The Judgement of Plaster of Paris

Sorry, had to. 

You can't take me anywhere. 

I'm confident I'm not the first person to take advantage of a photo-op in the statue area of Mulhall's garden centre. Now give me my golden apple and I'll just be on my way.

What is it about statues that encourage silliness?  

Memorial Day is the official point (in the US) where it is considered acceptable to wear white. I don't give a toss about that rule (or most others for that matter) but it has been far too cold for a gauze/cheesecloth. We finally had a nice day with sun and temperatures in the 60's, so I broke out the white and headed to Mulhall's. Mulhall's is my "Happy Place."  I never leave there in a bad mood. I never leave there with any money, but still-you can't put a price on happiness. They have a rewards membership programme, but that just encourages more spending. I came home with a few more pepper and tomato plants, as well as yet another bay laurel. I keep killing them. This one is already Christened, Apollo III. I also purchased a jelly-feeder for orioles. Less than 24 hours after hanging it, the orioles started coming to our balcony. I didn't think we had orioles, but I guess I was wrong! 

I bagged up sorrel and set it out by the sidewalk with a note to help yourself-no one took any! I have pounds and pounds of sorrel and there's only so much schav I can eat. I might need to start leaving it at people's doors. Our cool weather resulted in the bumper crop from hell. We're about to be overwhelmed with peas as well, but

I can freeze those. Ah well, I guess you can have worse problems. Sorrel makes a nice sauce for fish, so I can always do that.

This is my first wear of this beautiful Judith Leiber belt. I was so happy to find it at New Life Thrift. If I ever find a Judith Leiber handbag I'll probably fall into a coma from the shock. I'm happy with the belt. White accessories can look naff, but not this belt! It is heavy, and well made but not adjustable. It is a bit large, but I don't care. 

Outfit Particulars:

Gauze blouse-K Mart

Gauze skirt-Hand-Me-Ups

Vintage Air Step handbag-Can't remember

Judith Leiber belt-New Life Thrift

Gold shoes-Goodwill

Shell earrings-Sears

Whiting and Davis vintage panel bracelet-Goodwill

Damascene bracelet-Goodwill

Gold bangles-various places

Fragrance-Vintage formulation Diorissimo

 My skin is finally healing with the multiple salves I'm using now. I'm happy it wasn't my wrists as that would impair my ability to wear bracelets and that would be like running around stark naked (or as we say, "Starkers.").  What do you call it when you walk down the stairs naked? Starkness descending."

 Want to know how much the ointment cost? With insurance, it was $2.00. That's the price our insurance company negotiates for it. Without insurance a tube of generic ointment would have cost $869.00. I often wonder if the people screaming about being forced to buy insurance have ever had a serious case of allergic eczema? The second salve cost $35.00. I have no idea what that would have cost without insurance and a coupon from the drugmaker. This isn't some rare disease people are unlikely to contract-everyone gets a rash at some point in their life. I don't know about you, but I don't have eight hundred bucks sitting around to pay out of pocket for a rash ointment. Yes, our premiums are high, and yes there are co-pays, but if rash ointment costs this much I shudder to think what it would cost if I broke a leg. Young, healthy people have accidents too.
*Steps down off soapbox*

On a happier note, I baked my first cherry pie of the season. These are sweet Bing Cherries from California. I used instant tapioca as a thickener.

 I also made vanilla ice cream because you can't have cherry pie without ice cream-not at my house anyway.

I didn't wear white to bake the pie!

I'm finishing up the syllabus writing this week and next. The paperwork for next year needs to be in by 15 July, but I feel better having it done by June. We homeschool year-round, but I build in breaks during the summer. Half-days in July gets our work out of the way by the time the pool opens. The teacher needs a holiday too.

I wonder if a fish and sorrel pie would be good? If you live in Omaha and need some sorrel, drop me an email!

How to Wear White Trousers

 

This jacket struck about a million chords when I saw it at Thrift World last weekend. Obviously, the colours are great for me, but it reminds me the sort of thing my parents had as upholstery on the patio furniture as well. Then, I noticed the generous pockets, and it was a done deal-there was no possible way I could give this jacket a pass.

Earth tones with white works for me. My brown/green eyes and reddish complexion don't get lost in brown the way I do with other neutrals. Beige is no friend of mine, but give me brown and a little (not too much) black, and I have a combination to serve me for life.

Wearing neautrals also means you can do whatever the hell you want with your accessories. Gold, silver, white-it all works. Lippy becomes versatile as well. I'm wearing one of those crayon-type sticks in a bright coral shade, but red, or brown, or even pink would work.

Snakeskin is a neutral, right? Well it is now.

White before Memorial Day! Don't tell Serial Mom!

 

To minimise the effect of white on my bottom half, I grabbed a suitably large handbag for camouflage. Sure, it might look stupid carrying a bag behind my back but...hey, white trousers! Would ya look at the size of the purse on that one? Really, compare and contrast those photos.

That is how you make an envelope handbag, not these silly things they sell today that will hold a phone and a packet of gum if- that. No, I want a big-ass-vinyl-hold-everything piece of 1978. That's my idea of an envelope handbag. What can you disguise with the ones they sell today? A knee cap?

 

Outfit Particulars:

1970's zip-up jacket-Thrift World, Millard
White trousers-K Mart
Bracelets-Hand Me Ups, Goodwill
Rings-Everywhere
Wooden earrings-Shop-Ko
Shoes-K Mart
Black tank-Can't remember
1970's Pacific Connection handbag-Thrift World, 90th Street

We're still on the cool side here, but by mid-week is it expected to warm up. I filled the raised bed with dirt today, and hopefully I can get the tomatoes planted tomorrow-they already have small fruit forming just from growing on the windowsill.

Ah well, Sunday afternoon. Enjoy what's left of the weekend, and have a great week everyone.