News

After a wonderful couple of days off, my Monday was, as my Mom would say, "interesting". It was early morning.  I had to be in my expensive midnight blue "court suit" so I could perhaps help win one for the good guys today.  I stepped out into the drive to the truck where I'd left it. The air was calm, the east was still grey, but it will soon burst forth in crimson garb any moment, the sky suddenly red with the firing, the burst of sun, before it finally, after hours of heat and volley, marches back into the West, wearily but not defeated. Overhead I hear...

After a wonderful couple of days off, my Monday was, as my Mom would say, "interesting". It was early morning.  I had to be in my expensive midnight blue "court suit" so I could perhaps help win one for the good guys today.  I stepped out into the drive to the truck where I'd left it. The air was calm, the east was still grey, but it will soon burst forth in crimson garb any moment, the sky suddenly red with the firing, the burst of sun, before it finally, after hours of heat and volley, marches back into the West, wearily but not defeated. Overhead I hear...

Hello blog friends.  I set a crochet project goal to make a sweater.  This is the first time crocheting a sweater and I found a free simple crochet pattern on Pinterest.  I made an oversized sweater using this pattern. I chose one color of yarn since it's the first time I've crocheted a sweater.  I tried to buy dark-colored yarn but the bins were empty at Michaels.  I chose this taupe-colored yarn thinking this will go with everything.  I can wear this sweater with black pants or jeans. I'm happy I challenged myself and crocheted a sweater.  I think the sweater came out pretty good...

Sadiq Khan has just launched a new campaign to tackle misogyny which urges men to “have a word” with themselves – and their friends – to prevent violence on women and girls. The mayor of London’s campaign has been backed by football clubs around the city, which have promised to include posters and graphics for the initiative in their stadiums. The accompanying trailer, released on Monday, shows a group of young men exiting a corner shop at the same time as a lone young woman waits for her taxi on a street corner. One of the group breaks away and...

Meet Katie Sturino, the body positivity advocate and entrepreneur whose ‘Make My Size’ and ‘Supersize The Look’ content series have been going viral ever since she started them. She has been inspiring women around the world to feel confident in their skin and celebrate their style: something that social media and magazine covers notorious for representing size zero celebrities have failed to address. Hence, Katie’s “Supersize The Look” series was born. The idea is simple: Katie is recreating the same looks celebrities have been rocking around the streets to show that you can wear whatever you want and look just...