Anita's Garden Club Luncheon

My friend Anita and I were neighbors, and she is also an employee, so when she asked me to speak to her Garden Club, I was happy to. 

The ladies gathered for lunch at Anita's beautiful home.

After lunch, I showed them how to make a pair of earrings.

Everyone had the chance to make their own pair of earrings to take with them.

It was such a fun day!

With my sweet friend Anita.

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Sunday was a great day to enjoy brunch at the club and then take an afternoon nap in front of the fire.

The necklace, straight leg black pants, and the gray bling sleeve cardigan are from Chico's. The black Portifino blouse is from Express.

The black pumps are old from BCBGeneration.

For those of you who only wear flats, I am showing you flat shoe options today. These flats are by Halogen from Nordstrom.

I rarely ever wear flat shoes. The few pairs that I own have a pointed toe and usually have details over the foot's top. I look for shoes that have slim lines that do not add bulk to the foot.

My later in the day look was just right for being lazy in front of the fire. This fabulously comfortable tunic is from Covered Perfectly.

If I wore this look for the whole day, I would add a black jacket or cardigan and these Franco Sarto boots from T.J.Maxx.

A Warm Day!

On winter Saturdays, we often go out to lunch and then run a few errands.

The early afternoon was enjoyable, with temperatures in the mid-sixties.

It was great to shed the coat and heavy clothes, if only for a few hours.

The long gray fringe cardigan is from Saks off 5th from their own label. The white tunic blouse is from Express. The coated ponte leggings only look like leather. They are from Saks 5th Avenue. The long gray and silver necklace is from Chico's. The gray Calvin Klein Saffiano leather bag is from T.J.Maxx.

I always pair leggings with a long tunic or jacket, which totally covers my bottom. If it comes to my knees... even better!

Antelope Booties

My family rescheduled our Christmas brunch because of our illnesses. This year we enjoyed a New Year's Day brunch at the beautiful lakeside home of my cousin.

Are you familiar with Antelope Shoes? The company recently sent me their 706 Ankle Booties to try, and I must tell you they are perfection!

For the first time today, I wore them with leggings, a red tunic blouse, and a black fringe edge jacket.

The booties were very comfortable, and I received lots of compliments. The heel height is just right. Even my Mom thought so!

The leather is soft, and the soles have a small lug detail, making them great for walking on icy sidewalks.

This is "cousin" Barkley. He loves to give kisses and rarely ever sits still for more than a minute.

This is "cousin" Dreamy resting on her throne. She loves attention from everyone except for Barkley.

The natural light during east Tennessee winters is often gray and not very flattering; thus, you have seen all the kitchen shots recently.

If you require high quality, comfortable, and timeless style shoes, I highly recommend that you give Antelope Shoes a visit.

Here's to a great 2015!

We are recovering nicely from the flu (me) and an emergency appendectomy along with pneumonia (Mr. Mickey). Glad to have all the bad stuff behind us to concentrate on having lots of new adventures in 2015!

We had a date on New Year's Eve for the first time in almost two weeks. I couldn't risk giving him the flu also!

We go out to eat and celebrate life so often during the year; it's actually a treat to stay home and have a small, simple meal and a glass of good wine and relax by the fire for all the busiest holidays.

I am wearing straight leg So Lifting jeans in a light wash from Chico's along with a long sleeve black tee from Kohl's by Croft & Barrow. The nail color is OPI red.

We wish you a happy, safe, successful, and healthy New Year!

A Look Back

2014 was an excellent year for those of us who prefer the uncomplicated casual style. Below are some of my favorite looks from the past year.

A jacket with jeans seems to be my uniform.

Goofing around on my birthday getaway weekend in Virginia.

Thank you for all your kind comments and good wishes. Mr. Mickey and I are both feeling much better each day. We look forward to sharing more of our adventures with you in 2015!