Ah, February! Here you are. Have I missed you? Hmmm, I don’t think so. It always seems like this shortest month of all drags on forever. And, this year, we get an extra day…yippee? Even though Nigel and I don’t really do much for Valentine’s Day, I caved for this month’s 10 on the 10th. …
Better than one… My style has changed, evolved, whatever you want to call it over the years. Just as now, when I was teaching, I was known for wearing skirts and dresses. But, I don’t think I ever mixed prints or matched patterns. Let’s just say I was a toned down version of the current …
Lately, I’ve been linking up with Kym at A Fresh Cup of Coffee for her year long series of Twenty-Six Lists. This week’s “Historical Figures” prompted me to write about a confusing man. Kym’s lists range from Goals and Accomplishments (seen here) to things like “Lucky Days,” “Music on Your Playlist,” and “Blog Reading List.” I decided to …
This week is my inaugural selection for Style Imitating Art. I recently joined Salazar and Shelbee as a co-host for Style Imitating Art. If you’re new to the blog, or just need a refresher, Style Imitating Art is a really cool idea pairing fashion with art. We begin with a piece of art, create looks based upon that art, …
Week #45 Welcome to another edition of Weekend Traffic Jam. Look for the link up to go live Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT. Melynda, from Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household, Lisa, from Boondock Ramblings, and Sue, from Women Living Well After 50 are joining me for the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot. Sue’s post goes live in Australia on …
Red, orange, and purple… There was a time when I would have never considered wearing these three colors together. In fact, I’m not sure I would have worn any combination of these three colors together! A few years before I retired, I started reading Debbie Stinedurf’s blog, Your Styled Story. Back then, it was Fashion …
As I write this, would you believe it is about 60 degrees (15.6C) warmer than it was last week? We had an Arctic freeze, polar vortex, whatever you want to call it, it was frigid!! And, today, we had a high of 53 (11.7C)! The night before, we had such dense fog, it was a …
Welcome to my first presentation as a co-host of 2024 for SIA! Style Imitating Art comes from Salazar, Shelbee, and me. I really am thrilled to be joining them! So, on with the post! You can think of this series as fashion meets art museum! Style Imitating Art challenges people to find inspiration in different art …
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Number #13 I know people say it all the time, but it seems like Christmas was just yesterday and yet forever ago. I honestly can’t believe January is almost over. It has been one cold month, and Nigel and I have spent most of it inside, keeping warm. You’ll be able to tell that from …
Week #44 Welcome to another edition of Weekend Traffic Jam. Look for the link up to go live Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT. Melynda, from Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household, Lisa, from Boondock Ramblings, and Sue, from Women Living Well After 50 are joining me for the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot. Sue’s post goes live in Australia on …