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    My preferred autumn accessory

    While I’m always up for a seasonal freshen of bags as well as shoes, the accessories I’m a lot of ecstatic about this autumn are really in the hair department.  In the last a number of months I’ve been spotting loads…

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    New 1577; same Old Me

    I know this is a awful picture, but here it is anyway: Note to self: ambushing sleepy twelve-year-old child on first day of summer vacation, saying “hey will you take a picture of me?” does not result in quality photoblogism.…

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    Another cautionary tale

    This is a dress I made I-don’t-know-how-many-years-ago, and actually didn’t ever wear a lot more than once. I was in a hurry to make something out of this length of stunning vintage linen that a friend gave me. (Her parents…

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    Collared!

    Rita sent me a link to this pattern, stating she believed I’d like it … which I do. A fantastic deal. I’d like it even more if it were MY SIZE, however you can’t have everything. (Unless YOU are a…

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    Shirtdresses I have Not (Yet) purchased

    I know the general perception is that I am cornering the market on shirtdresses, but I swear that is not true. As evidence, I present these patterns that I have not (and probably will not — probably) buy: This one,…