TA DA!  My First Contest!

TA DA! My First Contest!

May I have a drum roll, please? In honor of the holidays, I am going to host the first ever over50feeling40 contest! When I decided I wanted to host a contest, I went shopping for a piece of jewelry; I wanted to find something fun & creative; classy, and attractive to several age groups. At…

It’s Not You….It’s The Clothes!

The Inspiration! I needed to meet two former students at La Madeleine this morning for brunch and I woke up in a fashion fog! Nothing was jumping out at me until my eye caught this page in a recent Coldwater Creek catalog. I was drawn to the length of the white shirt thinking, “That will…

Splitting Hairs Over Hair Color

 Hair Stylist, Esther, with roses from her wonderful husband!  There are some situations that you just know going in are no-win crisis moments. For example, if my mother asks me to cook one of her favorite meals, I already am 100% sure that I will not get it right. Therefore, I avoid it…

Random Questions & Christmas Wishes

Random Questions & Christmas Wishes

Almost Time! Sweet Brett from  http://silverpooleofflightgirl.blogspot.com/ tagged me with these Random Questions …so here goes ladies: 1. What did you want to be when you grew up? I started writing in elementary school and in MS a teacher introduced me to journalism. I decided at that time I would be a journalist and I never once…

Maturity is Style

Maturity is Style

This is the time of year when we gather with family members and glean wisdom from the experiences of the young and the old. This left me pondering the word “maturity.” Maturity can be a powerful style element in a woman’s life. Maturity is a sobering thing. Many believe that it’s a rite of passage…

True Confessions: My Secret Relationship With Pearls

True Confessions: My Secret Relationship With Pearls

For the first part of my life, pearls were just something my mother wore to church. But all of that changed the summer of my 18th birthday! I was excited to be hired in the merchandising department at AstroWorld theme park in Houston, which, by the way, no longer exists! The park was strategically located…

You Are Invited to Tea….

Christmas Tea It’s time to set the table Of all my finest wares The china cups, the pot by Spode For Christmas Tea is near. I’ll bake traditional cookies Icing each one with such care Flecks of sugar fall like snow For Christmas Tea is near. The candles burning brightly Sounds of Silver Bells, I…

In Honor of the Artist

“After years of painting, drawing, sculpting or whatever, your style becomes you. You are your style. Inseparable, one and the same, no matter what you choose to create.” (Sonja Donnelly)  I think the paintings we select reveal much about us as well, and probably about out style.  Yes, I love a dreary, cozy day…