For ten months I craved a “Victoria Sling.” Friends who know me could just shrug their shoulders and quip, “Just go make that cocktail if you want it so badly.” While the Victoria Sling does indeed sound like a divine mixture to be imbibed as a tribute to Masterpiece’s smash hit Victoria (that some of us justContinue reading “Ami Beck and Dolyn Bags”
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My Sew Sew Life-From Art To Fashion
Persistence, tenaciousness, and just being plain stubborn are handy traits for creatives whose passion is to share their art with the world. ArtsKC gives this areas artists and art focused endeavors a very big helping hand with this. ArtsKC is the regional art council for the greater Kansas City area and through programming, advocacy, grants and leadership strives toContinue reading “My Sew Sew Life-From Art To Fashion”
One Sunday Afternoon-Hats & Wraps
This is one of those special posts for me Because it is with my daughter, Michelle. This is the third time we have gotten together for something on the blog. The first post, Coffee in Joplin, wasn’t really planned but we ended up having so much fun we knew that this idea of “Hats andContinue reading “One Sunday Afternoon-Hats & Wraps”
Color+Neutral
Four years ago I volunteered to model for a Kansas City Fiber Guild show. I had never modeled before but it was my first year of being retired and I thought a new experience might be fun. The modeling went fine. I didn’t stumble or fall down. We were assigned what to wear and myContinue reading “Color+Neutral”
Repeat and Variation
For decades, Gloria Everhart’s Act II consignment shop offered high end fashion to women and men in the Kansas City area. At age 90, Gloria retired and Act II closed its doors. I am sad (like a host of others) to see this iconic boutique go and will miss it. At my last visit, IContinue reading “Repeat and Variation”
My Sew Sew Life-Plaid, Suede and Faux Fur. An Easy No Sew Shawl!
Back in August I had a hankering for a brown plaid wool shawl. Probably reading far too much of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, but I also just wanted a good piece of wool. Hunting in the usual places (Vogue Fabrics, Mood Fabrics and Joann’s) left me empty handed. Finally I went to my favorite haunt.Continue reading “My Sew Sew Life-Plaid, Suede and Faux Fur. An Easy No Sew Shawl!”
MeadowTree Perspectives 