs for breakfast by 8:30 AM. I ate a full breakfast and chatted with which ever of my Chicago...
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Wednesday's Weather Was Wet!
Fantasia Fair: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 My umbrella was a key accessory on Wednesday as it rained off and on throughout the day and night. I wore my black print dress from Fashion to Figure and my...
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I have to catch a train
Fantasia Fair: Thursday, October 23, 2014 My second presentation, "Things You Can Do When You're All Dressed Up" was at the Boatslip at 10 AM. Many months ago, Jan Brown had asked me to do the...
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Acknowledged
Fantasia Fair: Friday, October 24, 2014 Melissa, Luna Maria and I say, “Cheese” during lunch at the Crown & Anchor.Out the door and to the Crown & Anchor to attend the Authors' Roundtable at 10...
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Fantasia Fair Final
Fantasia Fair: October 19 - 24, 2014The girls dining at Ross's Grill,left to right, Andrea, Stana, Melissa, Natalie, Diana and Emeraude.Fantasia Fair has evolved. In the past, it was reputed as being...
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Wrestling with her identity
I leave you with three interesting articles I read last week that you may find interesting, too:“On the Other Side: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” by Marvi Matos, who tells the story about her spouse...
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T Time in England
By Paula Gaikowski I typically am a little sad this time of year when so many of my sisters are meeting each other and enjoying Fantasia Fair out on Cape Cod. However this year, although I didn’t...
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Bond Girls
By Paula GaikowskiI had a great night’s sleep and woke up refreshed and cheerful. I made coffee and turned on the BBC to check the weather and news. One thing I noticed about myself as I woke up that...
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Bath Time
By Paula Gaikowski The capstone to my trip was to come on Wednesday when a meeting that was scheduled was canceled. This left me with a free day. I debated with myself; I wasn’t up for a day in London...
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Another Successful Outing
Each day, I get a little closer to going to work as a woman on a regular basis, that is, a more regular basis than once a year.Recently, the company reorganized my department. My boss moved on to...
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It's No Fun Reading About Being A Girl
There was a silent auction during Fantasia Fair and one of the items up for bid was the November 1980 issue of Playboy magazine. That issue contained the infamous article that exposed Fantasia Fair to...
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Sindi’s Favorite Photo (of Sindi!)
Not my most favorite, but one of my favorites. Dress Barn on clearance plus coupon :-)In response to my open invitation to send me your favorite photo along with the story behind it and the reason it...
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Raiding Her Closet
These two cartoons with a similar theme both appeared in the same issue of Playboy magazine, the November 1980 issue, which coincidentally also contained D. Keith Mano's article about Fantasia...
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Anna Maria's Favorite Photo (of Anna Maria!)
Hello Stana, I truly love your blog! Attached is my favourite photo and this is the story:For me dressing and passing are a bit of a challenge. Like you I’m 61, but I’m also on the heavier side and...
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ad nauseum
ad nauseum- a Latin term for a discussion that has continued so long that it has continued "to [the point of] nausea" (Source: Wikipedia).On my desk at work is a framed photo of me at work en femme on...
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Lemonade
I received the following e-mail yesterday. I am a life-long TV, so I feel able to comment. My advice to nearly all those who contribute to your blog is simple:Throw away the cameras and look long and...
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Wednesday was going to be a very big day out en femme for me. I was going to take the train to New York City to attend a conference with my boss and her boss: three business women in The City for the...
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Eating Pie
People have asked about what I wrote in my previous post, specifically "Wednesday was going to be a very big day out en femme for me. I was going to take the train to New York City to attend a...
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Paula Gee's Favorite Photo (of Paula Gee!)
I actually find that as I grow in self confidence and am spending more and more time presenting my true self to the world I am taking less selfies. Keeping a blog going is like feeding an angry animal...
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