Last night’s sunset. We’ve had only one sunny day – yesterday – in a sea of gray skies and rain or sleet. As I write this, it’s sleeting again.
So we’re going to stay in our cozy cottage today. Thankfully, we don’t have to be anywhere.
I’m working on the Jane Austen puzzle which was designed by the same people who did the Shakespeare puzzle. So there are lot of tiny buildings and a river and little people and it’s very complex. Good! A challenge!
It’s been difficult for me to concentrate on reading. I’m not sure why. So I’m going to force myself to sit down and read a chunk of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr this afternoon. (I seem to be easily distracted these days.)
I try to limit my posts about the girls just in case you’re completely uninterested in them. I didn’t post anything about them yesterday. So, my friends, today you will see both Olivia and Maeve in some new clothing that arrived during the past few weeks.
Olivia in a an outfit from LenaLittleDress (IG handle.) I have ordered several outfits from her over the past 4 months. Her work is impeccable. She, like so many other creators, is from Russia. Her packages are always beautifully presented. In her case, the outfits are posted on Instagram and you must be lucky enough to be on IG at the moment, because they go very quickly. This came in a package that included a dress and when it arrived I didn’t remember ordering it! I had to check my Direct Messages to confirm that it wasn’t sent to me in error. Oh boy.
Maeve in a dress from RoseandCacao. This creator is from Portugal but lives in London. She makes charming and whimsical dresses. I have several or, rather, the girls have several. When new outfits are available, she will post them at a certain time. I managed to order this dress while down on the subway platform waiting for a train. How I pulled it off, I’m not sure! But there are limited numbers of any new outfit and I wanted this one.
Meanwhile, I ordered two thermal t-shirts from Old Navy to add to the 6 or 7 I already have. Could I be any more boring? The thing is, when I taught for a living, I was younger and was quite the clothes horse. But now that we live the lifestyle we do, I don’t much care about clothes. I buy new jeans and t-shirts, the occasional sweater, or thermal top, and COMFORTABLE shoes. That’s it.
When I was younger, I loved to go clothes shopping. Now? I detest it.
But the girls are another situation entirely!
Stay safe.
Happy Wednesday.
