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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Embroidery & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #681
December is the perfect month for extra adornments and attention to details so we have chosen Embroidery as our theme for 2023’s last Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. Anything you own that is decorated with embroidered details will do. Keep in mind that appliqué is also a form of embroidery. I say that because I know I have some appliquéd things in my wardrobe. Also keep in mind that your submissions don’t even have to be garments that you wear. Maybe you have a curtain or a bedskirt or table runner that features embroidery that you want to showcase. Feel free to interpret these themes however they best suit you. We just…
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Grateful-Thankful-Blessed DIY Frankenstein Dress & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #680
I have another Frankenstein dress to share! Like yesterday’s Thankful & Blessed Frankenstein dress, this one is also constructed from a graphic tee that I received three years ago as part of a brand collaboration and a really old skirt that I have never worn. Certainly, I should have purged the skirt years ago but it’s another print that really appeals to me and kept me holding onto it. I am ready now, however, to start a major midlife purge of my closet but I want to do it in a sustainable way. In an effort to save my unworn and unwanted wardrobe pieces from Destination Landfill, I have been finding ways to…
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Songful Style | “Flowers are Red” by Harry Chapin & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #679
It’s Marsha’s turn to choose the song and she picked one I had never heard. I do love learning about new music. People who teach us about new music are very important, indeed. In case you are not familiar with “Flowers are Red” by Harry Chapin, keep reading for some of the history I have found on the internet. About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song that…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Hoodies & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #677
November’s Good Buy/Good-Bye theme is one of my favorite snuggly styles…Hoodies! But don’t feel the need to limit yourself to just sweatshirts. Any garment with a hood will do! Share it with us. If you have any ideas of themes you would like to see covered in this monthly collaboration, please let us know in the comments. We have been hosting this series for a long time and it’s getting more and more difficult to choose unique and interesting styles as our focus. You can see all the different themes we have covered since 2018 here. What is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book? The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book is a monthly series hosted by Nancy…
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Fall Road Trip: Great Smoky Mountains & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #676
I promised to share some photos from our recent road trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, so here they are! I tend to not take very many photos during vacations because I feel like photography inhibits my enjoyment and appreciation of being in the moment. Also, I find that my novice photography skills never do justice to the things I am photographing, especially when it comes to nature. You simply cannot capture the astounding beauty in pictures. Some things you simply must see with your naked eyes and not through the lens of a camera or a cell phone. But I did manage to take some photos.…
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Mushroom Madness and the Converse Queen & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #675
I mentioned yesterday that we just returned from a 5 day road trip to Asheville, North Carolina, and I am still trying to catch up on things in blogland including the sifting through of vacation photos before I can share more about our trip. I was ready to really get rolling on things yesterday morning after taking the kids to school when we received a notification two hours into the school day that the kids would be dismissed in one hour. There was a water main break that has sent our little town into a governor- declared state of emergency. We essentially ran out of water. Although the break was…
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Songful Style | “Meet Virginia” by Train & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #674
It is my turn to choose a song for our next Songful Style challenge. For October, I have picked an old favorite of mine, “Meet Virginia” by Train. There are a lot of fun sartorial references in this song and I really can relate to Virginia so I am excited to see what kinds of styles are inspired by a woman who “wears high heels when she exercises”! About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Suzy of The Grey Brunette, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite…
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Happy Horrorful Halloween & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #673
Meet Jim, the newest addition to our spooky Halloween home. He is very tall. Six and half feet actually. And we love him! But I think our neighbors might already kind of hate him. Oh well. He is here to stay until November 1. Each year we add something new to our creepy porch decor. You can see how it has evolved through 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The soldier skeleton is loaned to us by a friend each year and this year we have also added another big spider and a cage to contain the smaller posable skeletons. The cage belonged to George, our beloved and dearly departed bunny.…
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Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Shades of Brown & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #672
October’s theme is all about Shades of Brown, a quintessential color for autumn along with rich reds, deep oranges, and golden yellows. We have already featured Red/Pink and Orange for this series but not yellow or brown. In fact, as far as color prompts go for The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, we have also covered Green, Black and White, Periwinkle and Purple, Easter Egg Colors, Barbiecore (Hot) Pink, and Gold. If there are any other colors (or prints, patterns, styles, etc.) that you would like to see as a focus for this series, please let us know. We have been hosting this series for a really long time and we are…
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Summer is Gone & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #671
Summer is Gone by Beth Hart “Summer’s goneDays passing by againChill rushes in sinCome take me away my friendI don’t wanna take too longGrab my summer smile and I’ll be along ‘Cause we’re gonnaRide, ride, rideThrough the valleyRoll, roll, rollIn the fields, I swearFly, fly, flyWith the deepest part of our hearts Are you ready to startLet’s get the hell outta hereHell on outta here And if I get lonelyIf I get thirsty for the sunI’ll roll down my windowI can feel the road, she’s my only oneI ain’t gonna waste my time, no wayGet me outta here and I’ll bring the wine ‘Cause we’re gonnaRide, ride, rideThrough the valleyRoll,…
