Part Two. On the Fair Circuit: we hit the Pittsfield Fall Festival on the Common for a little farmer’s market-style shopping, crafts, and munchies. I bought this awesome plant hanger from Simply Macrame. I was chastised for calling a delicata squash a gourd at this tent and I’m still feeling a little spicy about it. … Continue reading Blogtober ’21: Continue to Do All the Things
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Blogtober Fashion-spotting
Do you remember those fashion-on-the-street features in the back pages of mags like Cosmopolitan and Marie Clare? The ones in which “good fashion” was represented by smiling, seemingly surprised women and “bad fashion” was lightly disguised with skinny black bars over the eyes of the beholden? Inspired by those throwbacks but also hoping to put … Continue reading Blogtober Fashion-spotting
Photo Hunt: Find the Horror Scene
(c) jcs 2021 “Your mum and I were hiding in a house. A wee cottage. There was an old couple that owned it. And they were there, too. Three other people. And we were, uh... just trying to stay alive, I suppose. We were doing okay for a while. And then we were attacked. They … Continue reading Photo Hunt: Find the Horror Scene
Blogtober ’21 Theme: Do. All. The Things.
Part one. Life list bullet item crossed off: corn maze. No, I’d never been through a corn maze before this month. We made it. Haunted hay ride at Whitney’s Farm in Cheshire Rock-a-billy Frankenstein! The Giant Pumpkin Juli in the Giant Pumpkin Life list bullet item crossed off: my first trike ride! Thanks to my … Continue reading Blogtober ’21 Theme: Do. All. The Things.
Crystal Visions ~ The Art of Mindy Lam at Berkshire Botanical Garden
As galleries slowly reopen, my list of hopeful weekend engagements continues to grow. It’s one I was worried would start late due to my ongoing injury recovery, but I was able to begin the return to culture this weekend with a show after my own heart: Flights of Fancy: The Botanical and Bejeweled Universe of … Continue reading Crystal Visions ~ The Art of Mindy Lam at Berkshire Botanical Garden
