I am fortunate to have joined a talented group of bloggers for the Global Writing Challenge. Each month, we write about a very broadly defined topic, and the responses are quite varied. The group include s Deb’s World ,  Marsha in the Middle , MK’s Adventures ,  Rosie Amber , Suzy Turner , Women Over 50 Living Well ,    and now me. This month, Marsha selected the topic of Creativity...a theme that is close to my heart as a writer, photographer, jewelry designer, and general

Today I am starting my dark brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with one of my all-time favorites: pink! I like pink + brown together so much that I posted 8 outfits featuring soft pink and brown last winter in my soft pink color combo series. In today's post, I have an additional 4 pink + brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. First, I have an updated solid brown clothing capsule to share because my back-ordered br

Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected 1868 drawing "Katzensymphonie" (Cat Symphony) by Austrian artist Moritz von Schwind. She chose this artwork because "a symphony of black cats just fits the bill" of "something Halloween-related without being too obvious." The artist created this work as a gift for his friend and fellow member of Die Schwarzen Katzen (Black Cats) drinking club Joseph Joachim to celebrat