I think she's nailed a certain kind of look. I've been reading her for years and I think this is her very best piece.
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How did 'ceramicist with a private income' become a cipher for glamour? " Funny thing is, I was in the veterinarian's office with our then new puppy and started chatting to the much older woman sitting next to me. I was 70, so you figure her age. She was dressed exactly like this - and the neighborhood has become very marginal, I was surprised she still lived here - and what did she turn out to be? A ceramicist with private income!
