Hi! I'm Patty, a 30-something and a recent transplant from Minneapolis to Texas. Read along as I get used to life in the suburbs, nest in a new home and sew my way through Dallas.
A collection of posts on style and related topics… musing, inspiration, analysis of fit, products reviews and so forth. It’s a style clinic along the lines of the clinic in my hometown: only open a few hours a week with no actual doctor on staff…. enjoy!
Greetings robins! It’s alright. Everything’s fine here in Minnesota. You can come back now. We miss you. I will buy worms at the bait shop to feed you until it’s officially spring. And look! I have a spring dress. Sort of. That’s right, at long last, I actually snapped a few poorly lit photos...
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I think you will all be amused to know that I presented a variety of fabric choices to Mr. Bug for new cushions for our living room. He picked a yellow and white damask print that I had on hand and had made this circle skirt from. That’s right, folks. I will shortly have...
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OK. I realize it’s the last day of January. I also realize that we’ve had a freakishly mild Minnesota winter, not even seeing much snow to speak of yet. But it’s been cold. And dark. And in February the sun starts to get all bright and shiny, so I thought it was time to...
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Here, the fashion victim lives out her worst nightmare in which she is walking through the mall and suddenly realizes she has forgotten to put on her pants… Seriously, folkses, this is one of those psycho hangs-to-the-knees in the front and doesn’t-cover-the-rump in back sweaters. Love the lines in the front, hate ‘em in...
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An outfit post! I have to admit, this is a bad day to jump back in with the outfit posts… I don’t really love these photos! It’s been so long since I’ve done photos, I’ve forgotten how to pose. Also – where did all that hair come from?? The most exciting part of the...
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OK. I am a big, huge, dork. I haven’t taken a ‘what I wore’ picture in FOREVER, mainly because of the bad lighting this time of year, but I’ve been missing it and SWORE I would start again today. I dutifully lugged out the tripod when I got home from work and puttered around...
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Morning wiener dogs, you little Cheetos of the the canine kingdom. Speaking of stuffed sausage, and hot on the heels of yesterday’s post regarding the display of curves and waist, I thought it only right and proper that I do another curvy-girl tights road test. This one goes COMPLETELY against my usual MO for photos on this blog...
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Greetings honeybees! As I type this, I have a sleepy, slightly sick basset hound fighting for lap-space with my laptop. Silly basset hound. The computer has the word lap IN ITS NAME!! I don’t know about you wasp-waisted stinging insects, but one thing I’ve learned since I started blogging (and seeing myself immortalized in...
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Morning wombats! Here we are on Day #4 of Flop Fixin’ week! Today’s flop, like yesterday’s, isn’t technically a flop, it’s more of a creative restyle using the scraps from yesterday’s sweater project. Boot cuffs! I’m guessing that this might be of PARTICULAR interest to other cold-weather, ‘curvy-calved’ wombats such as myself. To make...
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Morning basset hound child stars! Today’s project isn’t TECHNICALLY a flop, as I was not involved in the construction of the offending garment. I DO have to confess, though, to a stint of compulsive thrifting that led to the acquisition of a giant, bright orange, men’s crewneck cableknit sweater. Folks, I’m not sure what...
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Good morning sea turtles! Day two of Flop Fixin’ week involves a GIANT turtleneck, some scraps of sweater knit and a shirt with a new lease on life, although I’d like to point out this shirt is still being leased as the current owner is just not committed to the orange and pink stripeyness of it...
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OK. So I saw these hot pink tights and got them in a fit over over excitement, but then couldn’t figure out what to wear them with! I finally settledd on all white. With grey. I actually had a belt the same color as my tights! dress | handmade, blogged here turtleneck | thrifted belt |...
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Is it just me, or do i have a complete prison vibe in my stripey prison shirt? I bought two new pairs of jeans this fall. Exactly the same, except one pair is the ‘tall’ variety so they ‘re nice and scrunchy by my ankles. These are skinnies from Avenue and they MEAN SKINNIES!!...
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Hello there majestic bison. Queens of the prairie. Causers of Custer State Park traffic jams. It’s fall and you know what that means. Tights. The bane of early fall mornings. But necessary for those of us in chilly cities like Minneapolis. And for any of you out there who can’t fit into those super...
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I don’t wear trousers very often, so today was a very special day. I’m sure you can see why I tend to skip the trousers!! trousers – Lane Bryant a few years old shirt – handmade, blogged here cardigan & shoes – Target
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