Author: Susan Blakey

  • One of those days

    Yesterday, it was one of those days… …that started with a donut and went downhill from there. …wherein I returned from a quick trip to…

  • Rentrée, et plus de skin care

    Not petit monsieur’s class Well not rentrée in the literal sense, as we did not have four-to-five weeks of vacation in August, spent at some…

  • A change in the weather

    Cool and cloudy, with the occasional sprinkle.  I know this won’t last, and am enjoying while I can. My MIL finally came home from the…

  • Is it Friday yet?

    Casual Vendredi by unefemme featuring missoni scarves Oy, what a week. My mind and heart are escaping to Paris. At least we have a long…

  • Style By Natural Selection

    Our front yard elm. I consider this tree a member of the family. Last week I linked to a blog post at 12 Blueprints that talked about…

  • Be safe, get vaccinated!

    My friend Tara had this posted on her Facebook page last week, and I had to share with you.  Whether you love Uggs or hate…

  • Accessorizing, Highly Evolved

    In the immortal words of Clairee Belcher (played by Olympia Dukakis) in the movie Steel Magnolias, The only thing that separates us from the animals…

  • Friday Night Random

    Jardin de Luxembourg, early autumn 2008, my favorite Soft Autumn landscape Every now and then I read something, maybe a passage in a book, maybe…