Always be prepared (or always have a thrift shop nearby) when traveling. Temperatures in New York City dropped from 88 to 65 in a day. I packed for mostly warm weather, and got surprised. This linen dress from GAP via… Continue Reading
Woo-hoo, it’s NYC time! This trip is for the World Science Festival, where great minds are on hand to teach us mere mortals about cosmology, physics, biology, ecology, and beer (see below). This will be our sixth Science Festival in… Continue Reading
I posted a quote from Kurt Vonnegut on Facebook last month: The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well… Continue Reading
Welcome to Visible Monday #130! If you want to participate, it’s so easy: just go to the bottom of this post for the how-to. Please be kind and leave a link to Not Dead Yet Style in your post. The… Continue Reading
I’ve been known to repeat an outfit twice in a week, just because I like it and it feels good. And as we all know by now, nobody remembers what we wore yesterday! Last week I wore a skirt three… Continue Reading
I am a neutrals-loving woman. My closet is full of navy, black, and ivory, and I like it that way. But I could get in the practice of wearing color, especially for summer. And especially if it’s in the form… Continue Reading
I hardly own a single wardrobe piece in yellow! I have one skinny yellow belt. Is there some Holden Caulfield in me? It’s no fun to be yellow. Maybe I’m not all yellow. I don’t know. I think maybe I’m… Continue Reading
I heard from the very nice people at kika clothing a couple of weeks ago. They asked me to take a look at their collection, and to sample a couple of pieces. I turn down most offers to promote clothing,… Continue Reading