january 31

goodbye january
ballet, book fun with the waldorf school, sourdough bread making
and an analog to digital tv converter. all today
the clothes, spiral long sleeve tee from banana republic 2004, black cotton knit tunic from target 2007

january 30th

oh boy, almost the end of january, now survival of the affliction of february.
this brown knit wool dress was copied from the pattern of one of my favorite dresses from paris by ventillo. maybe too long? but i can shorten it.

january 29

today's outfit. a top bought on ebay in 2007, marked issey miyake but is it? who knows if it's just a label pirate in HK. brown pants.

january 28

yes, another sweater. this time it's a navy cashmere vee-neck of my dad's,
worn with red corduroy pants and a scarf.

january 27

good grief another big wool sweater, has anyone noticed i have all the colors of the hand-knit cable sweaters made in india by urban outfitters?
this one in ivory with a vee neck and a pair of knit horsey pants, meaning...i sewed a fringe into the side seams.

january 26th

i don't even know what day it is...it's the winter blah's , my least favorite time of year.
here's a red sweater and my cropped brown pants, pretty huh?

january 24

navy turtleneck sweater worn with a navy wool jersey wrap top i made in 2000.

january 24

a saturday around the house, ballet for lulu and food for us. made ricotta and a pasta, sausage, ricotta dish.

january 23

this is a rayon/cotton shirt-jacket with an applique detail. brown, bought at
the phoenix on sale in 2006?

january 22

i jacket was bought in vietnam in in 2004. blue rayon velvet.

january 21

yet another cold day, thank goodness for my collection of sweaters for places north!
an electric blue hand knit wool cable sweater, my dad's, given to me in 1984.

january 20th

big sweaters again. a brown hand knit sweater from india, sister to yesterday's black number.
wool jersey knit skirt from the 30's

january 19

a big heavy hand knit black sweater made in india, weighs four pounds at least.
today, digging in the dirt and picking up trash as a family service project.

january 18

a big green sweater jacket.
hey, i have three bags of clothes going going going. alex, do you want to dig through them?
if there is an upcoming girl swap i will donate them but the history is getting on my nerves

january 17

today it's cold cold cold again
5 degrees at night
a big pink sweater and a woolly hat

january 16

today, furry warm and woolly, a sweater from 1990
tulip ate ms sunshines head and amputated ken, one limb at the ankle and another at the knee,
woe is we. now we have to buy a new mattel product for the fruit of our loins who is not too traumatized. ken was in the cage and tulip took his pants off and his shirt was halfway off (both undamaged but fuzzy) his hand was up over his head to ward off the horrible poodle attack in the classic defense posture

january 15

brrr cold, but not as cold as fargo
a mohair sweater from my days at urban o, my fave black pants
the wind is blowing through me

january 14

today another big sweater from my father.

january 13

happy back to school day
a poodle print i designed on a silk frock and a wool turtleneck sweater

january 12

the first day back to school at vcu.
me at home trying to eat a few saltines and keep myself from going back to bed!
red wool shirt was my dad's

january 11

no post yesterday (sunday) because i was in pajamas and bedridden with 24 hours of un-mentionable
gastric flu. i made it down the stairs twice in 30 hours!

january 10th

a grey cashmere sweater worn with grey wool wide leg trousers. i made the trousers in 2004 or 05 and the sweater was a gift from 1999 or so?

january 9

black sweater, urban camo and the dogs

january 8

a pink mohair sweater bought in 1995??? vintage, probably 1960's

january 7

the look this rainy day is a persimmon puff top and black pants

january 6

here we go a wassailing, lulu has her garden jumpsuit on too!
at 6pm we'll douse our biggest tree with cider/ale and spice
crabgrass jumpsuit seemed appropriate, gotta respect it's tenaciousness

january 5th

today, a brown tee shirt and cropped green trousers

january 4th

i have been reading lots about apples, even with my trees 3-4 years from bearing age.
i never knew 12th night was most likely an early spring ritual and wassailing was done in the orchard to the oldest and best bearing tree. so tuesday night at 6pm we will be wassailing the trees.
one of my dad's sweaters and jeans

january 3

the green wool/cashmere trousers came from issac mizrahi in 1998 when my friend maurice worked there. the black top is ella moss on sale at anthropologie, 2005

january 2

rain, snow, sun, you name it we got it today
a black knit velvet vintage shirt an magenta skirt
out to tea with the ladies today
we're making fresh ricotta cheese today from our abundant raw milk
yum yum

january 1

happy new year!
the black cashmere sweater was my first purchase when i moved to nyc in 1984 (with borrowed funds!) it is from saks and still kicking. red pants i made, the vest is a vintage wool knit picked out of the rag line at a rag pickers in philly in 1990. one of my faves.