I finally finished the blouse I started … when? In July? Whenever. It was to be a summer blouse. Fortunately the fabric I picked is suitable to wear into the fall so I’ll still get some use out of it this year. Buttons were attached on Sunday afternoon which was the last thing I needed to [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Finally, A Sewn FO
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Sewing on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Grand Center Is the Place
Posted in music on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend the place to be was Forest Park. This week the place to be is Grand Center in St. Louis.
There’s a heavy musical overtone to my weekend. It started Thursday evening when I went to a Town Hall meeting held by the St. Louis Symphony. Information concerning finances, programming and such things were given [...]
Wiley Mouse
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I found evidence in my kitchen that a mouse had moved in. Needless to say, I don’t want a mouse as a housemate so when I was shopping the other day, I picked up some mouse traps. I didn’t go for any of the newer styles but picked the tried and true wooden trap with [...]
Okay To Be Stuffy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ponderings on September 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The other day I got to wondering when is it okay to be stuffy. The reason this even occurred to me is that two insurance salesmen came to call on me. When they telephoned to make the appointment, they called me by my first name. The entire hour they were sitting in my living room, [...]
Forest Park Is The Place To Be
Posted in Knitting, Uncategorized, tagged music, vacation on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re in the St. Louis area, you can have your pick of activities this week. There are ethnic festivals and other fun things to do. But THE PLACE to be, in my opinion, is Forest Park.
Forest Park is a large park in the city of St. Louis. It’s about the size of Central Park [...]
Senior Seminars
Posted in art, music on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The local community college system offers a series of Senior Seminars at this time of the year. The topics vary widely. The programs are held at an area church and usually draw a nice crowd of senior citizens, heavy on the ladies of course but a few men also venture out. The morning starts with a coffee/donut [...]
Lonnie Holley’s Art
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, vacation on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned in my last post, I went to an interesting program at the Missouri Historical Society on Friday evening. I mistakenly thought the film that night was about the Gee’s Bend quilts. Instead, it was a documentary titled The Sandman’s Garden.
The Sandman is Lonnie Holley, a self-taught (as far as I can determine) [...]
Remembering September 11
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m not one to make a big deal of observing various dates and, frankly, all the emphasis about September 11 rather caught me by surprise this year. I’m not sure what prompted the emphasis on honoring the victims with a day of service. Maybe it’s because we have a different President. I do hope the [...]
More Fashion Ponderings
Posted in Knitting, Ponderings, fashion, tagged fashion, Knitting on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Somehow I don’t usually think of fashion when I think about knitting something. I’m aware that knit patterns tend to echo the same lines and colors as the ready-to-wear industry but somehow that just doesn’t seem as important when I’m selecting yarn and pattern to knit a garment. Perhaps this is because it takes me [...]
Fashion Ponderings
Posted in fashion, tagged Ponderings on September 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
All the fashion columns in the newspaper and magazines are touting what’s new this fall. Frankly, I don’t see much that appeals to me. That’s a good thing, I suppose, since I don’t have the budget to redo my wardrobe and I have closets full of good serviceable things to wear. Some of them are [...]
