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After two decades of research and a lifetime reading and re-reading her work, Patti Bender unexpectedly found herself the world's expert on Emilie Loring. Bender left a thirty-year college teaching career to complete the author's biography and pursue writing full-time. Her website, The Emilie Loring Collection (available at www.pattibender.com), has become a gathering place for Emilie's lifetime fans.

Patti is married and has two grown children. When she's not researching or writing, you might find her hiking, cycling, kayaking, gardening, or traveling. She collects interesting rocks, sea glass, and all things Emilie. ...more

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Cheers to the Emilie Loring Community!

Today, I raise a toast to our Emilie Loring community. For ten years, you have brought your ideas, enthusiasm, and generosity to what might otherwise have been an interesting but solitary pursuit.

An Astute Catch

Last week, Peggy sent this illustration from the J. Peterman catalog and two observations:

J. Peterman’s 1930s “Playsuit Skirt”

In Chapter 10 of As Long as I Live (1937), Peggy says, “Going

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Happy Landings: Emilie Loring's Life, Writing, and Wisdom

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