This post is a mere follow-through because remember when I said I was obsessed with Sika–the gorgeous styles designed in London and handmade in Ghana (West Africa)? This is just an update that I have secured a dress, and more importantly, now I can shop the brand on Nordstrom.com, Anthropolgie.com, and Intermixonline.com. Shortly after I posted about it this past…
Remember when I said I was obsessed with SIKA…
Snapshot of motherhood: lots of hair, losing the first tooth, and getting ready for kindergarten
I want to cut Ash’s hair. He, however, is insistent on keeping it. It is usually braided up for easier maintenance, but this past Sunday was wash day, and so I unraveled his braids and could barely get the last one undone before he said, “I want to go outside.” I was all for deferring…
A sentimental vintage summer dress
A couple of weeks ago, I went back to Georgia to see my grandma. While visiting my Aunt’s house, the one who gave me my middle name, she pulled out this rust-colored dress she had recently found while cleaning out my grandma’s house. She tells me she wore this dress in 1974. It was her first store-bought…
Emmy, have you seen Oscar?
At first, I was not going to post my latest nail color. My thinking was, red is red, is red. But I’ve been obsessed with looking at my nails for the past week because this OPI shade ‘Emmy, have you seen Oscar?’ is the absolute perfect red, giving me sexy summer vibes. Tell me about it Stud was nice,…
On starting a little garden
My mother is all about better homes and gardens. She is the reason my flower garden is beautiful every year because every year, she comes and adds impatiens, begonias, petunias, or some other bloom to my perennials. I would help her, but I know my limits. As soon as I see anything crawling, I’m over it. This year, just as always,…
Have a lovely week…
It’s 8:32 a.m, and I’ve just finished eating breakfast and re-packing my carry-on. This weekend was another last-minute trip to Georgia for Ash and me to visit his great granny, but this time with my dad and sister in tow. All of which was a massive surprise to my mom, who was already in Georgia helping my…