I was taking a walk in my neighborhood last week in the late afternoon when I was surprised by a wedding party departing for the church. At first, I was a bit taken aback. Here I was in a southern Mexican location where color is a habitual signature. I would not have expected the bride to be accompanied by 6 bridesmaids dressed in grey and two flower-girls fluffed out in … Read More
Today there are 3 cruise ships anchored in the harbor. I can see them from my hillside deck, miniature behemoths besieging the seascape. Close up and beachside, the scope of even one of these multi-deck ships belies the imagination. They used to bother me, invading the romance of the Cabo shoreline and distorting the aquatic view. But now I understand how important they are to the economic infrastructure of this … Read More
Located in the Florida Keys, in the heart of Islamorada, is a specialty store with an international following. Established in 1996, Lion’s Lair Boutique has become paradise for the well-endowed and hard to fit woman. Specializing in larger cup sizes and plus sizes, Lion’s Lair offers one of the largest selection of cup sized swimwear, lingerie and clothing in the United States, quite possibly the world. Click Her to … Read More
One of the real pleasures I always have when I come home to Cabo San Lucas is my garden. Planting it a year ago was a labor of love. In this small space in which most of my neighbors have placed a small pool and patio surface, I opted for an explosion of flowers, particularly a mélange of bougainvillea whose lush hues surround all the backyard walls. I can lie … Read More
Two years ago this week, Elisabeth Dale wrote a blog on our Breast Briefs column titled What Happens When Men Develop Breasts? Since that time Lingerie Briefs has received more emails and comments generated by men about this subject than any other topic covered on this site. Still, to this day, it is the most read blog, without exception, in our literary stable. Stats don’t lie; they inform. There is … Read More
I have crossed some spectacular bridges in my life, but none quite as unique as the historic Brooklyn Bridge. Its hybrid cable stayed suspension construction sets it apart from its counterparts creating a magnificent display of wires that lift the eye upward. At the time it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, engineered with an open truss system reinforcing it to six times the strength … Read More
When we were children, my grandmother would travel east from Ohio to visit us in NY staying several weeks in my brother’s bedroom. He moved in with me next door and both of us shared the bathroom with Sylvia. One of our favorite pastimes was to peak into the shower where her lingerie was hanging to dry. We would count the rows of hooks on her bra; 16 if I … Read More