the ugly earring

from the streets of paris:

purple tights to match the purple tulips sitting at my desk.

the stella H&M sweater jacket i watched for months on ebay but never bought. but, i’m posting because i really like their hair.

those pockets are perfect for carrying a ziplock bag of baby wipes and a diaper.

(photos from the sartorialist via style.com)

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from a cubicle in downtown phoenix: 

sun city was built in the 1960s and apparently hasn’t changed much in the last 47 years. 

when i was in grade school, i had a great aunt who lived in sun city. back then, it was a town for the snowbirds, a retirement community with a strict rule of no children allowed. when we visited my great aunt, my brother and i had to wait in the car.

from the backseat of my parent’s aerostar van, we watched silver-haired fellas with turquoise bolo ties drive around in golf carts and plaid pants.  occassionally, a woman in a coiffed beehive and dressed in a paisley afternoon gown with fuzzy slippers appeared outside to water her prickly pear cactus plant.

she watched us like a hawk.

the grass was perfectly manicured with a sprinkler system that cast rainbows in every direction.  the mobile homes and little casitas were painted the most beautiful sun-faded pink and yellow. a shuffle board, an untouched swimming pool that reflected that rays from a vibrant sun, and shade under the bloooming orange trees. 

it was fantastic.

which reminds me of a designer i stumbled on several months ago here.

this is rowena sartin. and she knows what i’m talking about.