Long time readers will know that I'm quite the fan of Spanish culinary culture. In its simplicity, it is complex, and I've seldom encountered another culture in the world where so much deliberate t...
2020-01-22 18:02:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm sure there are going to be more shots of this shirt. It's part of a recent shipment of clothing I got on Amazon, and I admit, I rolled the dice on it a little bit. Flannel is fickle and it does...
2020-01-21 18:43:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In less than as many weeks, this is my third ham-related picture. Make of that what you will (courtesy of an episode of Community I had playing on my computer, and who doesn't love Gillian...
2020-01-20 23:36:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Was (finally) wrapping up chapter 5 of Girl in the High Tower (available at the $12 tier), cozyfied in my bug fluffy robe.
For those of you who have been following the story, thank you for y...
2020-01-20 00:58:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, I received a rather large batch of fresh clothes. Items that I scoured on Amazon, all from the same seller, all fairly inexpensive. The idea was to experiment with different fashions, differ...
2020-01-19 01:36:43 +0000 UTC View Post
So, this is pretty fun. In Spain, and in Europe in general, tobacco products are required to have big warnings and unsavory images in an attempt to deter purchasing. Diseased body parts, people in ...
2020-01-18 00:18:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't believe I found this old shirt. Yeeeeears forgotten, from a visit long, long ago, stashed away in a box in a closet somewhere. But Linen is forgiving.
I'm not going to lie. I was anti...
2020-01-16 23:55:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Recently, someone asked me how much booze I could stash in my bra. I'm sure they were referring to things like... flasks (and to be fair, I have snuck flasks into an overpriced music venue before, ...
2020-01-15 21:32:14 +0000 UTC View Post
To be completely honest, I had resigned myself completely to the fact that I had graduated, forever, out of a certain class of lingerie. Yes, there are some fun pieces that come across as super-fli...
2020-01-15 01:52:39 +0000 UTC View Post
It has been the most utterly laid-back of birthdays. Ringing in 36 circumnavigations of the sun by binge-watching "The Crown," which is a perfectly amazing show, and Olivia Coleman is a treasure. (...
2020-01-14 01:25:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick sneak peak of the most adorable pattern! 😍 More of this soft, coziness to come, but it is quite possibly, the only cute, frivilous (Gasp! Colorful?!) bra I've owned in yeeears.
2020-01-13 02:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post
The followup to the post on IG. But a bit of backstory, I once got to MEET the Swedish chef. It was at an expo, I was a journalist working for a magazine, and the Muppets came to town, courtesy of ...
2020-01-11 13:47:11 +0000 UTC View Post
A friend of mine went back to the United States for the holidays, and just returned. I asked her to get me a souvenir. This is what she came up with. I literally don't know if this is the best gift...
2020-01-10 23:13:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Imagining my nipples actually pointed straight ahead, without magical, physics-defying teeshirt tugging. 🤔Ahhh, for true porn star tits... alas. 🙃
2020-01-10 03:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
One of my resolutions for New Year's is that I'm going to branch out a bit from standard-issue selfies and bathroom mirror shots. So a quick visit to Amazon, and €7 later, and I found a handy-dan...
2020-01-08 18:59:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Iberian cured ham. One of the reasons that I adore living here. The nuances of this stuff get people snobbily involved in conversation the way the French throw themselves into debates about wine, a...
2020-01-07 21:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been one heck of a year, and I'm finally recovered enough to say, "You know what? I'm gonna treat myself."
So, I popped onto Amazon and scrounged up a few articles that I thought were ju...
2020-01-07 01:41:17 +0000 UTC View Post
A peek behind the scenes: these are AMAZING. Silicone pads that fit to the straps of bras charged with carrying heavy loads. For me, even thicker bra straps DIG IN. These magical things make the da...
2020-01-06 00:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Question of the day: provided the top part was stretchy enough, do y'all think I could pull off the retro poodle skirt look? It's a question that's been weighing on my mind way more than it should....
2020-01-05 00:27:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I missed today. And only three days in. But I can explain it.
So… There was a gas leak! Yes, that's right, the gas leak! And one of the water pipes burst. And the power went out, and s...
2020-01-05 00:24:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A fun little sketch by an anonymous collaborator (you know who you are; hit me up if you want me to throw down your IG tag!), re-discovered as I was paging through some old pics on my phone. I thin...
2020-01-02 22:18:16 +0000 UTC View Post
New Years Resolutions. I've never taken them too seriously. Except for one.
Several years ago, there was something silly and odd that I didn't like about myself.
See, I was a foodie be...
2020-01-02 00:51:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Ah, Sunday — and a Sunday where I finally don't have anything pressing or urgent to do. All the best, leading up to what is going to be a quiet, ultra-low-key holiday season.
So, I'm taking...
2019-12-22 16:11:43 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s kind of fun to have a surprise that you wouldn’t otherwise even consider to get for yourself. Case in point, a dear friend of mine had a question: “Have you ever heard of a ‘virgin kil...
2019-12-12 20:14:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Featured a drawing about a month ago; found myself in the right place and state to recreate it. This was the default position for tonight's viewing of "Duck, You Sucker!", an unexpectedly great Ser...
2019-12-08 07:16:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Listen y'all. There's not too much to say about this one. If you follow me here, you know that I'm not too big on topless pics. I don't show them too much, and I don't pass them out. But... yeah. G...
2019-12-04 03:33:57 +0000 UTC View Post
[Credit where it's due: bottom picture is me; the two on the top, courtesy Google.]
Some of you may have heard of this, but maybe not. A long time ago, like, in the '50s, this Ch...
2019-11-29 19:29:41 +0000 UTC View Post
To be honest, I didn't really have any idea that Thanksgiving was coming up until yesterday. It's not easy to remember where I am: aside from the tinge of cold weather, there aren't a lot of season...
2019-11-28 17:57:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Imagine my surprise and pleasure when @hefty_cuties dropped this in my inbox last night. My first thoughts? How much the image on the page reflected exactly what I had in mind for this point in the...
2019-11-22 16:07:08 +0000 UTC View Post
As it happens, I have a sort of love-hate relationship with clothing. Love, because we (for better or worse) live in a society where clothing is something we’re required to have, and also, becaus...
2019-11-10 17:49:36 +0000 UTC View Post