While I Await Labor
Please allow me this time to engage in some self-indulgent blather. After months of wearing nothing but elastic-waist pants, tent tops and generally unflattering garb, I have had it. And let’s not forget the fact that I have been unable to put on normal shoes for the past three weeks — damn this sweltering sauna-like...
New Job, New Shoes
I hope all my US friends had a fantastic Thanksgiving; there’s really so much to be thankful for! And now, back to our regular programming. I realize I’ve been slightly absent here lately, and I’m sorry! Several things are the cause. 1. I just haven’t been feeling myself: sort of sick, sort of grumpy. So...
Rear Window Fashion
One of the movies on our Netflix queue was the original Alfred Hitchcock “Rear Window.” We finally got around to watching it this weekend, and loved it – 4 stars out of 5! Hitchcock was the suspense story-telling master! But one of the pleasant surprises for me was the costume design. Grace Kelly was a...
Out of Character
Recently, I discovered a few blogs that quickly moved to the top of my blogroll. I stumbled across one of them by accident a couple of months ago, but they now give me infinite inspiration. They’re fashion blogs by some truly fabulous women (check out the Fashion links in the side navigation). For some reason...
Suffering for Beauty
I bought an exorbitantly pricey pair of shoes online: glamorous and chic, and best of all YELLOW! I rationalized that I needed them for my vacation — for all the dress-up dinners we were going to, of course. I waited anxiously for them to arrive, and when they finally came, I rushed home to put...
