THE CITIZEN ROSEBUD

Classic colors, classic patterns but with a twist.  These photos were taken in the studio. Gearing up for a chilly Fall. NOW WEARING  Vintage African cowrie shell collar, avai...

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  AMERICANO Y ROJO I took these photos the December of 2020, when it was cold enough to wear this toasty (and heavy) vintage hunter's jacket, and I felt really comfortable in this outfit o...

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  IN THE DIGITAL AGE, ANALOG IS STILL APT AF While a normal person in my age bracket would be working on brushing up her TikTok skillz , I am plunging back in the medium that first connecte...

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  BONNET LASS These photos were taken on a snow day earlier this winter in January. I mean MAJOR SNOW. I had to wear snow shoes just to make it down the hill to get to my work studio. It ...

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   LIFE IS THIS + THIS IS LIVING. If I could sum up my life in 5 sharp pictures, I wonder if these would do.   SPONSORED BY:

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  NOT SO BASIC, BASICS So in my recent goal to create and sustain a "forever style" wardrobe, I've been on the look-out for versatile, timeless pieces made from quality fabrics that a...

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SEEING SPOTS I will admit, there are some people, even when you just meet them, you know they are your people.  That's how I feel about the people in the above picture. One, is a lovely ...

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  COLOR FOR A WHITE CHRISTMAS It's been snowing this past week or so in Seattle, which is NOT a common thing. We're talking loads of snow!  When it first started snowing,  I had wal...

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THE PENDLETON, PART 1: PENDLETON IS AS PENDLETON DOES Last year, I purchased this coat on eBay, it was an attractive men's car coat made by Pendleton, and the price was relatively cheap...

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GOT GRUNGE?  What to do when FASHION comes back to the 1990s style you never left.  I'm pretty sure I came into my personal style in the late 80s, early 90s, and so, still feel pretty f...

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   THE TRUE YOU MAY BE SOMEONE YOU HAVEN'T YET MET. She had A heart—how shall I say?—too soon made glad, Too easily impressed; she liked whate'er She looked on, and her looks went eve...

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    THE UH, SUMMONING CHARMS These glasses aren't perched on my face to help me see- they are the useless but fashionable sort with blanks for lenses. But cute, eh? They remind me of Harry...

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  ADVICE FOR LIVING ADVICE #1   DON'T be a ghost.  Don't go through your life as if you don't matter. Don't let the world push you around as if invisible You have every right to be h...

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  PUMPED FOR PUMPKIN! It's Halloween, and while I may not be dressed up in costume or handing out candy, I will admit, it's a favorite holiday for some reason. There's lots of ways to cele...

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> “Perfume follows you; it chases you and lingers behind you. It’s > a reference mark. Perfume makes silence talk.”                        ...

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A BIRD ON THE EDGE OF SPACE.   Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams go, Life is a barren field Co...

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DAMN. I haven't blogged in a while (ok, ok, YEARS.)  And I also haven't read blogs for that same amount of time, but there are some really cool real life people doing real life cool styl...

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ACH-CHOO, BOO.  Behold: an awkward capture of myself in full sneeze. I think I love it because it's the antithesis of the purpose of the "selfie," a capture usually of an overwhelming flat...

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MY UNYIELDING MELANCHOLY Worn this past summer-  I like the play of the graphic black + white with the romantic pink florals. The sweater was a gift from Joyce. It's great for Seattle su...

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  Nothing to Everything      -dedicated to Beauty Abounds You are the bones of mountains, the juice of fountains- the eyes that have it. Now yell it.  Boo, make do with what you...

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  Oh hi.  It feels a little like logging back into MySpace and seeing the empty rooms and remnants of an old party. We did have fun, didn't we?  Lots has happened since we last spoke,...

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Joyce and I "met" officially about 5 years ago, on the sidewalk across the street from my home. We both walk our neighborhood, and had seen each other around. I was sitting on the curb, tr...

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EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL. I'd recently been playing with old and vintage photos, trying to come up with creative ways of re-use. Then, my boyfriend sent me THIS LINK featuring an artist doing...

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PEEK-A-BOO-BOO-BOO-BOO Oof, where have I been?  (Here's where I insert the bad pun: CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?) A big lapse of posting, and ya know what? I feel no need to apologize for that. ...

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UPSIDE DOWN CAKE: you can not get me to any place I am not willing to go. For years, I've been blaming others for my own unhappiness. It is only recently that I've been able to see that the...

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