Month: February 2009

Peonies and Polaroids

Clearly the blogosphere is a new form of identity construction – as well as a new form of identity revelation. What’s most fascinating to me

Not Working

I, like 2.6 million other people in 2008, and more in 2009, have recently lost my job. Well, technically, it isn’t lost. More like misplaced.

I Went to Target

OK. So I went to Target to see if my little collage actually existed. One can’t actually cut and paste, or browse and clip, a

For the Love of Children

So on the day our new president was being inaugurated, I was also texting my offspring. Who were, the two of them, standing on the

In Case You Were Wondering

Let me just say, that despite any and all evidence to the contrary, I find almost every minute of every day to be a terribly

Ironic Crafts – Cozies

I saw this on design*sponge. These appear to be rock cozies. Cozies are usually for tea. via FlickrCozies, as the name implies, are to keep

Slumdog Millionaire

The Oscars are tonight. I went to see Slumdog Millionaire yesterday. And I loved it. 27 years ago I traveled alone in India for three

On a Shoe

Can’t say I agree with this as the archetype of a perfect shoe. Generally for a shoe to be “perfect”, for me at least, I’d

No, Seriously, What Can We Wear?

So let’s be serious. What does a High WASP midlife woman, tormented by the death problem, and attempting therefore to maintain an ironic stance to

High WASPs and Preppies

Another thing I do on the Internet to ignore the DP (death problem) is to look at things other bloggers post. They are pretty good

Ironic Wine Charms

At the lovely and famous blog, design*sponge, they showed this DIY project today. Making wine charms, you know, so no one else drinks your Pinot.