Skin Cancer Awareness Month – something that didn’t exist when most of us were growing up. Actually I don’t really remember my parents using much sunscreen on me when I was a child growing up in the Midwest. Every once in a while we would go to a local lake and I remember them breaking […]
Polka dots and summertime just seem to go together like ice cream and summertime. When we think back there are several women who have helped make polka dots famous. Marilyn Monroe in her famous 1950s photos in a polka dot bikini, Minnie Mouse in her beautiful red costume, Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman in her […]
A denim dress for summer is an easy answer for a laid back kind of day. Casual dresses and skirts play an even bigger role in my wardrobe as the temperatures and humidity increase. Pairing them with sandals, cute sneakers, or espadrille sneakers is my favorite way to wear them. The azaleas in our backyard […]
Yippee…..it’s sandal season. For many of us in the US it is now sandal season. Definitely, here in the south. Warmer temps are just synonymous with baring our toes. Yes, that means it is time to keep up the pedicures and make sure there are no chips on the polish since the feet are in […]
A white linen shirt and deep purple irises as the backdrop, what a great combination. The irises in our backyard were just too beautiful not to share with everyone this season. We were getting ready to go out the other evening and the lighting was just right. We hopped out to the backyard and snapped […]
Gingham fabric has been around for forever, dating back to the 18th century in Europe. Gingham shirts for women became popular in the 1960s. I have been looking for a gingham shirt for the last few years that was in a scaled pattern that I felt looked appropriate on my small frame. Trust me, I […]
