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A cat and a chicken walk into a vet…

For some, taking a cat and a chicken to the vet would not be seen as a fashion opportunity.  It would be seen as an odd event one must just endure – and of course, it is.  But for those of us who don’t...

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A recipe for rock and roll

I believe there are two types of women in the world.  Women who use Halloween as an opportunity to dress like a prostitute and women who don’t.  And you never know who these women are until you run...

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A letter to my pants…

Dear tight red pants, I’m so sorry I accidentally put you in the dryer.  I could barely get you on before this unfortunate event occurred and now I’m afraid I can’t even get you over my big toe.  It’s...

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The History of Rock and Roll Fashion — Part Two

The 60s I know this style of clothing very well and not because I lived through it, but because I live in Northern California.  Did you know that the only known time machine in existence is actually...

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Some Mod-erate problems…

Mod/Day 2 Mod is the most “outfity” look I’ve encountered so far.  It’s like wearing a puzzle – do the earrings fit with the belt that fits with the colored tights that fits with the shoes that goes...

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Stranger danger and Mod…

Mod/Day 3 If Rock and Roll made sketchy people my instant friends and Euro chic made everyone clear a path and get out of my way, how do strangers react to me in Mod? I become everyone’s friend.  I...

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Just a girl and her cat and some advice…

Mod/Day 10 Thanks for all your feedback on my big, purple dress.  It seems like people are torn between having me pretend to be an adult child on an outing with other members of my group home and...

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Mod within reason…

Mod/Day 17 Since most of this month I feel like I’ve been taking a vacation in tacky-60s-costume-land, I decided to tone down my Mod look yesterday and just wear a mod-inspired accessory – this belt. I...

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It’s time for the parade of painful shoes!

Mod/Day 23 Each month I like to highlight the shoes I’ve worn and illustrate the reasons they either worked for me or not, whether they were hideously painful, terribly cute or both.  I hope that this...

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Here’s a vegetable recipe your kids are guaranteed to eat…

Bohemian – Day 10 I know a lot of Bohemian moms and they all seem to have this knack for getting their kids to eat vegetables.  We all get together and I watch with amazement as their kids gobble down...

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Jane Goodall and Earth Day…

Bohemian – Day 22 I have a confession to make — For years I’ve just gone through the motions on Earth Day – my family and I have done beach clean ups and planted trees and of course, gotten our free...

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The very first Proust “Fashion” Questionnaire…

Bohemian – Day 24 I love Vanity Fair magazine.  It’s so fun to read about the crumbling lives of the rich and famous.  I’ll read it on the couch next to our dog scratching his butt and my arm wrist...

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The ultimate bohemian chic accessory…

Bohemian – Day 25 Bohemians are well known for not following the rules, but did you know they also don’t even follow simple instructions?  Well, at least this bohemian mom, anyway.  I don’t know what...

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Teaching patience through fruit and clothes…

Bohemian – Day 26 I am not a very patient person.  As a mom, if I’m stuck in traffic or a long line at the grocery store, I can’t help but think, there are so many other things I should be doing right...

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Perfection is in the air this May…

Raised on the East Coast by my “Mummy and Daddy” (but mostly by nannies), I am well-bred, well-educated and well-refined.  I am never late.  I am always organized.  My kids are stain-free and polite....

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An American Classic makes a style decision…

American Classic – Day 20 Have you ever known you were going to break up with someone, but you just had to wait a little bit?  Maybe the person was sick and if just felt too mean to break up with them...

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Welcome to the world of Sporty Chic…

Sporty Chic – Day 1 Moms are the most active group of people on Earth.  We do more in a day than most people do in a week.  There is no lounging with moms.  Lounging stopped when the first contraction...

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A Sporty Chic in heat…

Sporty Chic – Day 3 The title of this post doesn’t refer to me being “in heat” like our dog used get in when I was a kid – wandering around the house growling with her teeth clamped down on a old chew...

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