Think Pink

ELOISE!!!!

The Azaleas are in Bloom!!!

Ooooohhh...Aaaahhhhh....

You know, I always say that I don't like Pink but when I decided to buy myself a New Dress for my Birthday I chose a Pink Dress!

dress ~ Garnet Hill
faux leather belt ~ from some long forgotten shop
 vintage sensible shoes ~ Hush Puppies

What??? Is it an Older Lady Thing??

I don't own any other pink clothing. Just this.

Hmmmm....what else do I have that's Pink???

Oh Yeah. My Fitness Ball.

What's that you say Ball? You want to Play???

OK. I still not bouncing around at 100% but I can do This.

And This.

Have you ever seen this film?

Oh You Really MUST. It's So Good!!!!

Watch HERE for a fun clip from the movie.

a bit o' trivia: the woman singing Think Pink in this clip is Kay Thompson who wrote the Eloise series.

I Love Love Love Eloise, Don't You?

 

This entire post was inspired by Anne M Bray's 52 Pick-Me-Up: IN THE PINK?

 

 

Thank You To All You Fashion Bloggers Out There Who Inspire Me To Get Dressed In The Morning Instead Of Spending The Day In My PJs

Also joining the Party at Patti's Visible Monday

The Absolutely Amazing Anne M Bray

I was feeling kinda gunky cuz I had a Big Birthday coming up. Gulp! 

Then This Popped Up!!!!! 

What A Wonderful Surprise.

This has made me feel YEARS younger. It really has!!!

I've Been Immortalized by the Magnificently Talented Anne M Bray!!!!!!

 

 

WOW!!!!!!

I Mean, Look At That Fabric!!!

Spot On!!!!!

Anne!!!!! You Are AMAZING!!!! 

And ADORABLE!!!!

Thank You Spy Girl

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Three Things...And Then Some

Every day I try  to make note of three things that make me happy to be a human being. Some days it's a bit difficult but most of the time I can spot WAY MORE than three things.

Here are Some Things that have been keeping me afloat:

Check out my Side Bar over There. Curtise is my designated match maker!!!!

Dolce and Gabbana's Spring 2014 Fashion Show.

I would wear absolutely EVERYTHING in this show, even the see-through things. Hear that D&G? Throw me a bone. Mi gettare un osso, per favore!



Watch it HERE
Turn up your sound. The music is very nice!

York Pieces. I am addicted!

I love the sad beautiful faces in these 1940's mug shots of women prisoners at the San Diego Police Headquarters Jail Museum.

Oh, poor little Jackie Todd. What went wrong to send you here with these guys?

 

 Things were tough in the 1940's. York Pieces hadn't yet been invented!

Check out more about this museum HERE and HERE on my friend Lori's awesome blog OBSERVATIONS.

 

 

 

 

And the Amazing Sacramento of Mis Papelicos listed me as one of her stylish friends.

That's like having Meryl Streep put you on her favorite actor list!

Thank you so much!!!

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So....What are YOUR Favorite Things These Days???

Don't Let The Sound Of Your Own Wheels Drive You Crazy

This one goes out to all you Baby Boomers.

Holla!!!
Remember when Guys used to look like this?




The Eagles
 Their Music was Big Part of the Soundtrack of my Western American Girlhood.

When I saw this knit print in the discount bin at the fabric store I suddenly got a

 peaceful easy feeling. 

 I was transported back to the 1970's in a flashback and had the urge to slather on some Pot o' Gloss

click HERE for a positively witchy Pot o' Gloss Ad

And bake a Harvey Wallbanger Cake.

We actually ate this?? It was basically just a way to grab an illicit nip of vodka under the guise of "baking a cake."

So of course I had to make a 70's inspired maxi dress.

I chose this pattern:

Hey McCalls!! La Robe took Way More than 1 Heure to Make!

And I got this result:

So here I am. Livin' it up at the Hotel California. 

Showing off my New Dress and my New Screen Door.

It's been unusually Hot here lately. We need a screen door in Winter!

Her mind is Tiffany twisted.

Dress made by Me
Knit wrap cardigan ~ J Jill about 4 years old
Chapeau ~ Nordstrom
Ballet flats ~ Born about 6 years old

  It still gets cold at night though. 

Woo hoo witchy woman. She got the moon in her eyes.

Warm smell of colitis, rising up in the air.

 You can't hide your lyin' eyes. And your smile is a thin disguise.

So if you are Really and Truly a female Baby Boomer like Me, you are probably having a hot flash about now.

I'd like to offer you my favorite drink of the moment:

Iced Green Tea with Pomegranate Lemonade.

Ahhhhh....

You can check-out any time you like but you can never leave.

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 What is on the Soundtrack of YOUR youth????? 

P.S. Hanging out with, Patti, one of my favorite fellow Baby Boomers!

Happy New Year 2014!!!

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"Study the past if you would define the future."

Confucius

 

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"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

Soren Kierkegaard

 

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"It has shown that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us...on the inside, looking out."

Jonathan Safran Foer

 

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"What's past is prologue."

        William Shakespeare

 

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"Could you please hold my drink while I go to the ladies' room? I'll be right back."

Connie Snow

 

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Wishing You All A Wonderful 2014!!

Love, Connie*