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Received this amazing gift today from my lifetime friend, Dale.  We grew up together in Brighton Beach/Coney Island in the 60’s and 70’s.Check out Dale’s Sunshine Dreams Collection, and see the memories she shares through her art. -Lori

Here’s to all the mothers who didn’t know how to love. Heres to all the children who were able to rise above Heres to all survivors, and those who don’t quit who find the will and the way to persist who still love, and have learned to resist the pull, and the call of those who dismissed who wake every day with inquiring minds who live with purpose, not knowing what they’ll find who stumble and sometimes fall behind and get right back up, keep grinding the grind heres to writers, who need to express whats in their hearts when...

A pasty faced man wearing a beige trench coat walked into the shop just before closing and said, “Yeah, hi, I want to buy some of the edible underwear you have in the window.  It’s for my wife for Valentine’s Day.” We sold a fair amount of these novelties, basically fruit leathers made of sugar and pectin cut into the shape of a triangle bra and bikini panty.  As far as I could tell, both the men’s and women’s bottoms looked identical, even though the photo on the blue box had a clear differentiation. We sold between 30 and 50...

WIN is an acronym for Women In Need, an organization that offers temporary shelter to homeless families. I became involved with them one year when my women’s group, The Family of Women, did a holiday celebration/community service project with some of the women then in residence.   Several of us visited one of the residential facilities to sit and talk with the women, and offer them support in things like applying a for bank account or interviewing with a landlord to get an apartment. We brought sweet treats and donated our gently used handbags, and filled baskets with health, hygiene and...

The basic bra kit includes a smooth, t- shirt bra, which is an everyday bra for most women; a strapless/multiway convertible; sports bra; little black bra; and leisure bra. T-shirt/Everyday Bra T-shirt/everyday bra is the one you instinctively reach for upon dressing. It’s the one that disappears under your silk blouses and fitted t-shirts/tops and is completely invisible. Favorites at Bra Tenders include: Wacoal La Femme, a molded demi cup bra available from A-G in black and nude; Fantasie 4510 Smoothing demi for full busted gals; Natori Feathers, a plunge front, lace trimmed, lightly lined cup to a G; Chantelle 1241...