[Explorer89]

I absolutely agree that she is spending her own money, and has every right to do so in any way that she sees fit. It is a great country that way. I just barf a little when she is held up as a style icon. Really? She’s no Jackie O, despite the press attempts to portray her as such. And it just shows a lack of judgment to pay that kind of coin for a simple sundress. The Duchess of Cambridge regularly shows up in dresses from Zara (my favorite store, btw) and looks great. If the sundress had come from J Crew, I would have said, “rock on, Michelle!”. But the price! That is buying a label, not the dress! And that is clueless.

[xsmommy]

When you get home and start missing Italian, you will have to come and visit our new parish. it's a lovely little church, with an ethnic rather than a geographic base. We were assigned parish family #202, so it's pretty small, but intimate and we like that. 9 am and noon masses are in English. 10:30 am is in Italian.