Good morning! Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments on the 100 Dresses post -- I hope you had a fantastic weekend! I had such a fun-filled one of swimming with M and K, lunch at a friend's cozy home and a movie night with M. The thought of swimming in January would normally make me shudder, but the pool was heated to something like 90 degrees so it was quite pleasant... Let's talk about this week's Monday outfit, shall we? One of my utmost favorite color combinations is mustard ... Read more
Happy Friday + 100 Dresses
Happy Friday! Last week, I received a lovely request from a reader to feature a post about one of my previous art shows and of course I happily agreed. It was actually a joint show with my mother and happened way back in 2009...I dug through the archives and found some images, but let me start from the beginning. It's a little long, but I think it's an interesting story and hope you'll like it too - plus it's about sewing! My mother had almost given up on grandchildren. I had been with M for ... Read more
Quiet Day
Wednesday was a quiet day - it might have looked an awful lot like a lazy day. I'm feeling the onset of a cold and am trying to take it easy. Started some knitting. Thank you, Robin, the cowl pattern you recommended is so quick and satisfying. I'm nearly done and getting ready to block it. I think I've gotten over the sweater trauma. I'd also like to try this chunky cowl. Had too many cups of coffee and pieces of toast. Noticed that the paper white flowers started to bloom. I can't ... Read more
Doll + Matching Dress
When K was in a co-op preschool, an auction was held in the winter every year. The initial year we participated in the auction, I made a doll and a matching dress as my contribution item. It was the first time I'd submitted anything hand-sewn anywhere, so I was pretty nervous, but I believe the highest bid was somewhere around $100 for both, which wasn't too shabby (though I suspect a friend of mine had a hand in inflating the bid). I was going through my picture archives for what I hope to ... Read more
Photography Practice
One of my goals for this year is to become better at photography. I've worked with photos for a long time - on catalogs (if you got a Pottery Barn catalog between the years 1999-2002, I did the layouts for every single one of them! Best. Job. Ever.), as part of an imaging team at a stock photo agency and as a photo editor. But it's only recently that I shifted my focus to the taking of photos rather than just the selections or color-processing of them. I've discovered that I love it though I ... Read more