like a rose, or cinnamon bear...

or a lady that wishes the weather would cool down, cause she lives in hotter than fire and brimstone blazes Texas.

My skirt was thrifted.

And speaking of hot, doesn't this book cover
look like spicy fire?

...I have taught myself the recipes of my mother's people because these foods are for me as a chef, the easiest connections to the mysteries of who my mother was. Her identity remains stubbornly shrouded in the past, so I feed myself and the people I love the food that she made. But I can not see her face... from the book Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson

T-shirt: ancient like me.
Bracelets: gifts
Necklace: too old to remember where it came from too. 

Maybe I should have titled this post "old lady wears old things"? Don't answer that.  ;)

I've since donated these Payless Shoes,
because I hardly ever wore them.

Anja Gockel Fall RTW 2013

Alice + Olivia Fall RTW 2013

Alice + Olivia Fall RTW 2013

My guy jumping rope in our back patio

My nephew Speed Racer found his Mickey Mouse ears.They were from his grandma.
Would believe that I've never been to Disneyland or Disney World? True story.

My nieces EJ, Lil Bug, and nephew JJ.
When they were at the zoo, a stranger was trying to get her child to smile and kept saying cheese.
JJ thought she was talking to him and he did it, well not in the above photo.
 That one was taken months ago.

My art journal page from June 13, 2013
Just when it feels like nothing is going right:
something good cheers the bad stuff away, for a moment.
Love him so.

..."I thumb through the pictures,
And know them all.

They said, "Do you remember when you saw her last"
I said, "Her skin is cinnamon, 
Her skin is cinnamon."

I have too many stories, keeping it serious,
Some are collectors, some keep it straight,
It was a hospital,
I was delirious,
I clung to the stretcher
And drew them a heart."... Cinnamon by The Long Winters

greyscale

Today's inspiration monday!

That's when the ladies Nora and Megan of Two Birds Boutique
chose an outfit to inspire an outfit.

Here's my version of the look.
To see how others were inspired
go to:
inspiration monday: broken glass.

Today's inspiration is:

Poppy Delevingne

This past weekend I searched for a new hat.
I went to 3 different stores, and still didn't find one!

My grey cardigan: gift from mom
My t-shirt: thrifted
My hat: over 8 years old

My shorts and shoes were thrifted.

My purse was thrifted.

Now for some greyscale runway looks:

Left and Middle: BCBG Max Azria Spring 2013 RTW
Right: Charlotte Ronson Spring 2013 RTW

My art journal page from June 26, 2013, at 4:36 pm

The last movie I found interesting was Limitless.
The last song I learned on guitar was Doublevision by Foreigner.
The last time I spoke to my brother was on Sunday.
The last meal I ate was homemade spinach pizza, for lunch.
The last album I listened to was She and Him Volume 3.
The last book I finished was Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende.
The last podcast I listened to was Adventures in Arting with Ronda Palazzari.
The last time I exercised was this morning.
The last person I spoke to on the phone, and in person, was my guy.
The last thing I smelled was the ink from this pen.
The last time I painted my nails was a week ago, a dark shade of blue, Dr. W called it midnight blue.
The last time I wore make-up was yesterday.
The last person who came to visit was Kimmie, on Monday. 
The last person I got a text from was K.A.
The last time I did laundry was 3 loads, today.
The last time I cleaned was today.

Now are you wondering how you would answer each of these last times?

it's a hat thing

My outfit was influenced by last week's inspiration monday! 

That's when the ladies Megan and Nora of Two Birds Boutique
chose an outfit to inspire an outfit.

Here's my version of the look.
To see how others were inspired
go to:


inspiration monday: moving day.

Last week's inspiration was:

Anne Hathaway

My favorite Anne Hathaway movies are:

The Devil Wears Prada

Alice in Wonderland  (2010)
and Ella Enchanted

My hat: borrowed from my guy Kohl's (2010)
My t-shirt: My Chemical Romance concert (2007)
It's so sad the band broke up this year.  :(

My striped jeans: Target (last Fall)
My black shoes: thrifted

Yes, I wore this last week,
 and didn't finish my blog post.
Time slipped away from me. Blah, blah, blah...

Here's some little cuties wearing hats.
You may have seen these photos before,
but I think they're worth a second look.  ;)

My nephew Speed Racer,
on Christmas morning 2012

My nephew JJ in October 2012

My twin nieces in October 2012

My art journal page from June 8, 2013

I wonder when I'll get a new hat.
The last time I bought a hat was over 7 years ago.
I hope I find one this Summer.

Well we are now in August,
and I still haven't bought a new hat. Waa, waa.

a smidgen of yellow

My outfit was influenced by inspiration monday!

That's when the ladies Megan and Nora of Two Birds Boutique
chose an outfit to inspire an outfit.

Here's my version of the look.
To see how others were inspired,

go to:
inspiration monday: the right stuff.

Today's inspiration is:

Olivia Palermo

My brown dress: thrifted
My necklace: Forever 21 (over 2 years ago).

My shoes were from LuLu's.com.

Left: Antonio Marras Spring RTW 2013
Right: Camilla and Marc Spring RTW 2013

Left: Alexandre Herchcovitch Spring RTW 2013
Right: Carolina Herrera Spring RTW 2013

My art journal page from July 7, 2013

Yesterday-
We colored my hair before 10 am physical therapy.
I got my bangs and haircut in late afternoon.

Duck photos taken by my guy in March 2013.

My guy eating fresh corn and oranges,
 in our living room, June 2013.

A collection of pouty faces

My nephews, my nieces, my mom, and me

golden treasures

My outfit was based on This Style Imitating Art Challenge
hosted by Jess from Animated Cardigan.

Today's art inspiration is:

Pink Bow by Jeff Koons

I followed the color palette of the art
 using pink, with hints of red, and gold.

I incorporated gold accessories.

I wore the pink ruffled skirt to resemble the loops on the pink bow in the artwork.
My shoes have red bows too.

My pink blouse with red flowers,
and my golden belt were thrifted,

My golden treasures:

My nephew Speed Racer
His train car says, Golden Spike Express.

My twin niece EJ

My nephew JJ

My twin niece Lil bug

My art journal page from
May 31, 2013

It's been so hot, 
I wore shorts and sandals every day this week.
It's 7:57 pm right now,
and it's 87 degrees F
(which equals about 30.6 degrees C).

I am crazy about this song and video:

Bruno Mars - Treasure - Music - More Music Videos


..."Treasure, that is what you are
Honey you're my golden star
I know you can make my wish come true
If you let me treasure you"...Bruno Mars

back in april

I wore this outfit.

...She never wore rings. I had asked her why, once.
 She had said she liked her hands to belong to herself...
from the book The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

 

...Sometimes, I got so sick of being in my own head, it would have been nice to be anywhere else for awhile. 
I wished for a mind that was peaceful and orderly,
 like a well-run office. Mine was more like a hospital emergency room...
from the book The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

Black and white jacket, red tank, and black corduroys pants were thrifted.

...When you cared about someone,
you wanted for them most what they themselves wanted...
from the book The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

I've liked peace signs,
since 9th grade, when we studied the 1960's, 

Back in April, I read
The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

...The paper sky was crowded. Like the rain forest canopy that protected all of the delicate living things underneath. We needed protection. Right then, we had no canopy, no ozone, no anything. There were only the straight, hot, poisonous rays of the sun beaming down...from the book The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

Back in April, I saw this movie:

Ruby Sparks

..."If I did that..." He thought. "I'd be acting more out of fear than love, wouldn't I? Fear would make me a liar.
I shouldn't have to be a liar to make someone love me.
I shouldn't be so afraid of losing someone that I'll do anything to make them stay."...
from the book The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

Back in April, my guy took these photos of the
Texas Bluebonnets.

Back in April 11, 2013,
I made this art journal page 

The bluebonnets have bloomed along the Texas highways, this week in April.
It rained yesterday.
Today the sun shined.
Yesterday I played with ink.