It was rainy and windy earlier today and I had a fitness class to walk to at the Downtown Seattle YMCA across town. So, I strapped on my trusty rain boots, threw on a sweatshirt and jacket, and said to Mother Nature, “Bring it.” 💪💪 Mother Nature just scoffed, blew harder on the wind, and …
Sherry Dryja from Petite Over 40 and Mel Kobayashi from Bag and a Beret collaborated in a Laugh-In parody for fashionably funny women over 40 called LOL 40-UP! Visit Petite Over 40 to read about the fashion in the first episode!
I bet you thought I’d fallen off the face of the earth again. I do that from time to time. This time, the edge of the earth was, in part, Baltimore, Maryland. (After that, my computer died and, well, that really is like falling off the earth, isn’t it?) I was in Charm City for …
Cruise season started for Seattle last week. Flocks of giddy passengers are arriving in town as I write this to take a dream trip up to Alaska for a week or so. I know this because I can see the tail feathers of a Norwegian cruise ship from my balcony. Cruise season means spring has …
When my friend Kelli was a little girl in the 1960s she told her mother she wanted to be a musician. Her mother pointed to the television set and asked, “Do you see any women in the orchestra? No? Women aren’t musicians. Women are secretaries.” About a decade later, Debbie Harry hit the music scene. …
Heroes come in so many forms. My outfit today reminds me of a hero I have admired my entire life. And, while the roles she played were fictional characters, those roles had a huge impact on my life. Plus, she was a real, flesh-and-blood human hero. Mary Tyler Moore was never the kind of hero …
Blessings and Glad Tidings to you, my dear readers. Now let’s get groovy. This dress is a handmade jobbie I found on eBay last year. It’s a simple shift dress that dates back to the 1960s. The gray color, the cream cuffs, and the modest long sleeves give it a Reverend Mother feel. I envision …
In three days, Hubby and I will return to Seattle after just over a month in Arizona. Even though we love visiting family and friends here, I am itching to return to get back into my regular routine. While I wait, my impatience pushes me to create something anyway. That’s how my last post came …
We interrupt the Journey of a Thousand Dresses to bring you a tale about happy pigs and happy kids, along with a summer outfit the pigs just loved. 😄 I’ll be back with the dress series soon! When I do a search for vintage goodies online, I often come across the tag word “Coachella.” This is …
Not quite a year ago, I was at a deli in Arizona having a light dinner with my parents and a couple of their friends, Danny and Jana. Whenever I say their names together, I almost always stumble on the letters and call them “Janny and Dana.” Go ahead. Say “Danny and Jana” out loud …