It’s a new year and this is a lovely opportunity for me to introduce you to my slightly changed blog with the new domain “The Critic’s Darling”. This blog is my casual hobby “magazine” where I post about fashion, sewing projects, flight attendant life, and anything else glamorous and feminine ...

Imagine being a 7 year old girl in the 1990’s. You’re sitting at the City Park pool on a summer afternoon, and your mom pulls a little white spray bottle out of her canvas tote bag. Noticing the pretty tan lady on the bottle, you ask what that bottle is ...

The provocation that prompted my interest in reading Pride and Prejudice may be a bit unusual, it was my love of sewing! I became aware of Jane Austen Festivals ( here & here) through reading this Threads magazine article. A seamstress and Jane Austen fan, Katrina Holte, was interviewed about ...

I always love visiting my parents and my brother in my hometown, Bowling Green, Ohio. When I was there this past week, my mom heard about an invitation we could not refuse. In a nearby town, the Hirzel family of farmers, invited the community to feel free to stop by ...

What are some things that have been value-adding to your life lately? What movies, gadgets, apps, products, services, or activities have brought you joy, contentment, or usefulness? I have thought about this, and below are 20 rather eclectic examples of things I have found to be value-adding to me ...

This post is not an affiliate link, and if it were I would have no problem telling you, but as it stands, I love this minimalist purse so much I want to write a plug about it simply because I truly find it adds great value. I have been asked ...