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My Fashion Haus: Late Fall Looks

Fashionistas, welcome! It’s been awhile since I opened my fashion haus.  Had to sweep out the cobwebs just so I could get in the door!  Want to share a couple of late fall looks put together from pieces I found on sale during my recent travels.  Not talking Paris haute couture, here of course.  But […]

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Spiritual Sunday: Writing a Bullet Gratitude Prayer

  Morning glories, We are home from our quick jaunt to Albuquerque for Thanksgiving.  PC is playing a tank battle game that I have nicknamed “Tankville” on his laptop in the bed beside me.  The kitties are curled up at our feet and a blessed late November sunshine is streaming in through our open balcony […]

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10 Favorite Gifts To Give and a Giveaway

Hello, Santa’s Elves! Joining up with Erin at Perfectly Port Family for today’s “10 on the 10th” post…”10 Favorite Gifts to Give”.   Ok, for me it’s 10 on the 12th!!  I am anxious to read everyone else’s posts for gift-giving ideas.  But we have promised to make this Christmas’s gift-giving about my granddaughters Cadence and […]

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Sentence a Day, 10.2017

Dear ones, Welcome and thank you for spending a few moments with me today.  Sharing my “Sentence a Day” for the month of October with some of the bestest bloggers you’d ever want to follow.  Hope that after you read about my busy month, you will hop around to read about the months of my […]

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My Fashion Haus: Sub Librarian Looks, 9.14.2017

  Fashionistas and teaching friends, Opening My Fashion Haus for a quick review of a week’s worth of sub librarian looks.  One of the perks of being back to school is getting to dress up-ish for work.  I say dress up-ish because there’s nothing very fancy about anything in my closet.  So dressing up for […]

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Getting My Fall Pretty On with GYPO

Fashionista friends, This week has been pretty toughie tough tough for our family.  In a few words, Hurricane Harvey, car wreck, 3:00 a.m. fall.  But today is Friday and the weekend is in sight.  Better even than that, today marks the opening of registration for the Get Your Pretty On (GYPO) Fall Style Challenge 2017, […]

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