Happy belated birthday wishes to Sarah Vaughan, Dec. 9, Saxe; Anthony White, Dec. 9, Charlotte Court House; Milton Dailey, Dec. 10, Randolph; Sandra White, Dec. 10, Connecticut.

Birthday wishes to Sally Kohut, Dec. 13, Keysville; Alexis and Jessica Chappell, Dec. 14, Scottsburg; Jeremiah Moore, Dec. 16, Randolph; Doris Duffey, Dec.16; Dakota and Kody Kaywood, Dec. 16, Drakes Branch; Dorothy Stearnes, Dec. 17, Drakes Branch; Virginia G. Dailey, Randolph. Let this day be full of joy and happiness. May all of your wishes come true. Happy Birthday!

Get well wishes to all of the sick and shut in. I pray that God heals you quickly with his miraculous healing hands. You are in our prayers.

Thought for the week: We must become the change we want to see.

FASHION

Fashion is more usually a gentle progression of revisited ideas. Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. Only great minds can afford a simple style.

In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous. Fashions fade, but style is eternal. Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest. A designer is only as good as the ones who wear their clothes.

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Virginia Freeman is a community columnist for The Charlotte Gazette. She can be reached at vstars@pure.net.