My front porch is a little bit like the weather here in Central Indiana. There’s a spring wreath hanging on the wall, and a fall garland adorning the bench! We’ve been having really warm days with cool nights. In fact, this past Wednesday, we may have set a record. Luckily for me, the nights are …
A little history… Did you know stripes were once considered “the devil’s cloth” because convicts wore them? Did you know prostitutes, jugglers, cripples, and clowns wore stripes because they were society’s outcasts? Did you know Queen Victoria, the arbiter of all that was right and proper, changed all that? Yes, we can call Queen Victoria …
So, it wouldn’t be a 10 on the 10th if I didn’t talk about the weather, right? Let’s just say it’s been quite nice for November. We did have snow flurries on Halloween, but that isn’t unusual. All of the annuals are gone except for the ferns. I think I’m going to keep them and …
Week #34 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 for Hungry People, and Lisa, from Boondock Ramblings, are joining me for the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot. But, we’d love to have even more co-hosts. If you’re interested, please comment …
A wee bit of history… When Nigel and I were first married, I worked at Lincoln National Life Insurance Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. And, yes, when we answered the phone, we had to say that entire name! I was a group billing clerk which meant I processed insurance application cards for new hires at …
Style Imitating Art comes from Salazar, Terri, and Shelbee. You can think of it as fashion meets art museum! Style Imitating Art challenges people to find inspiration in different art works, create looks based upon that art work, and share them with the curator for that piece. Every other Monday one of the three selects an inspiration piece …
I have no excuse, absolutely none! I kept looking at the date and thinking I needed to get this done. But, my friends, I kept procrastinating. Here it is, only a few days away from the due date. So, to take your minds off my inertia, here are some of the fun things I’ve learned …
Week #33 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 for Hungry People, and Lisa, from Boondock Ramblings, are joining me for the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot. But, we’d love to have even more co-hosts. If you’re interested, please comment …
Always curious… I think I probably drove my parents crazy at times. I was always curious and into everything. If I’d been a kid today, I’d probably be on medication for ADHD. But, that curiosity has followed me into adulthood. For example, what happened to the U in curious when it became curiosity? But, I …
Fast fashion… I am not going to write a lot on this topic. We all know what fast fashion is. Or, do we? When I think of fast fashion, I think of clothing that is cheaply made, inexpensive to the consumer, and doesn’t last. It turns out there is much more to fast fashion than …