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Where Bloggers Live: Louisiana
The Hubs and I moved to Louisiana almost two years ago. Gosh, I cannot believe it has been that long… We requested the transfer with his job because we wanted to be closer to our grandkids and, with retirement looming on the horizon, we wanted to be some place warm. Truth be told, though, I really never thought this would be our forever home.When we separated from the Army and moved to Pennsylvania, I thought that was it. That we’d never make it back down here again. Funny how we ended up coming nearly full circle. I think I’ve mentioned before that I grew up in Italy, so I didn’t know…
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10 on the 10th: 03|10|2020
Today is my 47th birthday! I usually share my birth story on the blog, but since I’m doing the 10 on 10 post, I’ll just link to it here. And, in case you’re all, hmmm, I don’t think so, Daenel… Let me tell you, it involves a police car, a clandestine affair, and ABOUT 10 on the 10th 10 on the 10th is hosted by Leslie at Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After. Leslie took over hosting duties for 2020 and, in true Leslie fashion, she decided to tweak things a bit… Every other prompt will be 10 questions about a particular season or theme. Leslie will share…
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Style Imitating Art: Hoover Poster
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, y’all, hey. Happy Birthday Eve to me! I’m gonna be 47 tomorrow. *screams* Not that I’m afraid of getting older, quite the contrary. I just thought that I’d be, I don’t know, different by now. The funny thing is, I’m not even sure what I mean by different. Wiser. More focused. A bit together. I’m none of…
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Ageless Style: Spring Forward
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. THE AGELESS STYLE LINKUP Hi, welcome to the Ageless Style Linkup. The linkup runs the first Tuesday of each month and features 10 women over the age of 40 styling an outfit based on one theme, and, because we’re all so different, each theme interpretation is different. Each month, one of the co-hosts invites a guest co-host to join us…
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Style Imitating Art Inspiration: Hoover Poster
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. I’m so late with this post… Life has gotten in the way. ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, 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…
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Style Imitating Art {Roundup}: Vintage Fabric Art
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hi! And welcome to the Style Imitating Art Roundup! Y’all, I’m always so excited when we have someone new join us. I know this challenge may seem a little daunting, but it really isn’t. It’s just another way of drawing sartorial inspiration. ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce…
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Style Imitating Art: Vintage Fabric
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hi, how was your weekend? Ours was nice. The Hubs and I drove to Baton Rouge to see my little sister and her husband. We had such a good time. We also did a little dreaming and took a few tours of some RVs. The Hubs and I want to get a driver and live it in for…
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Fab Forties: The Color of My Love
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hi, it feels like it has been a long time since I’ve updated the blog. I know it has been even longer since I’ve responded to all of your comments and, for that, I apologize. Life has happened and it has caused me to have to put quite a few things on the back burner. I do plan…
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Style Imitating Art Inspiration: Vintage Fabric
Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope you’re visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, 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 outfits. And that Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog. THE CURATOR This week’s image was chosen by me. INSPIRATION ART WORK This week’s…
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Where Bloggers Love: Valentine’s Day Edition
Welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s a given that I love The Hubs, our kids, and grandkids. If you’re not sure about my affections for The Hubs, you can read my 10 on the 10th post. In it, I share ten reasons why I love The Hubs. And, now that our kids are adults, I don’t really talk about them on my blog too often. Our grandchildren are young, but I never write about them or share photos of them without their mother’s permission. It’s a matter of respect for them and their privacy. MEET BLEU At the urging of The Hubs, Bleu joined our…
