blogging break

My life has bumps in the road, treasures, great love, and complications, just like yours.
Due to the energy these things consume,
I'm taking a break from blogging.

Left: Me in Dec 2012
Middle: Me in Dec 2011
Right: Me in Dec 2010

These are some runway looks that I think would work for holiday celebrations.

Left: Escada Fall 2013 RTW
Middle: Emilio Pucci Fall RTW 2013
Right: Juicy Couture Fall 2013

In Texas we've been snowed/iced in since Friday.
That means everything has been closed.
We are ready for the sun to warm us up again!

Our view from the backyard window.
My guy shoveling snow/ice in our front yard walkway.

My nephew Speed Racer with his train Christmas 2012,
Speed Racer's first Christmas 2010,
Speed Racer looking at his Frosty book 2011.

My twin nieces looking out the window in Dec 2011,
My twin nieces in santa hats in Dec 2010,
My twin nieces and nephew with santa Dec 2012.

My art journal page from
January 25, 2013

Sometimes I discover,
what I thought knew before,
was no longer relevant.
Things change,
people change,
I change,
ideas change,
Life changes.
Sometimes there's an end.
Sometimes there's a beginning.

Dear blog friends, I'm sending you fabulous wishes of grand moments with family, friends, good food, wonderful music, and joyful fun!
Keep creating, or doing whatever it is that makes you happy.
All the best to you, with peace and love,
Teddi :)

Some days

I've worn grey.
 Some days I feel grey.

Me in these outfits shown:1. here 2. here, 3. here 4. here

Some days grey is calming.

Left: Alice + Olivia Fall 2013 RTW
Right: Ariunaa Suri Fall 2013 RTW

Some days grey is bold.

Left: Juicy Couture Fall 2013 RTW
Right: Charlotte Ronson Fall 2013 RTW

Some days grey is an accent.

My twin nieces Lil Bug and EJ playing in the leaves wearing grey. October 2013

Some days grey is a balance.

My nephew JJ with his grandma and sisters playing in the leaves wearing grey pants and shoes. October 2013

Some days grey lets you shine through.

My sis n law and my nephew Speed Racer wearing grey and riding on the grey train.
October 2013

Some days 14 Shades of Grey is an album, I listen to, by the band Staind. We've seen Staind in concert here and here.


""This is my life, it's not what it was before
All these feelings I've shared...
An' now that we're here, it's so far away
An' I feel like I can face the day"...So Far Away by Staind



Some days grey is the background, allowing color to be the star.

My art journal page about our trip to the
Japanese Garden in Florida, 2007

I asked a woman who worked at the Japanese Garden
if the leaves change color in the fall.

She said, "No. Some things flower
at different times of the year. At the end of October, it is
beautiful, cool weather here."

Some days you barely notice grey,
unless you look.

do leopards meow or purr?

I do.
I also growl, and bark, sometimes.

Some old outfits when I wore leopard print.
These posts are shown here, here, and here.

Juicy Couture Fall 2013 RTW

Left: Albino Fall 2013 RTW
Right: Burberry Prorsum Fall 2013 RTW

I saw this Beyond Biba movie, a few weeks ago,
and thoroughly enjoyed it. 

Barbara Hulanicki Beyond Biba movie watch here.
It's beyond inspiring! 

In case you don't see the movie:Here are some of Barbara's architecture and interior designs.

Her website also shows Her fabric prints, and
Her commercial illustrations.

Here's some more Barbara Hulanicki things:

This Biba Exposition is shown here.
(No, I've never seen it in person only online.)

Another look of the same exposition shown  here.
(Do you see the leopard print coat with hood?)

I dig Beck's version of Bob Dylan's Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat.

..."Yes, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, you must tell me, baby
How your head feels under somethin’ like that
Under your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat"...
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat by Bob Dylan

Here's my art journal page about leopard print:

Florida August 2007
Photo of:
Leopard Print
Hotel Hallway Carpet
Me and My Love

this past week

I wore this outfit inspired by 
this inspiration monday of two birds challenge.

My dress and shoes were thrifted.

This week's inspiration was:

Kerry Washington

I admired the outfits of Kerry Washington's
 character Olivia Pope worn in the TV show Scandal.

I drooled over these black and white Juicy Couture Runway Looks.

Juicy Couture Fall 2013 RTW

Juicy Couture Fall 2013 RTW

I laughed over these fun photos
of my nephew Speed Racer.

I was glad to get some photos of
my twin nieces and nephew.

I read and enjoyed these 3 books:

1.Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
(Yes, that's the actress Lauren Graham of Parenthood & Gilmore Girls).
2. Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster
3. The Art of Forgetting by Camille Noe Pagan

I scrapbooked my Florida Palm Tree photos from our West Palm Beach, trip in August of 2007. 

I relished the cooler Autumn temperatures outside.

cherry pink

Today's Inspiration Monday!

When the ladies Megan and Nora of Two Birds Boutique
choose an outfit to inspire a look.

Here's my version of the look.
To see how others styled it
go to:
inspiration monday: cheek to cheek.

Today's inspiration is:

Drew Barrymore
Did you see Oprah's Next Chapter with Drew Barrymore?
It aired January 20, 2013.
I thought it was super.

My guy and I bleached my blouse.
It was red when I bought it.

We saw this sign on our road trip, while in Texas.
I don't know why I found this amusing.
We all know I'm easily entertained.

My paisley dress was thrifted.
This was the first time I wore it because every time I put it on, I didn't like it.
It's now in the donate pile.
 I think that makes 3 dresses in 3 days I'll be donating.

Right: Jean- Paul Gaultier Fall 2012 RTW
Left:  Juicy Couture Fall 2012 RTW

My guy holding our nephew Baby JJ.
Our twin nieces Lil Bug and EJ, are on the right.

My nephew Speed Racer, (he's in grey and blue),
with some kids in his preschool class.

Cherry Waves  by Deftones


Cherry Waves  is my favorite song by Deftones.  I can't tell you how many times I've played it, especially in the summer of 2008.

My art journal page from Jan. 28, 2013

My Cherry Loves

* cherry is my favorite pie

* one summer Cherry 7UP was my favorite soda
(old school TV commercial here)

* 7th grade me, longed for hair the color of  Cherry Valance 
from The Outsiders

* Japanese Cherry Blossom  is my fave shower gel
from Bath & Body Works