Open your door to some beasties; you'll never know what they might bring you! Happy All Hallows' Eve, Samhain, Halloween - whichever you celebrate (or ignore), enjoy the night!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: All Hands on Deck
Skirt: Comme des Garcons
Boots: La Canadienne
Tights (not seen): Wolford
Monday, October 28, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Retail Therapy Etsy Style
I'm in the mood to shop. There, I said it, but I'm also in a rather cheap state, so currently my retail therapy is consisting of finding things I might like to own but may not fork over the dollars for right this minute. But soon, I hope.
My attention is on leggings right now; they seem like a relatively low-cost way to get something new and surprising into my wardrobe. Note - I would NEVER EVER EVER wear leggings as pants. It is a look that I abhor. I could go on, but suffice it to say, many women do not know the meaning of "opaque," much to their detriment.
I'd really like to put together a post of all the cool things I've found on Etsy. This is a start.
My attention is on leggings right now; they seem like a relatively low-cost way to get something new and surprising into my wardrobe. Note - I would NEVER EVER EVER wear leggings as pants. It is a look that I abhor. I could go on, but suffice it to say, many women do not know the meaning of "opaque," much to their detriment.
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| Hot Air Balloon Leggings from Carouselink |
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| Mint Beetle Leggings from ZIBtextile |
Thursday, October 24, 2013
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Come Into My Office
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| Yep, that's my desk, and no, I didn't choose the painting above it. |
Hat: Christine Bec
Tights: Wolford
Shoes: Robert Clergerie (ebay)
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Soup's On
It's soup season, and I spent Monday fortifying my stock supply.
I used my pressure canner (what I call the time machine since it looks a little like it came from the '60s TV show Lost in Space) to make it shelf stable. For you pressure canner users, I used 10lbs of pressure for 20 minutes. Works like a charm. I'm over freezing stock in glass jars. Lately, even when filled with an inch or so of headroom, I get cracks. A little frozen flat in ziploc bags isn't bad, but I have more shelf space than freezer space.
Respect the pressure canner, and it will be your best friend.
I used my pressure canner (what I call the time machine since it looks a little like it came from the '60s TV show Lost in Space) to make it shelf stable. For you pressure canner users, I used 10lbs of pressure for 20 minutes. Works like a charm. I'm over freezing stock in glass jars. Lately, even when filled with an inch or so of headroom, I get cracks. A little frozen flat in ziploc bags isn't bad, but I have more shelf space than freezer space.
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| Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! |
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Demonstration, Not Riot
Shirt: Moschino (thrifted)
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Lulu Guinness
Glasses (readers): Eyebobs (Velvet Underground)
Thursday, October 17, 2013
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: The View From Here
Tights: No label, guessing Hue
Boots (not seen): La Canadienne
Glasses: Eyebobs (Passion Nut frame)
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Look Into the Camera
Tights: Wolford
Boots: La Canadienne
Cat: Gwendolyn
Thursday, October 10, 2013
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Chameleon-Like?
Skirt: Junya Watanabe
Tights: DKNY
Boots: Aquaitalia
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Really, I Had Been Thinking About Pattern
Jacket: Gucci (Mom-me-down)
Scarf: Hermes
Tights: Wolford
Boots: Blundstone
Friday, October 4, 2013
Having One of Those Days
I can't tell if it's because I managed to get nine hours of sleep the other night or the crazy shift from Indian Summer to October rain or the fact that I still haven't been able to finish unpacking (from recent trips, from Europe, from reno), but I am having the hardest time doing much of anything today. (Full disclosure: I did revise a syllabus, making six weeks into five, and edited some work for a friend this morning, but after I couldn't find my goggles to go swimming, it was all over.)
I've tried a little virtual retail therapy - only dreaming, not charging.
Shearling and leather clog boots in patent lime? Maybe purple? Violet?
I also had a little actual retail therapy - a wicker basket for my folding bike - but I won't get it for another month.
Cherry stain, not the pinkwash or whitewash. I went classic with this one (although now I'm wondering whether I should've ordered the smaller one...)
I'm going to marshal my energies and make the Cook's Illustrated Best French Onion Soup. It's about my speed for the day - hours of onions cooking in the oven. But it's hard to get going when Gwendolyn is conked out on my lap. It'd be a shame to move her now.
I've tried a little virtual retail therapy - only dreaming, not charging.
I also had a little actual retail therapy - a wicker basket for my folding bike - but I won't get it for another month.
I'm going to marshal my energies and make the Cook's Illustrated Best French Onion Soup. It's about my speed for the day - hours of onions cooking in the oven. But it's hard to get going when Gwendolyn is conked out on my lap. It'd be a shame to move her now.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: It's All Behind Me Now
Tights: Wolford
Shoes: Clergerie
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