Saturday, December 29, 2012

Christmas Quilting

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During the Christmas Break I tucked in to complete a quilt I'd begun a year ago or so.  An annoying neck injury prevented me fr...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

"Moonrise Kingdom" and Salt-Water Heroines

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My first challenge is getting the film's name correct; I want to call it "Moonlit Pavillion," for no good reason.  I saw Moo...
Sunday, December 9, 2012

"What Not to" v. "Why Don't You": A Mini Analysis of the Politics of Style in "Brave"

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 Last night my daughters and I watched Brave . SPOILER ALERT NEXT and THROUGHOUT On one hand, I didn't know what the big deal was; m...
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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Ball Skirts, Boots, and Blondie

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UPDATE : Received the boots for Christmas, but determined that they were A) too short; B) too bucket-y (unflattering when combined with to...
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

The Queen of Hearts, She Wore Some . . .

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Tartan, actually.  Or Black Watch, to be specific. I wore some tartan myself, during my boarding school years in Canada.  Our school was...
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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Tap Your Troubles Away

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Last week my teen and I were browsing through a new boutique when we had a markedly different reaction to a piece we found on the dress ra...
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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Annual Thanksgiving Post on Treacy's Trilby

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I'm admiring what I'm calling rabbit ears.   (And to think I almost wrote a new post before remembering!  Here is my annual Than...