I buy handmade crafts in India and sell them to benefit animal welfare organizations in India and elsewhere. Former art historian. Current packrat. Avid thrifter and vintage clothes wearer. Love 1960s and early 1970s styles. Partial to Art Nouveau, Pre-Raphaelite, Victorian, Renaissance and Medieval art. On a continual quest for good-looking, comfortable vegan shoes. Bhangra dancer since 2002. Fascinated by all things Indian. Vegan and animal advocate.
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Words I like:
"She was dressed, as usual, in an odd assortment of clothes, most of which had belonged to other people."
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (1913-1980)
“I said "Somebody should do something about that." Then I realized I am somebody.”
Lily Tomlin
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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at 05:52PM 
A recent article in The Boston Globe reported on a program of the Humane Society of the United States, which distributes coats, stoles, and jackets to wildlife rehabilitators. Called Coats for Cubs, the program makes good use of furs that should never have been taken in the first place.
Photo: HSUS website
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