For my entire adult life I wanted to be Mary Poppins for Halloween. In 2005, I mentioned it on this blog and variations on “Mary Poppins costume” dominated my incoming search results for months and months. Which was sad for…
Archives for October 2013
Disney's new Mickey Mouse Shorts.
Are here! Okay, not really. Disney has come out with a new line of Mickey Mouse short cartoons. To me, the stories and animation are reminiscent of old-timey Mickey, who was a bit madcap and a little bit edgy. Here’s…
This is my life.
I’ve been feeling a need for inspiration lately, and Pinterest isn’t scratching that itch in a way that I’d like. Pinterest is great for inspiration about STUFF but not for inspiration of the SOUL. Actually, I think Pinterest is one…
Sweetest Day 2014
Yesterday was Sweetest Day, a relatively obscure holiday that was created by big business to celebrate love. WM and I are all about love, even when the holiday is shady. So when we remember*, its a lot of fun. This…
Throwback Thursday: "Little" Red Riding Hood
October, 2001. “Little” Red Riding hood — completely handmade by me except the blouse & tights. The shoes were from a wedding that I was in. And I had to lengthen the skirt six inches from the pattern. I’m a…
October sunset
The sunset last night was gorgeous. We live in a west-facing apartment, so the living room was flooded with pinks and oranges. I took this from our balcony. That’s the Walt Whitman bridge in the background. (Fall still sucks.)
I finally watch TV!
I resolved for a long time to watch more television. It sounds batty and against what all the Youngs are doing these days, but there’s a lot to be said for being able to talk about television shows with people….
Happy birthday, Kristen!
The lovely Kristen, bride of my brother-who-never-reads-this-blog, has a round-number birthday today. Happy birthday to you! Your kind heart and creativity has brought my family many happy days. I love you and am so happy to call you sister!
Rabbit Rabbit, October cookie edition
Happy October, dear cookie crumbs! Not much going on at Casa de Me lately, but I wanted to share the cookies I made for coworker T’s baby shower last Friday. I purchased new cookie cutters for the occasion — a…