I love expressing myself with manicures. For getting artsy, I like to use Color Street 100% Real Nail Polish Strips. It gives me nail art without any artistic ability! Instructions for Color Street nail polish strips File your nails, remove polish, and clean your hands. My tip: I use a glass file to file my…
Picnic a Kansas summer romance: Lisa’s Home Bijou
Film Festival: William Inge As Picnic (1956) opens, a young man (William Holden) rides into town on a boxcar in the early morning. He’s dusty and dirty and he cleans himself up in the mill race. He wanders through the backyards and picks a back door to knock on. Mrs. Potts offers him food, after…
Victoria and Albert Museum fashion collection
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is a great museum of art, design, and decorative arts. I had always wanted to go since getting serious about sewing in high school. Certainly, it’s a treasure trove for any student of the history of fashion! The V&A began in the 1850s as the Museum of Manufactures. Its…
Summer style giveaway 06.01.19 – 07.01.19
Summer style is always so inspiring to me. With my love of color, summer style is my favorite. Do you feel refreshed in a different way in summer? I’m happy to be joining the Summer Style Giveaway from June 1 to July 1 with a Dooney and Burke bag! Katherine at Katherines Corner has great…
Kani Ka Pila Grille music at Outrigger Reef Waikiki
The Kani Ka Pila Grille is one of the best places to hear Hawaiian music in Waikiki. An added bonus is that you can get good local style food while you enjoy yourself. I like that many locals come to hear the groups play. Kanikapila loosely means “let’s play music.” The grill is next to…