Something Old Something New

Ms. Lau, a k a Susie Bubble a Londoner has created my favorite fashion blog called Style Bubble. Her blog has gained a cult like status among bloggers, fashionistas, and designers. She makes a business of blogging about fashion and style. I personally like her blog because she does her homework and is not afraid to combine Old with New, Expensive and Non-Expensive, and keeps us fashionistas current. Unless you have the opportunity to fly to Paris for the catwalks you would not be exposed to this underground fashion world. I miss the days when my Mom and I would sit on her couch and watch the highlights from the Paris couture shows. Now I can unwind with Ms. Lau, a k a Style Bubble Queen keeping it on the Up and Up.

Decoration Day

Memorial Day formerly called Decoration Day is an important Federal Holiday. I cannot help feel grateful to all the men who are currently serving, or who have served our country in the past. We all have loved ones who have served in the Army, Navy, or Marines. Some of  the men I meet at Arroyo Grande Care Facility, have served our country. To kick off the weekend, we drove to Cambria and enjoyed the local places. Love Heart's Delight for potpourri stock to make sachets with our Rehab residents. Life is good. Good thoughts go out to the kind men and women serving our country.

Malhia Kent

     

This is a Malhia Kent jacket. This company was started by Michele Sorano who bought her first loom in 1961, the year that I was born. She died in 98 and Eve Korrigan is the company's new owner. The jackets are just gorgeous. The company produces some of the most beautiful fabrics in the world and at one time she produced fabric for Coco Chanel. I saw a photo of an interior shot of their store in Paris and I was in awe. I studied weaving in summer school and my weaving project that started as a Scandinavian table runner turned into a place mat. It did not help my grade when one of my classmates made a woven sleeping bag  for her professional project.

From Comedy to ..a bit on the serious side

We Have a Pope is a thought provoking comedy that goes from comic to serious. This is the story of Melville, a cardinal who finds himself elected as the next Pope and then panics and runs away from the job. He is running from the Vatican to try to spend some time as an every day normal man. This film made me tearful in a good way and I enjoyed it as much as the audience at Cannes.

The Art of California Native Gardens

                    


We recently made an art day at the San Luis Botanic Gardens and I got some ideas for our garden at home. I like to keep the Native California Plants growing in our garden. The Southern California Native Flower Garden, by Susan Van Atta, is a guide to size, bloom, foliage, color, and texture, that is user friendly to planning and changing the garden to be what you want it to be. The book is fun to use because it covers the zone systems, what blooms when, how tall the plants grow, and do the plants attract butterflies, bees, hummingbirds or anything else. The book is artistic and useful.

Macro is the Thing to Shoot in Spring

What I love about Macro is the result of 10 x telephoto. I like the power of Macro. I like to know that what is overlooked to the human eye will be coveted in Macro. The final result is a beautiful abstract version of a flower or plant that may be ignored by my eye at a regular glance. I attach my Macro to my Canon film camera. Did I mention Kodak 400 S film?

mulberry and abstract

 



          
Mulberry has these amazing products. Their handbags are really a work of art. I placed photos of their bayswater next to my husband Dan's abstract work and the Mulberry colors really seem to go with many of my husband's abstract paintings. Mulberry makes handbags in wonderful colors that compliment other colors. It is fun to place the handbags next to art.  Mulberry and abstract. A great couple.

Moneyball Rules

Dan and I loved this one. This is the story of the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane defying conventional wisdom and puts together a baseball club on a budget using an analytical approach to assemble a competitive baseball team. Jonah Hill deserves the nominee for best supporting actor in this film. His relationship with Billy Beane is so convincing.The acting is phenomenal. Rent this one. Baseball season is here. Rent this one.

Mothers Equal Flowers

                

      

Happy Mother's Day Marcy. Mothers and flowers. They seem to go hand in hand. If you are a mother and your kids didn't give you flowers go out to the local flower gardens and enjoy. This is the time of year for flowers. Mother's day is every day. Mothers are special.

Mom I Miss You

There is no replacement on this Earth for a Mother. She picks you up when you are little. She keeps you well dressed, fed, and protected. She walks behind you during those teen years and stands next to you in adulthood. She is a jewel. She is your Mother. Happy Mother's Day to all the great Moms in the world. They are special.

Who is Philip Treacy?

                                                                                               Philip Treacy is an Irish Milliner. He designs fabulous hats for important people. The late Isabella Blow, style editor of Tatler, helped launch his career. For the Royal Wedding he designed 36 hats. He has designed hats for the late Alexander McQueen in Paris and for Karl Lagerfield at Chanel. He designs hats for Valentino, Ralph Lauren and Donna Karen. He has been awarded the title of British Accessory Designer of the Year.

                                                        

Meet Mable

Meet the Mulberry Mabel. I bought her at a terrific price on eBay. Mine is a chocolate brown. Why do I love her? She is a great deep color brown, not showing much wear. The zipper is heavy duty and nice to use. I like opening and closing a bag with a luggage tag/pull. She has two large front slip pockets and I love big pockets. She has great hideaway pockets for the little things a girl needs. She was much better than the original price in 09. Love her. Love eBay.

Damsels in Distress

                                  

Dan and I both loved this film. I will get right to the fashion point. The vintage dresses are wonderful. Loved seeing my black Longchamp tote in the flick. The film is one to see with your honey, your daughter, your mother or a good friend.  The film is about girls trying to rescue their fellow students from depression by running a tap and variety dance class in a suicide prevention clinic. It also gives us the awkward college dating scenes that take us back to those ugh uneasy times. It is quirky and fun. Thumbs up for Damsels in Distress.

The Art of the Rose

Take out your macro lens and shoot those big gorgeous roses. There is so much to learn about roses. The varieties have different numbers of petals. I love to alter my perspective and shoot unusal formats of the rose. The colors are so beautiful this time of year. I love to gather different rose varieties of the same color and then put them in a vase. One problem. My ragdoll cat loves to eat them. I use Kodak 200S film. Love using this film with flower photography.