Think Pink

To cheer things up, a list of some pretty pink things:

1. The Lilly Pulitzer dress above. Could not throw out that catalog. So lovely. It's not a dress, it's a lifestyle.

2. My baby doll Karen's lace-trimmed pajamas. Still remember the magic of receiving them from Santa, along with Karen. Still have them around so Punch can play with them when she visits--although Karen's hair is a total mess now. I think I overzealously shampooed it once. Also curled it on adorable tiny pink curlers, which my mother gave me. She used them on her own hair.

3. My hot pink scarf/shawl purchased at Bobbi Brown The Studio in Montclair. Wearing it now. Goes with everything, adds color.

4. The fat, baby-pink peonies my mother grew.

5. The beautiful peonies my friend Madonna and her sweet children sent me home with last year. Those bushes were old--think of how many summers they reliably produced such beauty at the farmhouse.

6. Lipstick.

7. Love's Baby Soft--a subtle bridge from my generation to Figgy's, which has somehow survived. Hope I never forget how beautiful that small bottle of spray cologne made me feel as a teenager.

8. Nail polish.

9. Folders, notebooks and sticky notes.

10. Lemonade.

11. Petits fours. From Divine Delights.

12. Birthday cake roses.

13. Wedding cake flowers!

14. Cosmopolitans.

15. Mary Kay cars. Never saw one in person, but love the idea. Great marketing.

16. Bridesmaid dresses.

17. Cupcakes.

18. Lilly sunglasses.

19. Frilly sandals.

20. Vogue editor Diana Vreeland's famous 1962 comment: "I ADORE that pink ... it's the navy blue of India."