Birthday Dinner Date

We celebrated my 67th birthday Wednesday evening at our favorite restaurant, Gourmet & Co. I wore a new denim jacket (here) to inject a youthful vibe into my favorite black elements. I’ll…

New For Fall

I’ve been wearing the same one for over five years, so a coat with a more modern oversized silhouette has been on my wish list. I also needed some lighter-weight sweaters for…

Reasons to Edit Items

Recently, I took a lot of items to a charity shop, and my sister received yet another gift bag from my wardrobe. When I mentioned this in a previous post, several of…

Style Keywords

When searching for something on Google or any shopping website, it is imperative to use keywords if we are ever going to locate our item. Similarly, using keywords to define our personal…

Orchid Growing Tips

I purchased this orchid from Food City, my local grocery store. It had only two leaves and one bloom shoot with about five blossoms. After its flowers faded and fell off, I…

Update

Thank you for your comments, kindness, cards, emails, and prayers. I am out of surgery and resting at my sister’s home. All is well with Mr. Mickey also. We are both very…

The Next Chapter

On a recent Saturday lunch date, we visited the Sunset Terrace at the Grove Park Inn again. After lunch, we sat in the Great Hall, watching people for a while, then drove…

I share tips and inspiration for using what you already have in contemporary ways. Defining words include effortless, classic, refined, discreet, and elegant. My style is chic, minimal, and timeless with a bit of edge.