Striking a Cord

I don't have a corduroy problem, I can quit whenever I want!

Eight years ago, I read something so perfect it could've come straight from my own heart, if not my own memories (with the exception of one, or two minor details). So, I thought that after spending this rather gloomy, rainy November day swapping my bikinis, cover-ups, and all the day-glo a person can handle for the much bulkier garments I'll be bundling up in over the next several months, I'd let my friend J.G. Lewis from Mythos & Marginalia do the talking ...

Waiting for The Great Pumpkin

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion." 

-Henry David Thoreau

C'mon, Get Happy ... Or Else!

Give it a rest with the threats, Balzac ...

Trick-or-Treat

Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman!

Annnd, they're off! Two hundred postcards winging their way to registered, albeit sometimes reluctant, voters across the United States. This year, through MomsRising Together, volunteers are handwriting ONE MILLION postcards to encourage folks to get to the polls for our midterm elections this November 3rd. 

Six years ago, a friend (the wildly talented, beautiful soul, and creator of The Carol and Emily Project) shared this opportunity with me, and I've been able to do my small part for each general, and midterm election ever since. Got questions? Let's get into it!

Autumn Song

 "These are the days of falling leaves,
The days of hazy weather,
Smelling of gold chrysanthemums
And gray wood smoke together

These are the nights of nearby stars,
The nights of closer moons,
When the windy darkness echoes
To crickets' farewell tunes."

-Elizabeth-Ellen Long 

"Colour is not Meant to be Explained -

It is meant to be felt. From that feeling, an idea is born, and creation begins." - Turki Abdul Amir Auda

Earlier this month, New York Fashion Week came and went, and I honestly couldn't tell you a single thing about it besides the fact that I'll be over here (at some point) catching up, and that the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report for Spring / Summer 2027 has dropped ... And ... It's not bad? The colors are pretty, and light, and floaty, and fun, and exactly what you want Spring and Summer to feel like. 

Oh ... Oh, no. 

Sweet Nothing

"I have done nothing all Summer, but wait for myself to be myself again."

-Georgia O'Keefe
(Letter to Russell Vernon Hunter - October 21, 1933)