A successful gameplan includes the expectation of going the distance, seeing it through to the end. Sometimes, there is no end, instead just the embracing of a new…
Batik is a method of dyeing fabric in which patterned areas are covered with wax so they remain untouched by the color. Multi-colored and blended effects are achieved…
Up until now, my Last Week This Week posts have been a look back at what I’d worn the previous Monday thru Friday as long as it had…
Feeling like the world has gone a bit topsy turvy lately? Ya, me too. With retirement on a short horizon, I’d been bracing myself for an abrupt change…
It was back in December when I came across these patched jeans during a thrift store shopping excursion. I’ve been making more of an effort to wear what…
A couple of weeks ago as I was doing my editorial planning, “enlightened” had meant to refer to the recent switch to daylight saving time. It would have…
Environmental concerns aside, I still like getting merchandise catalogs in the mail. No website or app can replace the thrill of flipping through the glossy pages of an…
Pop quiz … how well prepared are you for sudden events? Are you the type that has detailed plans worked out with provisions in place? Perhaps you take…
It has been said that “a butterfly can flutter its wings over a flower in China and cause a hurricane in the Caribbean.” Basically, the “butterfly effect” refers…