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- Coastal Cowgirl: Dance Party in Aisle FiveA beach reset in Naples, Florida, takes an unexpected turn. Only in Naples can you buy cucumbers, order a steak dinner, and dance to DJ music under the same roof. I went to Naples looking for a coastal reset. Sunshine. A little shopping. A …
- Horse Girls in the Wild: Savanna with AttitudeBeyond the Barn There’s a moment on every horse girl’s journey when the world reminds her that she’s still wired for adventure—even if the “wild” isn’t on horseback. As we get older and that final horse becomes a memory, many of us opt to …
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- Horse Girls Never Grow Up. We Just Buy Better BootsSome people grow out of childhood phases. Horse girls do not. We simply age like fine wine… if the wine were stored in a tack trunk,covered in shavings,and smelled faintly of liniment and fly spray. We’re built differently. We can spot a lame horse …
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- Coastal Cowgirl: Off-Course in ParadiseThe Girlfriends’ Un-Getaway I spent four days aboard Margaritaville at Sea Paradise, sailing to Freeport and Nassau in the Bahamas. This was a girlfriends’ getaway with my friend Bernadette to help her ease into solo travel. Despite having cabins next to each other, we …
- Pucker Up, Hot Lips & Other Disastrous Pickup LinesDisclaimer: Before the gentlemen start backing cautiously toward the exit, let me acknowledge the obvious: this works both ways. I’ve known women who used men as a meal ticket. I can’t write their field guide because I haven’t been on the receiving end of …
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