Can you believe it? I’m sure you’re all on pins and needles…how to celebrate 50 posts? First, I’m going to start off with a huge thank you! And, I have a little help doing so! I may have mentioned this before; my maiden name was Rose! So, Moira and I are related, sort of! Stretching …
Taking chances… Over the course of the last few months, I have really pushed myself out of my comfort zone when it comes to clothing. I know some of you may have just spit out your coffee or Diet Coke because how edgy have I actually been!! I do find myself more purposefully looking for …
About this collaboration Every other Monday, Daenel (Living Outside the Stacks), Salazar (14 Shades of Grey) and Terri (Meadowtree Style) host Style Imitating Art. For this collaboration, each of the three contributors takes turns selecting an inspiration image. They then invite others to interpret that artwork through their style. You can read more about the …
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There was an old lady who lived in a pumpkin house!
How I celebrate… My birthday is rather a lowkey affair. My kids will probably call. My oldest sister will probably call me. Sometimes, my younger sister will call. My brother will post something snarky on Facebook! My mom always called us at the crack of dawn to sing “Happy Birthday”! When she passed, I started …
Amethysts I mentioned in an earlier post I bought lots of jewelry on eBay back in my teaching days. Funny side note…one of the teachers in my grade level started buying pie birds and other odd things. He bought so much he was shut down from buying more for a while! Who knew? The earrings …
Weight loss struggles…then and now!
When I picked out this outfit, I knew I wanted to pair these boots with this pinafore. But, there was a gap between dress and boots, and I’d made that mistake once before! It was hot the day of the photo shoot so I really didn’t want to go all the way back upstairs to …
Another bit of Grandma Luderman Grandma Luderman (I’ve spoken of her before https://marshainthemiddle.com/lets-talk-trends/) planted a huge garden! It was more like two in one. The front part of it was flowers, and the back part of it was vegetables. My memory may be betraying me because I obviously liked the flowers more. As with my …
Start at the beginning I was a lucky kid. I grew up in the early 60’s, just missing the true hippie, flower child era in a large friendly neighborhood. I had two sisters (one older, one younger) and a little brother. My parents were good parents. They trusted us to make good choices, gave us …