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My Favorite Summer Dress & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #229
My favorite summer dress is a few years old and I have never shared it on the blog before now. I picked up this black and white tie dye sundress when I worked in my local consignment shop a few years ago. I honestly cannot even remember when I worked there…all the days, weeks, months, and years really do start to blend together the older I get and the more pot I smoke! If I am not mistaken, I worked there for the duration of the school year when Ralphie was in kindergarten and Archie was in second grade. That would have been 2018-2019. Now Ralph will be entering 3rd…
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A Very Special Souvenir Scarf, the Best Pants Ever & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #228
As much as I love a weekend getaway to unplug and refresh my soul, the mad scramble to catch back up with life’s demands is something that my soul could do without. I always feel like I need a vacation after my vacation to help me ease back into the daily grind. As I am sitting here in the early hours of the morning, which is usually my best time for writing, I seem to be tripping over each and every word as I try to get something typed onto the page. Perhaps I should drink more coffee before I continue. Or maybe I should just blame Mercury in its…
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Style Imitating Art: Heather, Sweet Peas and Butterfly by Anonymous & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #227
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, and Terri of Meadowtree Style. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. You do…
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The Beauty in Strangeness & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #226
“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.” Edgar Allen Poe This famous Edgar Allen Poe quote has been truncated to the shortened version on my tee shirt and, for some reason, it carries a bit more punch when it says, “There is no beauty without some strangeness.” Yet strangeness is a thing that makes many people cringe and run away in fear. I, on the other, find myself drawn to strangeness in very powerful and profound ways. I was having a little thinking session on a long drive the other day and it occurred to me that I have always struggled with conformity of any sort.…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Nautical & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #225
For this month’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, Nancy and I have chosen Nautical as the theme. Since June really kicks off the summertime in the northern hemisphere, we thought it would be fun to share any of your favorite (or least favorite) outfits or wardrobe pieces that feature aquatic or maritime themes, anything that makes you feel like you are soaking in the warm sunshine near the sea. And while these types of prints do have a more summery feel, we don’t want to leave out our friends in the southern hemisphere either. Lots of maritime towns are in very cold climates so style this theme in whatever way suits you.…
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Adventures in Thrifting Part 10: Shades of Blue, Big Earrings & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #224
I haven’t been thrift shopping in a few weeks, but I have a pile of really cute dresses that I picked up the last time I made my thrift shop rounds. I was waiting for the weather to warm up a bit before going bare legged and it finally has so I can wear my new preloved summer dresses now. I am all about loose flowing lightweight dresses when the weather starts to get warm. They are so comfortable for all day wear. And when I am just hanging around at home, which I usually am, I can remove my bra and let the girls swing free underneath and no…
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Spring Hiking on the Black River Trail & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #223
Remember all the complaining about the weather back in the early part of spring? Well now that we are 2/3 of the way through the spring season, it has finally decided to arrive this week. But we did have a few really beautifully mild days in the beginning of April that we took great advantage of with the children. It was precisely the second weekend in April when we experienced warmer temperatures (around 70˚F / 21˚C) and ventured out for some outdoor family activities. This week is the first week that we are seeing these temperatures with daily consistency and I am so ready to bare my painted toes! But…
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A Very Special Mother’s Day Gift & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #222
Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that has a tendency to just pass me by. After my mother passed away in 2006, the next few Mother’s Days just sort of made me sad and so I ignored the holiday altogether. Then I became a mother myself just before Mother’s Day in 2011. But still, I felt indifferent at best to this annual celebration of mothers. I still don’t make any fuss about the day nor do I really want much of a fuss made about me on Mother’s Day (although I joke and tell Jeff all day long that the day is about me)! But every once in while…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Tulle & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #221
It has been a super crazy busy weekend so I never managed to get around to doing any of my blogging things. So let me take this moment to remind you all that it is time again to send in your photos for the Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. This month we are looking for your favorite (or least favorite) things crafted from Tulle. But before we get there, let’s first quickly examine the nature of tulle. Tulle is a stiff, lightweight, netted fabric that can be made from various fibers such as polyester, rayon, silk, or nylon with polyester being the most common fiber used. Tulle is mostly used for veils,…
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Ditsy Florals for a Ditzy Gal & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #220
I know it is the very end of April and you are probably thinking I should be less layered up. But let’s face it, it will not be warm enough here for true spring fashions until June at the earliest. In fact, just this morning my weather app was predicting snow flurries again this weekend…when the calendar flips to May. So bear with me for a few weeks longer and I will start to show a little more skin…it will be very pale pasty white skin, but a little exposure to the sun will do my translucent epidermis a world of good! Until then, however, I have been combining some…
