Number 11! By the time you read this, Thanksgiving here in the US will be over. I sure hope I did well and didn’t eat too much! And, depending on what time you read it, I just might be out in the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday. It’s a tradition that started with my …
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 …
Today, I’m teaming up with Jodie to bring you two different ways to wear a blazer. Jodie mentioned this blazer in one of her emails, and I scooped it up as quickly as I could. It’s velvet; it’s bottle green; and, it came in a petite! Make sure you visit Jodie to see how she …
Week #35 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 …
In February, I joined the fabulous women from Is This Mutton, MK’s Adventures in Style, Deb’s World, Grownup Glamour, and Frugal Fashion Shopper for a global writing challenge. Later this year, Suzy from The Grey Brunette, Sue from Living Well after 50, Leslie from Once Upon a Time, Happily Ever After and I joined in on the fun permanently! Gail came up with this month’s …
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 …