Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into the places and spaces where they spend their time. Today's topic is...Rainy Day Favorites...and I favor rain for several reasons: If it's rainy, it's not sunny. Sunny days can be lovely, no doubt, but they can also be difficult because even with sunglasses and a hat, too much sun gives me a terrible headache. And that's before we get to the

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 newly revised group include s Deb’s World ,  Marsha in the Middle , Rosie Amber , Suzy Turner , Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After Again , and me. This month, Marsha selected the topic of Dreams, and I decided it would be interesting to think about favorite artistic creations that i

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 newly revised group include s Deb’s World ,  Marsha in the Middle , Rosie Amber , Suzy Turner , Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever after Again , Atypical 60 , and me. This month, Debbie selected the topic of Festivals...and two yearly festivals here in St Paul came immediately to mind. A

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 newly revised group include s Deb’s World ,  Marsha in the Middle , Rosie Amber , Suzy Turner , Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever after Again , Atypical 60 , and me. This month, Suzy selected the topic of Style Icons...and I decided to go in a bit of an unusual direction by not focusing

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into the places and spaces where they spend their time. Today's topic is...My Favorite Things about Winter...and I decided that I would approach the theme differently from usual. Instead of brainstorming a list, I decided to take investigate this as a modern detective might by looking at the photographs on my phone for evidence. Some months ago

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, I selected the topic of "Snow" because cold, snowy winter weather is the defining feature of January in Minnesota. My fellow blogge

I am fortunate to have joined a talented group of bloggers for the Global Writing Challenge. Each month, we write about a very broadly...

Today I am sharing a recent outfit that I created with a new dusky pink tank that I purchased last August. I was happy to find this new...

The April theme for the Good Buy Book was Rainy Days as shared in Shelbee's post and Nancy's post . With spring well underway in...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

As I described in my post about my 2025 clothing no buy year (shopping break), I have fallen behind on blogging about new wardrobe...

Welcome to 2025! After a holiday blogging break that I didn't plan for but should have anticipated, I'm back today with some beady...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Today I'm continuing my soft pink color combo series with black, an ubiquitous neutral that is even more popular than usual in the winter...

Fall fashion is dominated by the deep, warm tones associated with autumn foliage in mustard, orange, rust, maroon/burgundy, dark green,...

I love taking photographs of flowers but I am terrible at identifying them. I usually rely on knowledgeable readers like Dame Eleanor to...

At the end of June, the Mississippi River here in St Paul, Minnesota was running high after we had a lot of rain. Although this was...

Welcome back to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live! I am lucky to have joined a terrific group of bloggers who give a peek into...

Although we are clearly past the original time frame for my fall/winter capsule wardrobe based on a 7-color palette, I have continued to...