Because you're in the public eye, and God knows you need to look good.
Precious kitty cats,
PeaceBang is still in Florida hunting alligators but she would like to inform you that it is apparently time for the UU BLOG AWARDS, so please nominate her!
My little Luddite-ish mind finds the nomination process a bit daunting, actually, but I know that you’re a lot more sophisticated that way than I and will show your PeaceBanging loyalty by choosing a few favorite posts and nominating your favorite “cheeky fashion maven” for some honors.
I am on my way out the door to make a pastoral visit but I just had to stop and say that I LOVE YOU PEOPLE.
I love that you care so passionately about the relative cuteness/hideousness of the shoes I was considering and that we can have fun like this.
You crack me up. Seriously.
By the way, I did a shoe audit last night and found a pair of 3″ brown wedges I forgot I had purchased at Payless last year. I think they’ll work for a lot of my outfits. NOW I’m thinking that I might be able to skip the purchase of a brown shoe and focus on finding some suitable flat or low-heeled BLACK shoes that aren’t Olive Oylish like the ones I currently wear (and have almost worn out). They are Keenes and have the dumbest, roundest toe of all time. I hear clown music whenever I put them on.
I MIGHT get the Little Dutch Girl/Pilgrim shoes in black, which has a silver buckle. But I might start hearing clown music when I put THOSE on, too.
Ah, dilemmas! And while I’m on the subject, why can’t I find a pair of good snow boots that don’t make me look like the love child of Dusty Springfield and Chewbacca?
And I agree with whoever said that the ankle-boots-with-skirt thing looked hideous in the 80’s, and it will probably look hideous now. Only extremely leggy young fillies who are careful to coordinate rich-colored hose with their boots and skirts should try it. I’ve seen it in the fashion mags and it CAN be done, but not by the likes of meatball-shaped moi, I’ll tell ya.
Ta-ta, darlings! You’re a riot! And did I tell you that some of the latest shoe fashions are called “Shooties?” Apparently a hybrid of shoes and booties.
Silliness!! Ees good for the heart.
xoxo PB
Dear Person Who Wrote to Me a Few Weeks (Months?) Ago Offering To Give Me Some Help Navigating the Publishing Business,
I lost your e-mail! Would you be so very kind as to remind me who you are and to write to me again? I am so very sorry for my idiot-ness! I thought I carefully saved your e-mail but I guess that means I carefully deleted it. Argh! (pirate eye)
Honey heads,
First of all, thank you so much for steering me toward e-bay, where I have just aquired my dream watch for $88 instead of $500!! How did I do that? Well, the seller was asking $188 (that includes s&h) and I had $100 saved up in my PayPal account already. Wow! I will think of BTFM and you all every time I put on my beautiful watch (btw, for those of you who are worried about the quality of Coach products, Movado makes their watches).
Now, for the teeny tip: if you care about keeping your nice, dark denim jeans looking nice and dark (much classier than washed out denim), wash them inside-out.
The lovely and petite Mrs. P submits this very helpful tip for the less-tall among us:
Hi PB- I have a tip for your petite readers about vestment bags. Regular garment bags are too short for vestments, but the vestment bags sold by Almy or other companies are way longer than those of us of brief personage will ever need, and also somewhat awkward to carry.
Instead, I found a garment bag online that is “evening gown length,” 60 inches, which is perfect for transporting the liturgical garments of the Rev’d Shorties among us (since our vestments are head-and ankles-length shorter than we are). I found one on eBags in a lovely Pentecost season green.
grace and peace,
Mrs P
“Rev’d Shorties!” Oh Mrs. P, you are too much.