By: Mary Fran Bontempo Okay, how fabulous are these? According to the calendar, although not the 22 degree temperature we were cursed with here in Philadelphia yesterday, spring is almost here. And what better way to celebrate the colors of the season than with bright, beautiful, awesome jewelry? (Actually, what better way to celebrate anything than with jewelry? But I digress....) Costume jewelry is my weakness. I love it, I covet it, and [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Well, it's been almost a week now, and anyone who teaches at a Catholic grade school is surely feeling the pain. Lent began last Wednesday, with the ever-uplifting distribution of ashes, the ceremony whereby a priest smears black soot in the sign of the cross on the foreheads of the Catholic faithful while reminding us that [...]
By: Carol Mikulski Somebody, anybody, point me in the right direction. We’re told we need to take better care of ourselves as we enter and pass menopause (don’t you hate that word?). But how do we begin to figure out what’s right for us? We’re bombarded every day with products that promise to make us thinner, help us deal with stress, and cope with hot flashes. The list goes on and on. Add [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Spring is about to, well, spring, and it's time for all women to take a moment, or two, or two hundred, for themselves. Join NRFGP Mary Fran Bontempo, along with Independent Arbonne Consultant, Jenny Childs, and yoga/Pilates instructor Sandy Erickson, as we indulge in a little pampering, Saturday morning, March 29th in Bryn Athyn, PA. We'll work our bodies with a light yoga/Pilates session, learn 5 "Commandments" to recapture [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo So it's snowing in Philly again. It's snowed in Philly almost every week of this mean, ugly and endless winter. Even if you're a fan of snow, as are my snowboarding son, David, and daughter, Megan, you hate this winter. There's absolutely nothing, and I mean, nothing, to like about it. So I left. That is, my husband, Dave and I, along with Megan, left, for sunnier and warmer [...]
Hosting an awards show is a high stakes gamble for anyone brave enough to take on the job. Ellen DeGeneres does it right (tune into the Oscars tonight starting at 7 PM on ABC). So do Hugh Jackman and Neil Patrick Harris, as they prove in this "Host-off" singing duel from the 2011 Tony Awards. Enjoy! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's Oscar time again, and as usual, I'm hooked. I love to pretend that I find Hollywood's self-congratulatory attitude with its proliferation of awards shows somewhat pathetic--I mean, just how many parties to you need to throw yourself, anyway?--but where the Oscars are concerned, I'm just plain envious. Really, who wouldn't want to be part of the entertainment celebration of the year? A chance to be "styled" and wear [...]
