The other day I was reading The Washington Post's Style section and came across the following article, "Back to prep cool: Lisa Birnbach updates her preppy guide". It was a book review on Ms. Birnbach's updated version of her Official Preppy Handbook (written 30 years ago). At the end of the article, was a summary from the new book that gives a description of what a preppy residence in today's age looks like. Besides listing an extra-large sized box of goldfish from Costco (check!), the following was also included:
Ashes of ancestral dogs. Birnback keeps the cremains of her late Yorkie, Archie, in a box. Says Birnbach, "A dead dog is a decorating must."
Wow, this just cracked me up. I had to laugh at the thought that Bailey's remains, sitting on top of a wine/shelf cabinet in our dining room makes us 'oh so hip.' Every now and then something will happen and I get a good chuckle from that lovable dog. I still miss him dearly, but now I feel like he is meant to be hanging out in our dining room (very discreetly, of course) making me feel more in fashion than I realize.
"...a decorating must." were the words used. Huh, I wonder if Nate Berkus and Martha Strewart know about this latest trend.
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