The Machine

My great grandfather owned a dress factory and my grandmother, his daughter, ran it. She had an eye for detail and her taste was impeccable. She created many masterpieces, cut patterns and taught many people everything that they know, including my mother.

Mom started sewing and knitting at an early age. The whole family was creative and had a hand in all aspects of the fashion industry. In the house where I am currently living the legacy of my own house of fashion was born. There was a large industrial sewing machine that used to hum a beautiful sound every Sunday when I was a child. She used to dress her sisters, her daughter and herself.

I look in the basement for that sewing machine, which, sadly, is now gone. I have many small items here and there; brown pattern paper, pins, chalk, needle threaders, thread, twine, that all remind me of them, those memories and those Sunday mornings.

If I sit quietly enough, I can still hear the whir of the machine and I can imagine my grandmother downstairs cutting patterns and dressing her girls, her 'dolls'.

Sitting on the Couch

Once upon a time.. there was a little teeny chihuahua, fuzzy, black, white, scruffy and full of kisses.

He met a girl..who was looking for love...Their eyes met. He needed a home. She needed a familiar. They agreed to live together. A tentative agreement. A tryout. At first, they were scared. She of hurting him and he, well, he of everything. You see, he was a tiny thing. Un petit chien. They soon realised they were the best thing that happened to each other. For almost five years they have co-habitated in bliss.

Today, he is sitting here, supervising her blog and adding his paw of approval.

At least her familiar loves her, no matter what her size.

Doctors...

In every day life, for the most part, I feel fabulous. I am into my fabulous-ness and my curvy self. When we go to the doctor, however, things always change. You have to get on the scale, you do not want to, they check your heart, blood, for diabetes, cancer, etc. The doctors make you feel like crap about yourself. Then you go back out into the real world and you are already in a bad mood, so you try to make yourself feel better and you go shopping. That makes you feel a bit better, until you realise you have a CLOSET full of clothes and you NEED to stop.

I adore clothes. I love them. I love shoes. I love bags. I LOVE FASHION! I confess and I digress.

I want to have an array of clothes for EVERY MOOD! I need to just stop the duplicates. That is what I need to do. One of each thing. Then laundry will be a lot easier. Life will be a lot easier. Getting dressed in the morning or any time of the day will get a lot easier...

Anyone with me on these thoughts?

Weather

Ladies...

How are you all today? I am hoping that this weather is making you all very happy. Yesterday I was all about spring and today it is back to winter. I am keeping things light with a fresh pink Burberry Scarf and hat in a sweet design that I got on sale on Burberry.com. Yes I said SALE on the site! Check it out frequently. You never know what you will get for a bargain!

Weather

Ladies...

How are you all today? I am hoping that this weather is making you all very happy. Yesterday I was all about spring and today it is back to winter. I am keeping things light with a fresh pink Burberry Scarf and hat in a sweet design that I got on sale on Burberry.com. Yes I said SALE on the site! Check it out frequently. You never know what you will get for a bargain!