Ay Mamacita !!!

I hope you all had a nice Mother's Day. We celebrated on Saturday. It was very low key - my MIL, Mimi, wanted Kentucky Fried Chicken, so that's what we got for everyone. The kids hardly paid attention to anything or anyone, because Pandi came along. When I picked Pandi up from the vet after her spaying, I was told that she had been a mother, probably twice.

Speaking of Pandi, Doc noticed that she is a little too tiny to easily jump from the floor up on the bed. So for her Mother's Day gift:

A nice big trunk from Hobby Lobby. It now sits at the foot of our bed and little Miss Pan can easily get up and down. And we can store things inside like blankets and magazines.

On the actual holiday, we just stayed home. We took the boy dogs for a long walk, since they didn't get to attend the party on Saturday. I spent the afternoon sprucing up the front yard. Joseph and I replanted all the flowers about a month ago, so it was due to be trimmed.

This is the side of the garage. There is a shelf that runs below the window and a planter beneath that.

The planter is filled with geraniums. They are doing well.

The shelf has three pots - one is a yellow flower, the center one is a succulent, and on the right is a fuchsia. The fuchsia was nearly dead a month ago, but now is flourishing.

The front clump by the driveway likewise needed some trimming and TLC, but you can see that it is doing pretty well, too.

And the sides of the front porch are filled with colorful flowers and varieties of succulents.

One new addition - two of these pretty orange lilies - one in the clump and one on the left front porch.

So today, it's back to work for me. We are in a very busy time of the year, and we also have that cyber attack to deal with and complicate things. This is what I wore:

This sheath style dress is a vintage number from Uno. The skirt and sleeves are eyelet. This picture illustrates that a bit better.

On top, an equally ancient baseball/bomber style jacket from Judy Knapp. I used to wear this jacket all the time in the 80s, with a black jumpsuit underneath.

Since the jacket has so many colors and the dress has no color, any type of gemstone will work.
I quadrupled up - amethyst, gold herringbone, blue topaz, and faux emerald.

On my left arm, two gold/diamond dust bracelets, and a multicolored gem cocktail ring.

On my right arm, two multicolored gemstone bracelets, and a peridot ring.

And that's about it for today !!!

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See you all soon !!!

Marooned, But Not on an Island

It's not often that I wear the same color two days in a row, but I never say never, as you will see. First, what I wore yesterday:

This is an extremely comfy and also extremely ancient faux wrap dress. No other pieces needed. I am also back into wearing my waist trainer. I actually forgot all about it for a while. I would have to say that it compressed my gut by about a half inch or so. The thing really works, but I think the main impact is that it makes you stand up straight, which automatically makes your torso slimmer.

On top, I wore a washable suede jacket by Live A Little, from Nordstrom.

I went a little garnet crazy. Two necklaces - one blossom and one cross.

On my right arm, a cushion cluster ring from Colleen Lopez, a four row garnet bracelet that was my mom's, and a garnet/opal/garnet bracelet that was a gift for my 40th birthday.

On my left arm, a cubic/silver bracelet, a ruby band and a marquis solitaire.

I am marooned again today. This is the chiffon blouse from Metaphor that I got the other day, worn over my knit tiered dress from White House Black Market.

Here is a closer look at each piece.

I wore two costume necklaces - the shorter one is another Givenchy piece, and the longer one is of unknown provenance, but reminds me of a rosary.

And I tied it together with my Hermes belt.

Only rings today - diamond/ruby on each middle finger.

And it appears that I am leaving the Island of Maroon, since it's linky time!!!

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Happy Mother's, Grandmother's and Great Grandmother's Day !!!!

Mixin' With Nixon

I was AWOL yesterday. I went to a seminar in Yorba Linda, Ca, all about water safety for healthcare institutions. It was very well done and very informative. Yorba Linda is about 40 minutes from Huntington Beach and is located off one of the busiest freeways in SoCal. So I checked into an Extended Stay hotel - I got the room for 50% off on Hotels.com, because I was basically just going there to sleep and have an easy drive.

Up in the hills, a few miles from the freeway, there are some enormous homes. They must have a pretty nice view, although there is no ocean nearby. Yorba Linda's claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Richard M Nixon, and his Library is there. And that is where the seminar was held. During lunch hour, you could walk around the grounds and through the exhibits. I have been there before, but I still took photos of the highlights for you.

These two shots show the library building - there are many exhibits inside.

Leading from the main building is a huge infinity pool.

Once you walk past that, the famous rose gardens begin.

Yorba Linda is inland and can get quite hot in the summer, so there are lots of spots to take a load off.

Then there is a pathway to the actual house in which President Nixon was born.

This view looks from the rose gardens to the house. You can go inside, but no photos.

Here is the front porch.

Richard Nixon and his beloved wife, Pat Ryan Nixon are buried on the grounds.

 And one of the Presidential helicopters is there for display as well. You can also go inside it.

I wanted to be comfy and also look good, so I wore my new dress from Taylor with the exact same accessories.

The night before the seminar, I went to a consignment shop that one of my friends recommended. I got a few things. First, a nice warmup jacket by Fila. This one has the front kangaroo pocket that I like so much.

Then I got a georgette blouse by Metaphor.

It has a black studded collar, black cuffs, and a black button strip.

I got some cute retro looking brown Maryjanes from Laura Scott.

And finally, some black elastic/patent sandals from Impo.

When I got home, both my Birchbox and my Ipsy bag were waiting. YAY !!!

First, Birchbox. From right to left:
1) Living Proof Perfect Hair Day In Shower Styler - for hair that is not blow dried, like mine. I will try this soon.
2) Nanette Lepore Eau de Parfum
3) MAC Cosmetics False Lashes Mascara - a tiny sample
4) derma e Microdermabrasion scrub - I need this, since my Dr Jart is gone.
5) Vita Liberata Fabulous Self Tanning Gradual Lotion - I used to get an allergic reaction to self tanners 10 or 15 years ago, so we shall see if a new formulation works better for me.

 Onto Ipsy. The theme is "Your Summer Story Starts Here". The cosmetic bag is clear with popsicles and ice cream cones on it.

1) It cosmetics Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara - I like this brand, so I will use this.
2) Urban Decay Afterglow 8 Hour Powder Highlighter in Sin
3) Briogeo Rosarco Milk Leave In Conditioner - you know me, my frizzy head can ALWAYS use help.

And here's a better picture of the last two products:
1) Ulta Pacifica Island Life Natural Mineral Vegan Eye Shadow - a nice big palette of some cool colors!!
2) Starlooks Pro eyeliner

So back to work, and this is what I wore:

Purple and black brocade slacks from Carlisle, and my Suzanne Somers Three Way poncho. This poncho gets shorter every time I wash it. But I never understood how it could be worn as a dress, anyway.

Here's a better look at the pattern on the pants.

I wore my Austrian crystal necklace and earring set in purple.

And my Gucci horsebit belt.

On my right arm, two silver/ amethyst bracelets, an amethyst/diamond ring, and a blue topaz/sapphire band.

On my left arm, a clear Austrian crystal bracelet, and another amethyst ring.

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See you all soon - it was fun !!!