Today I had a make-up date with the guy I stood up yesterday, Henry teh 8. In a moment of fashion insanity, I did NOT wear my Boleyn necklace to the Henry VIII exhibit at the British Library. What was I thinking? To make matters worse, I was wearing my Cleves ring. Sure, Henry had…
London, Day 3: de Castelbajac and Zang Toi
Today I planned to go see some Henry teh 8 artifacts at the British Library. When I told MrB about this, he said, “I wanted to go shopping.” Guess what I said: “I insist on seeing Henry teh 8 artifacts.” “Okay, I will go shopping!” I’m no fool, so off we went to Conduit Street,…
London, Day 2: More Naughty Art
I first went to London when I was 15. During that trip, I bleached my bangs blonde and got my left ear pierced for a second time. When I arrived home, my mother was very upset about these things. Good thing I didn’t tell her that I smooched a 20-something guy during the whole flight…
London, Day 1: An Interesting Ladies’ Room
MrB and I arrived in London this morning in time for a day full of thunderstorms, redeemed by dinner with our gorgeous friends Bruce, Michele and Dave at Hix Oyster & Chop House. At one point, I excused myself to visit the ladies’ room, where I puzzled over a framed drawing in one of the…
Multiplication Rock*
In the ’80s, a designer named Sandra Garratt had a concept for modular, one-size-fits-all, mix-and-match clothing. She did two lines based on that idea: Units and Multiples. I particularly remember the Multiples accessory pieces that you could wear as a scarf or belt or top or whatever else you could invent. I hadn’t thought of…
Gorgeous Bloggers and Garbage
Gorgeous bloggers LJ and Fiona from SOS! Save Our Shoes were in town and I was lucky enough to meet them briefly. They were so charming! They were also good sports and willingly posed for the quintessential New York photo complete with oozing garbage bags and a subway sign. Thanks, ladies! Meanwhile, don’t forget to…
You’re Not Seeing Things
Since I launched the redesigned blog, I’ve been using a word-verification program that allows me to enter my own words. When you see things like “bikini” or “WendyB” — yes, I picked them. (The program came with “Ikea” for unknown reasons.) I’m not sure if I’m going to keep this particular word-verification style. I prefer…
Happy 4th of July
My To-Do List
I was brooding about some shizz the other day and gorgeous ex-blogger ENC gave me this helpful list of alternative activities. Fold clean clothes Plan your day tomorrow (do not include any murder plots) Return a call/e-mail to a friend Listen to every word MrB says about how his day went after you ask him…
Working Like a Dog at a Studio*
When I first told my dogs, Henry and Gigi, that I would be doing this blog, they said, “Oh noes! We has enuf werk!” (They sometimes speak in loldog.) On my original blog, the dogs are frequently called upon to pose with purses and other objects, so the idea of more camera time overwhelmed them….