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Welcome, Bleu Chrys! Our Rescue Pup!
Hi, I’d like for y’all to meet Bleu Chrys. Isn’t she adorable? She’s a 13 month old Terrier mix and she has already stolen our hearts. If you’d like to see more of Bleu on Instagram, follow her hashtag #BleuChrys. It sounds so trite to say that our rescue rescued us, but she really did. Like I said on Instagram, the month of July was a hard one for me: my friend and coworker passed away unexpectedly and Squeekerz had to be put to sleep the morning of my friend’s funeral. Two big blows in the space of two weeks’ time. And I was also dealing with some personal things…
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Fab Forties: From the Ground Up
This post uses affiliate links. If you purchase anything using these links, I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for helping me buy more clothes. Hi, how are y’all doing? We’re OK. We spent most of the weekend just hanging out around the house. I rearranged the furniture in my office and The Hubs hung some shelving up for me. I hope to get some of my pictures printed soon, I want to sit them on the shelf along with a few of my vintage cameras. I’ll post pictures once everything is completed. ABOUT THE FAB FORTIES The Fab Forties is a group…
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Style Imitating Art: The Siesta by Paul Gaugin
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase anything using those links I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. Thank you for helping me to buy more clothes. Hi, how was your weekend? Ours was relaxing. On Friday, The Hubs and I went on a tour of the Melrose Plantation, you can see the pictures here. The rest of the weekend was spent – I kid you not – sleeping. I’m not sure why, but I’ve been exhausted lately. I don’t know if it’s just the emotional toll of the past weeks finally hitting me or if it’s hormones… Anyway, how fun is this…
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Getting to Know Cenla: A Visit to the Melrose Plantation
Remember last weekend I said that I was stepping out of my comfort zone and going to a photography class? Well, I never made it to the class because I got lost. However, I did end up at this really interesting historic site called the Melrose Plantation. When I arrived, a tour was about to start, but I decided to wait and return with The Hubs. We went back yesterday and I was able to take a few pictures. One thing to note about the Melrose Plantation is that you cannot take any photos inside the main buildings and the roof of the “Big House” was being repaired, so there’s…
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I was Nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award
You guys, I was nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by my Ageless Style sister-friend, Shugunna of Nzuri N Simplicity. I remember the first time Shugunna messaged me on Instagram, I knew she and I would hit it off. And I was right. I enjoy reading her blog, not just for the style tips, but for the life stories as well. I always learn something new every time I visit her blog. Thank you, Shugunna for the nomination. About the Sunshine Blogger Award The Sunshine Blogger Award is driven by the community, passed from one blogger to the next in recognition of their inspiring, creative, and motivational blogs. Each nominee…
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Style Imitating Art Inspiration: The Siesta by Paul Gaugin
{Image Credit: PicMonkey} ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Gray}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfit. My main tip for participating is not to just look at the colors but look at the textures, think about complimentary colors, etc. In other words, you don’t have to be literal in your interpretation. It’s all about looking at the items in your closet in new…
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Goodbye, Squeekerz
My family and I used to joke about making a plan for Squeekerz’s “after Tucker care” because we thought he’d outlive us all out of pure spite. We were wrong. On Saturday, 13 July 2019, we said goodbye to our hairy toddler. Squeekerz was a lot of personality in a small package. And I’m so happy that we had 17 years with him. When Squeekerz first joined our family, he was so tiny. In fact, he was the runt of the litter and the man who sold him to us warned me that he didn’t think Squeekerz would survive. But we decided to take him home anyway. We didn’t have…
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Style Imitating Art {Roundup}: Pocket, ca. 1784
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase anything using those links I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. Thank you for helping me to buy more clothes. ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Gray}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfit. My main tip for participating is not to just look at the colors but look at the…
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Style Imitating Art: Pocket, ca. 1784
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase anything using those links I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. Thank you for helping me to buy more clothes. ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Gray}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfit. My main tip for participating is not to just look at the colors but look at the…
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Style Imitating Art Inspiration: Pocket, ca. 1784
ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Gray}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfit. My main tip for participating is not to just look at the colors but look at the textures, think about complimentary colors, etc. In other words, you don’t have to be literal in your interpretation. It’s all about looking at the items in your closet in new and creative ways…
