More white shirts and things

 like the nail polish on my fingers and toes,
 (that I'm wearing right now),

Left: Yigal Azrouel Fall 2012 RTW
Right: Vivienne Westwood Red Label Fall 2012 RTW

like the white gesso I most recently used as paint,
 (on my art pages),

Vivienne Westwood Red Label Fall 2012 RTW

white like the majority of hangers in my closet,

Left: Andrew Gn Fall 2012 RTW
Right: Yigal Azrouel Fall 2012 RTW

white like the alarm clock in my bedroom,

My twin nieces EJ and Lil Bug

like the counter tops in our kitchen and bathrooms, 

My nephew Baby JJ with his great Aunt H.

like the Dove Soap I use,
(at every sink, in my house),

My husband working on our house foundation

white like all our doors, including the closets,
(except the front door), 

My nephew Speed Racer 

Another cute photo of my nephew Speed Racer.

Little me with my grandma, in her kitchen.
I think I'm eating my 1st popsicle, on the lower right.       

white like the beaded necklace I wore yesterday,
and the pages of the journals I write in. 

A white shirt

for Inspiration Monday

 When the ladies of Two Birds Boutique choose an

 outfit to inspire a personal look.

This is my version.

To see how others wore the L.C. look go to
 Inspiration Monday: Ladies Night.

Today's inspiration is:

Lauren Conrad
 She was my favorite character on 
Laguna Beach and The Hills.

Today I picked up:

The Fame Game by Lauren Conrad
at the library.

I've read all of her other books
 in the L.A. Candy book series.

Instead of wearing a scarf around my neck,
I'm wearing a scarf/bandanna in my hair.
 I got it from the Warped Tour concert July 2008.

My pants were a birthday present from
my sister n-law, brother, and nephew.

The boots once belonged to my mom.
My mom also made my copper bracelets.

The shirt has a personal meaning to me because the image could be a guy or a girl holding a guitar.


There are lyrics written on sheet music inside the image.

Some of the words are:

 ...When, I write,
try to listen, But
motions deeper. 1 min
belies of flavor...

These art journal pages from July 2012
were inspired by
 In the Sun Class by Natalie Malik.

If I spent all day in bed...

pillows, blankets, paper, pens, phone,
my laptop computer, games...
I might want to play board or card games.
I like Rummy Scrabble, Scattergories,
Advertising, Last Word, and Yahtzee.

She had a weakness for boots.
She didn't need anymore. 
She owned 17 pairs,
 (Since this art page was written in July,
I own more than that now).  ;)

She knew if she found another pair that fit well,
and were a good price, she would buy them.
She liked all kinds of colors and styles, ankle, calf, knee, over the knee lengths, heels, and flats.
They made her feet happy.

July 14, 2012

Dear fall,

Every year I would get excited by your arrival,
eager to see you in your finest apparel,
showing off your glory.

Halloween me in 2006
My hat is thrifted.
The glasses were a free gift from a work friend.
My gloves once belonged to my great grandmother.

Do I always look so witchy?
Don't answer that!
My necklace and purse were thrifted.

My shoes were thrifted.
I can't remember where I got the dress,
but I don't have it anymore.

Halloween me in 2006, without the hat

My Halloween nails from this year 2012

Dear fall,
Every year we'd go into the mountains to gawk at you. While in my car, or walking around the neighborhood, photographing my delight, at the decor.

Neighbor's Halloween decorations 2006

More neighborhood decor from Fall 2006

 My guy's shoes in autumn leaves 2006

 Wizard of Oz & other fun decorated pumpkins from pumpkin alley in 2006

My guy in 2006 

More autumn photos of my husband from 2006

My art Journal page from October 10, 2012

inspired by
Fall In Love from Classes Kara Made

Dear fall,
I'd exclaim and marvel, wherever you made your presence known. Your foliage continues to astound me. Thank you for being my favorite season!

With love, 
Teddi  :)

of bears and pumpkins

on Inspiration Monday. 

When the ladies of Two Birds Boutique choose an outfit to inspire a personal look.

Here's my version of the outfit.
To see how others used the inspiration look here.

Today's outfit inspiration is:

 actress Ashley Madekwe
 from TV show Revenge.

Ashley also has a fashion blog called
Ring My Bell.

It snows in autumn, in the Rocky Mountains,
where we used to live. 
Sometimes we'd get early snow near Halloween.

 It snowed there, just last week.
A teacher told me the power went off at her school.
For an hour they did their schoolwork, by flashlight.
 

My boots and skirt are thrifted.

  

My art Journal page from October 19, 2012 inspired by
Fall In Love from Classes Kara Made

When I was in high school, I finished the book
 Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.
 I was crying from the end of the story.
  It was on Thanksgiving day.
 I remember, I looked at/out the window,
and my world was covered in white.

So after that, I associated Thanksgiving with snow.

This year, I wanted a teddy bear pumpkin, and this is what my husband made. I think it's cute,
 but it's NOT a teddy bear.
Why?

It doesn't have ears.

He insists it's still a teddy bear.

I say, "Name a teddy bear that doesn't have ears.
 I can't think of one. Can you?"

He says, "You and your ears."

I say me and my bears, yes I love them both.  :)

autumn senses

Sometimes autumn smells like
 wood smoke outside, from neighbors.

Me in Autumn 2005

There's a chill in the air.

My nephew Baby JJ this October 2012

My husband J says,
 "In Texas, it doesn't smell like snow.
 It smells like rain."

I was walking to the cemetery.
 by my old house, in October 2005

Our front entry way is always full, of dead brown leaves.

Me at the cemetery October 2005

It sometimes sounds like wind.

My nephew Speed Racer at the pumpkin patch
 October 2012

It sounds like cheers from the football games,
 at the middle school, behind us.

My twin nieces at the pumpkin patch 2012

It sounds like children playing football in the street.

My  painted pumpkins in October 2007

He says it tastes like pumpkin coffee, (which I don't drink).

Left: my painted pumpkin
Right: my husband's painted pumpkin
October 2007

I say it tastes like Halloween candy, and my birthday treat.

Art Journal page  written October 2
artfully made October 10, 2012  inspired by Fall In Love from Classes Kara Made

I used to burn Salt City Candles.
 They smelled like candy corn, baked apple pie,
 pumpkin spice, sugar cookies, and gingerbread.

red boots and

...The effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds has made me curious about the sun and the stars,

Here's my outfit version of  Style Imitating Art.
I like how my husband is reflected in the window of these photos.  :)

The art inspiration: 

South Wind at Clear Dawn by Katsushika Hokusai
To see how others styled their outfits go to
14 Shades of Grey.

for the universe itself must be like a world of great atoms, and I want to know more about it...



...Every atom in me, in everybody has come from the sun, from places beyond our dreams.

My blue blouse was thrifted.
Close up of my red boots

This is my friend's son Little T, wearing his little red boots.
 I took these photos in April

More photos of my friend's son Little T, in his red boots.

Art Journal page from October 10. 2012
page inspired by Fall In Love from Classes Kara Made

For Autumn drinks I could say:

*pumpkin shakes
*warm apple cider
*orange blossom herbal tea
*hot chocolate with cinnamon

Truthfully, the drink I carry around with me is a bottle of water.
 It's the drink I drink.

The atoms of our hands.
 The atoms of our hearts.
Atom. Atom. Atom.
What a beautiful word...by Paul Zindel
from the play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds