Roots
I've been out on my book tour for a few days now and, simultaneously, my father has been posting lots of photos from his childhoor on Facebook. I love looking at old family photos but this one above really struck a chord. No one remembers exactly what this event was, but the people in the photo are my uncle Peter and my Grandmother Jane. I can't stop looking at this photo. They both look like movie stars and my grandmother's outfit is beyond fabulous.
A part of me has always idealized New England preppy style and Yankee sensibilities and the Terry family has both in spades. My grandmother Jane was not the warmest woman but I loved her. She was always positive and upbeat, surrounded by a family of sarcastic, snobby cynics, myself included.
Do you have a style idol in your family?


