Last month, one of the Style Imitating Art prompts not only inspired my outfit but also prompted me to purchase further reading material about the featured artist. Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey had chosen the flower mosaiks created by Mrs. Mary Delany in the late 18th century. Mrs. Delany began her delicate work of mixed media collage (a brand new art form created by her) at the age of 72 after mourning the loss of her second husband. With declining eyesight and arthritic hands, she hand dyed her papers and then painstakingly cut and pasted tiny bits of colored paper onto pitch black backgrounds in the form of flowers.…

The first time I ever decorated my house for Halloween was in 2019 at the urging of my children to get a little more festive for this spooky fun holiday. I didn’t do much in 2019 except hang the two giant spider webs and the wispy white creepy cloths. Of course, the kids’ jack-o’-lanterns were part of the porch decor as well. (We haven’t even picked up any pumpkins yet this year.) Then last year, we added the bloody animal heads when I discovered the stinky basement odor inside the heads made them unwearable. The kids had such a great time creating this gory Halloween porch ornament that we decided…