I baked my first batch of Christmas cookies today…peanut butter blossoms. I’d counted the number of cookies and made sure I had that same number of chocolate kisses unwrapped. I like to have everything prepped when I cook and bake. Anyway, Nigel came into the kitchen, and I heard some scritchety scratch noise. I turned …
I really had intended to do this more often. The only other time I did it was in July (seen here)! I have lots of ideas just not as much time to bring them to fruition. I’m going to work harder at doing this, though, because it forces me to wear my clothes differently as …
Style Imitating Art… Welcome to Style Imitating Art which comes from Salazar, Shelbee, and me. You can think of this series as fashion meets art museum! SIA 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. Salazar is this week’s curator …
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Welcome to my first Style Imitating Art post with me as the curator! My choice was “Evening Poplars” by TC Steele. Style Imitating Art comes from Salazar, Shelbee, and me. You can think of this series as fashion meets art museum! Style Imitating Art challenges people to find inspiration in different art works, create looks based upon …
A new one for me… I’ve written before about not setting resolutions for a couple of reasons. One of those was I knew failure was just a matter of time. The other was if someone tells me I should do something, I usually will do the opposite. You can ask Nigel. He’ll tell you that’s …
I admit it. There are some things that instantly catch my attention. Frogs are one of them. I love them whatever color they are! They can be big. They can be small. I actually prefer they be a little on the bigger side, though. Several at the same time…well, that just makes my heart go …
I know the holiday season started last week, but I’m a bit of a slow starter here at Haus der Mitte. I did pack away almost all of the pumpkins. They have to be lugged up to the attic. Last year, when we put Christmas decor away, I relied on my sons to help. And, …
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 …
“Sweet Baby James” It seems like March had eleventy million days, and yet I can’t believe next week is April! Welcome to the last Monday in March and another edition of Songful Style. Suzy and Shelbee decided to riff (see what I did there) on Style Imitating Art only with music! Shelbee of Shelbee on the …
A different denim dress… I love a good denim dress. I have several in different washes. Most of them are shirt dresses. But, this one! Oh, this is so different from the others! I bought it on my trip to Asheville. You can read about that here. This is the Jackie Denim Dress. I like …