Overview of the video
1. Add layers to hair, to add bounce and lift - go shorter
10. Nurture your relationships
Showing posts with label babyboomer fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label babyboomer fashion. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Dominique Sachse tells of 10 ways to look younger
Overview of the video
10. Nurture your relationships
Monday, April 22, 2013
Are you ready to go grey gracefully?
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| Going grey gracefully |
Lately I've noticed that there are a lot more women who are doing just that and some look great, especially when combined with a stylish cut and fashionable attire.
An article by Shonagh Walker - Sunday Telegraph, was headed 'Going grey gracefully'.
She suggests that "In the past when a silver strand appeared, we raced to the colourist immediately. Keeping up the colour on rapidly greying hair (I prefer 'silvering') is time consuming and expensive. The natural solution is to let it be, well, natural."
At least she is somewhat conditional and sensitive to those of us who are "just not ready to go there." (and I'm wondering how old you are, Shonagh?)
So then a few guys such as Emiliano Vitale from Sydney's E Salon, get up and say,"There is a swing towards embracing grey. It can be polished and flattering."
And then we get the list of the 'brave folks' who have taken the gigantic step - Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench. Even younger celebs, including Pink, Kate Moss and Lady Gaga, are having silver threaded through their locks.
The article then becomes practical and had some good suggestions as to how you can overcome transition periods, regrowth by 'reverse highlights to blend' etc
I may have to eventually face this decision - just not there yet.
Clara
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Friday, April 19, 2013
What is the correct length for skinny jeans
Hi there
"I shop therefore I am" - a new twist on an old saying. And of course the first item we need is a pair of well fitting black jeans to kickstart the season.
So today, I found a great pair of semi skinny, not too low rise and in a fabric that kind of keeps you in. They look great with this season's longer look tops for a timeless look.
So today, I found a great pair of semi skinny, not too low rise and in a fabric that kind of keeps you in. They look great with this season's longer look tops for a timeless look.
A few years ago, I visited my friend R, who owns a beautiful store 'Shop at Next Door' which stocks an extensive range of jeans with fabulous tops and accessories. I learnt the ins and outs of how to wear skinny jeans - with boots of course but also with killer heels, flats and flip flops. R says that the worst mistake you can make when taking up jeans is to make them too short - flared jeans need to be almost to the ground but skinny jeans are a little tricky to get right. Have them as long as you can make them without cupping the bottoms too much; a certain amount of cupping however is necessary for the look and with summer jeans you can fold up the bottoms for a casual look.
This is what she says on her site http://www.shopatnextdoor.com/ - click on Jean Scene at bottom of Home Page.
'No, you do not have to be skinny to wear skinny jeans. It's all about how you wear them that makes the difference. Going into a Wisconsin winter, we all know how great it is to throw on your favorite skinny jeans with a pair of boots and a big oversized sweater. It's the one time that living in the frozen tundra makes fashion fun as well as practical. But thankfully that is all behind us for another seven months or so. So now what? Well a picture is worth a thousand words. Wear skinny jeans with killer heels, your favorite flats, barefoot if the moment is right and of course your favorite flip flops. You can wear a skinny jean scrunched around your ankle or cuffed for a casual look. That solves some of the length issues, which is nice for us as well as you. Of course we'll always shorten them for you if need be.'
I'm off now to take up some jeans - because they're usually too long for me. I learnt from R how to do a professional job but am under threat of dire consequence if I devulge the secret. Sorry!
Clara
By the way - if you want some tasty food ideas that will help you to be able to fit into your jeans go to www.fitinyourjeanscuisine.com
To view or add comment, click on "no comment" - you can comment as 'anonymous' if you don't have a google account; or send an email - clara@babyboomerconnections.com.au
or visit my website at www.babyboomerconnections.com.au
This is what she says on her site http://www.shopatnextdoor.com/ - click on Jean Scene at bottom of Home Page.
'No, you do not have to be skinny to wear skinny jeans. It's all about how you wear them that makes the difference. Going into a Wisconsin winter, we all know how great it is to throw on your favorite skinny jeans with a pair of boots and a big oversized sweater. It's the one time that living in the frozen tundra makes fashion fun as well as practical. But thankfully that is all behind us for another seven months or so. So now what? Well a picture is worth a thousand words. Wear skinny jeans with killer heels, your favorite flats, barefoot if the moment is right and of course your favorite flip flops. You can wear a skinny jean scrunched around your ankle or cuffed for a casual look. That solves some of the length issues, which is nice for us as well as you. Of course we'll always shorten them for you if need be.'
I'm off now to take up some jeans - because they're usually too long for me. I learnt from R how to do a professional job but am under threat of dire consequence if I devulge the secret. Sorry!
Clara
By the way - if you want some tasty food ideas that will help you to be able to fit into your jeans go to www.fitinyourjeanscuisine.com
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Long live the creative spirit (and the poncho)
Hi there Babyboomers
This blog is in response to Oediles' request for a knitting or crochet pattern for a garment I included in a previous blog -Oedile wrote, "I love Poncho Viva---is there somewhere I can get a pattern for this to knit or crochet it?"
For those of you who like a good project to keep you interested, I thought I would introduce you to my clever, creative friend, Renotta, who is in short, amazing! Treat yourself by visiting her site www.shopatnextdoor.com where she has several blogs - one where she photographs something she creates every day for a year (countdown time in February) "One a day blog' and another where she posts how to make some of the pieces http://projectknitway.blogspot.com
She and I also blog together on http://grannycircle.blogspot.com but I am not as clever as she is - however someone said to me once,"If you hang around with clever people you become clever yourself", so you never know. The pattern for Poncho Viva is below but you will find many more on http://projectknitway.blogspot.com/
Clara
Poncho Viva
I had a request for the "how to" on this poncho. It's one of my favorite pieces to knit and is super easy whether you knit by hand or machine. It's basically just one long rectangle 26" wide and 60" long. Here again you just have to know your gauge. For example, if it's 4 st/" and 5 rows/" cast on 104 st and knit 300 rows. You can knit textured stitches or the faux rib stitch I've previously discussed or just about any stitch that fancies you. Once you have the rectangle knit, fold it in half and stitch up the shoulder seam and the side seam as shown in the diagram. You can sew the seams by hand or machine, whatever your preference. In blogs ahead, I'll add collars and other decorative touches to make your poncho unique. So enjoy your knitting and long live the poncho
Materials Used: 3 skeins of Homespun by Lion Brand
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This blog is in response to Oediles' request for a knitting or crochet pattern for a garment I included in a previous blog -Oedile wrote, "I love Poncho Viva---is there somewhere I can get a pattern for this to knit or crochet it?"
For those of you who like a good project to keep you interested, I thought I would introduce you to my clever, creative friend, Renotta, who is in short, amazing! Treat yourself by visiting her site www.shopatnextdoor.com where she has several blogs - one where she photographs something she creates every day for a year (countdown time in February) "One a day blog' and another where she posts how to make some of the pieces http://projectknitway.blogspot.com
She and I also blog together on http://grannycircle.blogspot.com but I am not as clever as she is - however someone said to me once,"If you hang around with clever people you become clever yourself", so you never know. The pattern for Poncho Viva is below but you will find many more on http://projectknitway.blogspot.com/
Clara
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| Poncho Viva |
I had a request for the "how to" on this poncho. It's one of my favorite pieces to knit and is super easy whether you knit by hand or machine. It's basically just one long rectangle 26" wide and 60" long. Here again you just have to know your gauge. For example, if it's 4 st/" and 5 rows/" cast on 104 st and knit 300 rows. You can knit textured stitches or the faux rib stitch I've previously discussed or just about any stitch that fancies you. Once you have the rectangle knit, fold it in half and stitch up the shoulder seam and the side seam as shown in the diagram. You can sew the seams by hand or machine, whatever your preference. In blogs ahead, I'll add collars and other decorative touches to make your poncho unique. So enjoy your knitting and long live the poncho
Materials Used: 3 skeins of Homespun by Lion Brand
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Babyboomer Women - You've done your best! Time to please yourself and discover what satisfies you.
Dear Babyboomers
R wrote - Re the 60's - The closest I came to being a flower child was wearing a pair of bell bottoms that I made from a wild sunflower patterned fabric. Two big yellow flowers landed on my butt. So no doubt your daughter would lump me into the nerd category along with you.
Joie de Vivre wrote - So, if I have a ‘recipe’ for successful retirement, It’s do whatever it takes to value yourself enough to know you’ve done your best and now it’s time for you to please yourself and to get to know, deeply, what satisfies you. Then go do it! Can you hear the retired therapist in that?!! ..............Curves and an ocean dip and cauliflower soup done so far today – now for degustation at a new Bellingen restaurant tonight with a game or two of tennis beforehand.
Clara - it's great to hear from Joie de Vivre - "Old therapists never die they just ..........
Fabulous Recipe for Successful Retirement - Immediately added to the COGGERS list and I think it needs to go on the frig. I know the friends I have who are enjoying their own time at last, have found or are exploring to discover what it is, that is deeply satisfying. Personally, I love to share ideas and that is what I am doing. The process of that sharing, and what evolves from it, is deeply satisfying to me.
The term COG evolved from the concept of Co - blogging. R and I had both set up separate blogs to support our websites - R for http://www.shopatnextdoor.com/ with mine being http://www.babyboomerconnections.com.au/
So I am a COG in her wheel and she in mine, which is what women have always done to support each other. It would be great if we could find some more COGs (crazy ole gals) to contribute towards 'Successful Retirement' (the blog, the book, the E- book, the movie, the .....etc), even if it is an occasional visit/comment. Few would be crazy enough to have our commitment but who knows? Let's Twist Again! Cheers Clara
Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year... RRT
Ball and Chain...March 26th
Perhaps you are wondering if my project has become a ball and chain around my neck. Actually it's just the opposite. It has energized me and unleashed creative ideas that I look forward everyday to explore. Pearl and chain necklace.
From Pillar to Posted...March 25th
Loom knit drape neck dolman with "Stranded" necklace
To view or add comment, click on comments at bottom of page or send an email - clara@babyboomerconnections.com.au
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R wrote - Re the 60's - The closest I came to being a flower child was wearing a pair of bell bottoms that I made from a wild sunflower patterned fabric. Two big yellow flowers landed on my butt. So no doubt your daughter would lump me into the nerd category along with you.
Joie de Vivre wrote - So, if I have a ‘recipe’ for successful retirement, It’s do whatever it takes to value yourself enough to know you’ve done your best and now it’s time for you to please yourself and to get to know, deeply, what satisfies you. Then go do it! Can you hear the retired therapist in that?!! ..............Curves and an ocean dip and cauliflower soup done so far today – now for degustation at a new Bellingen restaurant tonight with a game or two of tennis beforehand.
Clara - it's great to hear from Joie de Vivre - "Old therapists never die they just ..........
Fabulous Recipe for Successful Retirement - Immediately added to the COGGERS list and I think it needs to go on the frig. I know the friends I have who are enjoying their own time at last, have found or are exploring to discover what it is, that is deeply satisfying. Personally, I love to share ideas and that is what I am doing. The process of that sharing, and what evolves from it, is deeply satisfying to me.
The term COG evolved from the concept of Co - blogging. R and I had both set up separate blogs to support our websites - R for http://www.shopatnextdoor.com/ with mine being http://www.babyboomerconnections.com.au/
So I am a COG in her wheel and she in mine, which is what women have always done to support each other. It would be great if we could find some more COGs (crazy ole gals) to contribute towards 'Successful Retirement' (the blog, the book, the E- book, the movie, the .....etc), even if it is an occasional visit/comment. Few would be crazy enough to have our commitment but who knows? Let's Twist Again! Cheers Clara
Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year... RRT
Ball and Chain...March 26th
Perhaps you are wondering if my project has become a ball and chain around my neck. Actually it's just the opposite. It has energized me and unleashed creative ideas that I look forward everyday to explore. Pearl and chain necklace.
From Pillar to Posted...March 25th
Loom knit drape neck dolman with "Stranded" necklace
To view or add comment, click on comments at bottom of page or send an email - clara@babyboomerconnections.com.au
visit my website at http://www.babyboomerconnections.com.au/
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Babyboomer Women in the Grip of the Blog
Dear R and other Babyboomers
On Thursday at 2, Liz comes over and we play around with Photoshop. We met at a Community Evening College last year where a very officious young lady attempted to teach Photoshop in eight easy lessons with a test at the end. Liz and I didn't get it - loved what PS could do but just didn't get it - which is not surprising since it is a very sophisticated program. We felt like the naughty girls in the class just as if we were right back there with all you babyboomers. We now explore Picassa, with issues like - how do you store photos, when do you use Picassa rather than Photoshop etc.
So now when we meet, we attempt to find our way through the wilderness, usually spending much of the time laughing belly laughs at what we create. The blind leading the blind but we have fun and we are moving forward!!?? Today's effort below.
Another retirement wisdom coming up for the blueprint - we can continue to make vibrant connections with others when we engage in similar interests.
So your cat now sits with mine both adorned with your beautiful neckpieces.
Cheers Clara
ps I have to name my cat now that she is a celebrity.
Brown Cat meets White Cat (He He!)
"I have a neckpiece too."
Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year... RRT
Post Note...
March 17th
Loom knit silk poncho with pottery shard neck piece.
Posted...March 16th
Neck Piece of jasper and pewter with shard pendant
On Thursday at 2, Liz comes over and we play around with Photoshop. We met at a Community Evening College last year where a very officious young lady attempted to teach Photoshop in eight easy lessons with a test at the end. Liz and I didn't get it - loved what PS could do but just didn't get it - which is not surprising since it is a very sophisticated program. We felt like the naughty girls in the class just as if we were right back there with all you babyboomers. We now explore Picassa, with issues like - how do you store photos, when do you use Picassa rather than Photoshop etc.
So now when we meet, we attempt to find our way through the wilderness, usually spending much of the time laughing belly laughs at what we create. The blind leading the blind but we have fun and we are moving forward!!?? Today's effort below.
Another retirement wisdom coming up for the blueprint - we can continue to make vibrant connections with others when we engage in similar interests.
So your cat now sits with mine both adorned with your beautiful neckpieces.
Cheers Clara
ps I have to name my cat now that she is a celebrity.
Brown Cat meets White Cat (He He!)
"I have a neckpiece too."
Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year... RRT
Post Note...
March 17thLoom knit silk poncho with pottery shard neck piece.
Posted...March 16th
Neck Piece of jasper and pewter with shard pendant
Playing around with what will work - seems to be a limit - all trial and error since there is no clear blueprint here either. Also working on the Music aspect - I know where to go - when I decide to take the time- at present we have abrupt cutoffs.
Video - Just a quick one to show your fabulous work. Obviously it would need to be in order, with captions - but it would be good to go on U tube etc. with the appropriate music and challenge. Let's do it - Let's twist again like........ Let's do some marketing together.
Love Clara
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Mobius Strip becomes Creative - doing the intrinsic twist!
Dear Babyboomers R and others
R wrote "We have created a mobius, a continuous strand that has no beginning or end but has a unique twist to it.
Clara - What is she talking about? I googled 'Mobius
' which then came up with 'Mobius Strip'.
I taught this to Year 3 in Science (learning a heap along the way). Amazing concept and yes we have created this VIA COGGING.
It all came flooding back in that Science lesson, where some got it right and others .......... so I was extremely busy doing the intrinsic twist.
A Möbius strip made with a piece of paper and tape. If an ant were to crawl along the length of this strip, it would return to its starting point having traversed every part of the strip without ever crossing an edge - and then the next exercise was to divide the strip !!!!!!????
You know that I will have to go there at some stage but not now.
A wedding ring designed as a Möbius strip. Rather lovely I thought, especially since we have a wedding coming up.
Clara says - R - http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mkmb.html
takes you to an amazing web site which describes knitted mobius strips (I am doing my research before seeing your Mobius inspired piece. Can't quite understand why she does this though.)
Escher's Version of a Mobius Strip -
He is one of my heroes.
Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year... RRT
Mobius...March 15th
R - This Mobius Scarf is loom knit and joined to make it a continuous piece with a half twist. Featured here with neck piece of carved jade beads and fossil cabochon pendant.
Möbius strips have found a number of surprising applications that exploit a remarkable property they possess: one-sidedness. Joining the ends of a strip with no half twist produces a simple belt-shaped loop with two sides and two edges -- impossible to travel from one side to the other without crossing an edge. But, as a result of the half twist, the Möbius Strip has only one side and one edge!
To view or add comment, click on comments at bottom of page
R wrote "We have created a mobius, a continuous strand that has no beginning or end but has a unique twist to it.
Clara - What is she talking about? I googled 'Mobius
' which then came up with 'Mobius Strip'.I taught this to Year 3 in Science (learning a heap along the way). Amazing concept and yes we have created this VIA COGGING.
It all came flooding back in that Science lesson, where some got it right and others .......... so I was extremely busy doing the intrinsic twist.
A Möbius strip made with a piece of paper and tape. If an ant were to crawl along the length of this strip, it would return to its starting point having traversed every part of the strip without ever crossing an edge - and then the next exercise was to divide the strip !!!!!!????
You know that I will have to go there at some stage but not now.
A wedding ring designed as a Möbius strip. Rather lovely I thought, especially since we have a wedding coming up.
Clara says - R - http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mkmb.html
takes you to an amazing web site which describes knitted mobius strips (I am doing my research before seeing your Mobius inspired piece. Can't quite understand why she does this though.)
Escher's Version of a Mobius Strip -
He is one of my heroes.
Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year... RRT
Mobius...March 15thR - This Mobius Scarf is loom knit and joined to make it a continuous piece with a half twist. Featured here with neck piece of carved jade beads and fossil cabochon pendant.
Möbius strips have found a number of surprising applications that exploit a remarkable property they possess: one-sidedness. Joining the ends of a strip with no half twist produces a simple belt-shaped loop with two sides and two edges -- impossible to travel from one side to the other without crossing an edge. But, as a result of the half twist, the Möbius Strip has only one side and one edge!
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Our daughters don't even know they have been liberated.
Dear Babyboomers
R wrote,"I tested the waters today by trying to enlist my 30 something employees in a discussion of the the women's movement. Nothing, nada, zip. I fear we have done such a great job of liberating our daughters that they don't even know they have been liberated. In fact, it seems the most important items on their agenda are Facebook (their faces), the latest episode of Housewives of Orange County and how they look in a pair of jeans. I long for a meaningful discussion of a great book or a critique of a movie rather than a reality show. It seems that I have become an old model rather than a role model. Invisible to most everyone. And yet it is this invisible cloak that has liberated me. I can spend an entire day absorbed in my work without even a glance in the mirror. For me the blueprint to retirement is not to retire. I plan to spend every precious moment creating, designing, reading, recording, expanding. I hope we will be cogging for a long time to come."
R wrote,"I tested the waters today by trying to enlist my 30 something employees in a discussion of the the women's movement. Nothing, nada, zip. I fear we have done such a great job of liberating our daughters that they don't even know they have been liberated. In fact, it seems the most important items on their agenda are Facebook (their faces), the latest episode of Housewives of Orange County and how they look in a pair of jeans. I long for a meaningful discussion of a great book or a critique of a movie rather than a reality show. It seems that I have become an old model rather than a role model. Invisible to most everyone. And yet it is this invisible cloak that has liberated me. I can spend an entire day absorbed in my work without even a glance in the mirror. For me the blueprint to retirement is not to retire. I plan to spend every precious moment creating, designing, reading, recording, expanding. I hope we will be cogging for a long time to come."
Clara - I doubt if you will ever be invisible - your creativity and energy will rule that one out. However, "and yet it is this invisible cloak that has liberated me", is a very liberating concept to me. It takes me beyond my ego, my self as I present to the world, to a deeper level, where I can just be 'me'.
Our daughters are not really as different as the 70's feminists expected they would be - 'You've come a long way, Baby', appears from my observation of successful women, to put a lot of pressure on them to juggle work with family life. No doubt, however, if they choose this path, the climate is more supportive and their partners more aware of sharing the load. We should make sure that our daughters are taught this aspect of history in order to help them develop a perspective and if they choose to, take important aspects from the lesson and apply it to their lives
'Life is not a series of isolated ponds and puddles;
It is a river which flows from the past to the future
Only in the most literal sense are we born on the day we leave our mother's womb
In the larger, truer sense, we are born of the past - connected to it's fluidity,
Both genetically and experientially"......
It is a river which flows from the past to the future
Only in the most literal sense are we born on the day we leave our mother's womb
In the larger, truer sense, we are born of the past - connected to it's fluidity,
Both genetically and experientially"......
Our children have grown up in a different pond, but it is all connected. They inherit what has evolved before their time, then like us, have their opportunity to make the most of it in order to survive and grow.
The process of writing has given me a new perspective (not always comfortable) where in looking to the past, patterns do emerge:- Creativity - always a different way of looking/thinking ; Enhancement of self and environment - (I love to decorate) ; Love of great food ; a passion for preparing food - creatively yet with health ; and wine (not always great but quaffable) ; Joyful appreciation and love of children, in particular facilitating their creative development ; and in latter years a love of writing, having fun with web pages which allows me to express the many ideas I/others have to share (children's books are on the agenda.)
Above all, the need / appreciation of loving stable family / friendship relationships emerges with prime importance. I have a need to be authentic and hope that my voice is true.
Above all, the need / appreciation of loving stable family / friendship relationships emerges with prime importance. I have a need to be authentic and hope that my voice is true.
ps - the word 'successful' is one which today seems to refer to women who are out there in the work force. Society needs also to value highly the success of stay at home mothers for their stable contributions to the well being of the next generations.
Cheers Clara
Cheers Clara
Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year...
Loom knit cardi with hand printed birds, worn with flower necklace.
Bird Bath...M
arch 12th
Hand printed as well. Is there no end to your creativity?
Bird Bath...M
arch 12thHand printed as well. Is there no end to your creativity?
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Babyboomer Women Influenced by Women's Movement
Hi R, and other friends
R wrote - For some reason I have never been a good lister (is that a word?). Maybe it's because I don't like being told what to do, even by myself. Now my husband, HE likes lists, especially grocery lists. He also likes to dictate while I dutifully take the dictation. It must be the boss, secretary relationship between men and women that he revels in and I rebel against. Another problem with lists is I lose them. They just seem to disappear. Never the less, I will start a list of COG words for you.
Clara says:- Thank you. There is, as usual, so much of what you write which triggers my jostling ideas, but the winner today has to be the relationship between men and women, since I have just read another article re Germaine Greer, from SMH 'Call to a New Generation' - Gabriella Coslovich.
I would like to state my position re the Women's Movement. I am not a women's libber or against men, nor do I believe either gender is better or more important, just different. However, we were young adults in 1970 when Greer's 'The Female Eunuch' was published, and we lived and were no doubt influenced within this climate of change for women.
Paraphrasing this article - Germaine wanted the book to provoke, polarise and galvanise, "...if it is not ridiculed or reviled, it will have failed it's intention", she wrote in the introduction. She incited a generation of women, US, to ponder the significance of their lives, challenging concepts of marriage (domestic servitude), the nuclear family, the obligation to breed, and the culture of sexual harassment. She encouraged women to study, to become doctors, pilots and even fashion designers, stating that being successful was not incompatible with 'femininity'. 'The Female Eunuch' was then and has remained symbolically important, giving a generation of women, US, the impetus for change.
Greer monopolised the limelight with her brash behaviour but it was left to other second wave 70's feminists, such as Eva Cox, leading spokeswoman for the Women's Electorial Lobby, and it's current chairwoman, to effect changes such as domestic violence and sexual assault laws, equal pay legislation, no-fault divorce, unpaid maternity leave, child support and anti-discrimination laws. Cox says,"...she had her role to play and she played it well. Greer galvanised, others organised."
I now see how different we were from previous generations of women, but did we realise how different our underlying idealism and expectations were? How much influence did the movement have on our expectations of our men, who were probably bewildered by the difference from their motherly example of domestic goddess / slave and their wives, US!
Cheers Clara
www.shopatnextdoor.com.
< Welcome to my journey as I photograph something I create everyday for a year... RRT
What a Difference a Day Makes...March 9th
Necklace of copper and jasper with shard pendant
What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours. I feel a song coming on. Necklace of copper and jasper with shard pendant.
Clara - Where has that sun gone? The background is wonderfully bleak and your piece very significant and bold in the foreground. What is shard?
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R wrote - For some reason I have never been a good lister (is that a word?). Maybe it's because I don't like being told what to do, even by myself. Now my husband, HE likes lists, especially grocery lists. He also likes to dictate while I dutifully take the dictation. It must be the boss, secretary relationship between men and women that he revels in and I rebel against. Another problem with lists is I lose them. They just seem to disappear. Never the less, I will start a list of COG words for you.
Clara says:- Thank you. There is, as usual, so much of what you write which triggers my jostling ideas, but the winner today has to be the relationship between men and women, since I have just read another article re Germaine Greer, from SMH 'Call to a New Generation' - Gabriella Coslovich.
I would like to state my position re the Women's Movement. I am not a women's libber or against men, nor do I believe either gender is better or more important, just different. However, we were young adults in 1970 when Greer's 'The Female Eunuch' was published, and we lived and were no doubt influenced within this climate of change for women.
Paraphrasing this article - Germaine wanted the book to provoke, polarise and galvanise, "...if it is not ridiculed or reviled, it will have failed it's intention", she wrote in the introduction. She incited a generation of women, US, to ponder the significance of their lives, challenging concepts of marriage (domestic servitude), the nuclear family, the obligation to breed, and the culture of sexual harassment. She encouraged women to study, to become doctors, pilots and even fashion designers, stating that being successful was not incompatible with 'femininity'. 'The Female Eunuch' was then and has remained symbolically important, giving a generation of women, US, the impetus for change.
Greer monopolised the limelight with her brash behaviour but it was left to other second wave 70's feminists, such as Eva Cox, leading spokeswoman for the Women's Electorial Lobby, and it's current chairwoman, to effect changes such as domestic violence and sexual assault laws, equal pay legislation, no-fault divorce, unpaid maternity leave, child support and anti-discrimination laws. Cox says,"...she had her role to play and she played it well. Greer galvanised, others organised."
I now see how different we were from previous generations of women, but did we realise how different our underlying idealism and expectations were? How much influence did the movement have on our expectations of our men, who were probably bewildered by the difference from their motherly example of domestic goddess / slave and their wives, US!
Cheers Clara
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What a Difference a Day Makes...March 9th
Necklace of copper and jasper with shard pendantWhat a difference a day makes, 24 little hours. I feel a song coming on. Necklace of copper and jasper with shard pendant.
Clara - Where has that sun gone? The background is wonderfully bleak and your piece very significant and bold in the foreground. What is shard?
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Projects can be the answer to happy retirement.
Grevillea - my favourite Australian flowering bush - click to make larger
Queen Mary 11
Dee Why Beach
It was windy today so the surf was rough.
It was windy today so the surf was rough.
Swim between the flags!
Hope this warms you all up there in Wisconsin.
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Hi R and other BB friends
I'm back........... having been released from the kitchen. All went well but I am not going near the stove today. We had fun talking about Italy, mainly, as MOG spends considerable time there, has been taking Italian lessons for 20 years and was interested in Bella and Umbi's life in Tuscany. G's lamb was delicious - he enjoyed your husband's interest in 'The Silver Spoon', which, by the way, is a favourite of MOG.
Hi R and other BB friends
I'm back........... having been released from the kitchen. All went well but I am not going near the stove today. We had fun talking about Italy, mainly, as MOG spends considerable time there, has been taking Italian lessons for 20 years and was interested in Bella and Umbi's life in Tuscany. G's lamb was delicious - he enjoyed your husband's interest in 'The Silver Spoon', which, by the way, is a favourite of MOG.
G took me to lunch at Dee Why which is one of the Northern Beaches known for it's great surfing beach where you can actually be in line with the surfers rather than in front - great for photography, (but not today.) On our way back, we stopped at Georges Heights, Mosman, to see the Queen Mary 11 come into Sydney Harbour. Friends of ours went for a cruise on the Queen Mary - amazing stories - they went to 4 balls on the ship so had to take 4 Cinderalla dresses!
Speaking of which I am so much enjoying the beautiful backgrounds to your work and your descriptions.
You say "My project is taking me out to places I would only have looked at from afar, or through a window" this statement includes two elements of my developing philosophy of living happily and productively in retirement.
One is project - replacing the idea/concept of goal setting, which doesn't really work when you are changing pace and direction - better to have projects which enable us to have something to work towards, to feel engaged in, to feel excited about.
The other from your statement is....... "taking me out to places', which is also the philosophy of getting out there and doing rather than being a passive observer which can tend to happen. Whether or not, the places are distant and foreign, or near but on a deeper level, is immaterial. The important element is exploring new horizons.
Love Clara
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Sunrise...March 6th
Neckpiece of Agate and Copper.
I took this photo this morning at sunrise. The form is perched on the edge of a deep ravine with the sun filtering through the trees. It was very beautiful. My project is taking me out to places I would have only looked at from afar or through a window.
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Speaking of which I am so much enjoying the beautiful backgrounds to your work and your descriptions.
You say "My project is taking me out to places I would only have looked at from afar, or through a window" this statement includes two elements of my developing philosophy of living happily and productively in retirement.
One is project - replacing the idea/concept of goal setting, which doesn't really work when you are changing pace and direction - better to have projects which enable us to have something to work towards, to feel engaged in, to feel excited about.
The other from your statement is....... "taking me out to places', which is also the philosophy of getting out there and doing rather than being a passive observer which can tend to happen. Whether or not, the places are distant and foreign, or near but on a deeper level, is immaterial. The important element is exploring new horizons.
Love Clara
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Sunrise...March 6th
Neckpiece of Agate and Copper.
I took this photo this morning at sunrise. The form is perched on the edge of a deep ravine with the sun filtering through the trees. It was very beautiful. My project is taking me out to places I would have only looked at from afar or through a window.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Creating Excitement - and Hogging
Hi All those Babyboomers out there in Cyber Space
R wrote "My husband is getting in on this. I think I'll call it HOGGING. Did I mention he's an industrial psychologist? So he says you do this to yourself because you NEED to hold yourself to a higher standard. It's all about risk, the possibility of failure creating the excitement.
Course he is also half Italian and can remember his grandmother, Flomana Rosana, stringing homemade pasta through their house and not allowing Josephine Rosana Donatelli (his mom)to cook it."
Clara - HOGGING - I love it! I enjoyed your husband's comments - thought provoking - I hadn't thought of it that way ie by taking risks I am creating excitement for myself. Perhaps positive retirement could include more risktaking.
What wonderful lyrical names - Flomana Rosana...... Josephine Rosana Donatelli ......Josephine needs to finish with 'a' - G's Italian is simple; it just includes the 'a' after most words. I can feel a song ........
Speaking of G he has risen to the occasion by offering to cook his famous Roman Spring Lamb (next blog)which will take away some of the pressure (but may lessen the risktaking and excitement.)
'Out of Africa' is simply stunning. It would look great with neutrals.
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Out of Africa...March 3rd
Necklace of Batik Bone and Brass
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R wrote "My husband is getting in on this. I think I'll call it HOGGING. Did I mention he's an industrial psychologist? So he says you do this to yourself because you NEED to hold yourself to a higher standard. It's all about risk, the possibility of failure creating the excitement.
Course he is also half Italian and can remember his grandmother, Flomana Rosana, stringing homemade pasta through their house and not allowing Josephine Rosana Donatelli (his mom)to cook it."
Clara - HOGGING - I love it! I enjoyed your husband's comments - thought provoking - I hadn't thought of it that way ie by taking risks I am creating excitement for myself. Perhaps positive retirement could include more risktaking.
What wonderful lyrical names - Flomana Rosana...... Josephine Rosana Donatelli ......Josephine needs to finish with 'a' - G's Italian is simple; it just includes the 'a' after most words. I can feel a song ........
Speaking of G he has risen to the occasion by offering to cook his famous Roman Spring Lamb (next blog)which will take away some of the pressure (but may lessen the risktaking and excitement.)
'Out of Africa' is simply stunning. It would look great with neutrals.
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Out of Africa...March 3rd
Necklace of Batik Bone and Brass
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuscan Menu- dinner
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Hi R and other BB friends
I have to stay focused, I have to stay focused, I have to stay focused - I can feel a song coming on........
I can't decide what to cook because future MOG spends a heap of time in Tuscany also - the standard feels too high and I feel immobilised. Why do I do this to myself when other options were sensibly suggested? Why do I still have to prove myself?
I ADORE Italian cuisine - I used to think that it was ordinary and traditional; which are the very aspects which make it so special - honest, fresh and satisfying.
"Take the best ingredients, the freshest available, and preserve their unique character to the greatest extent possible during preparation"...The Italians - Luigi Barzini - on how to uncover the secrets of vera cucina italiana, genuine italian cuisine.
However, do you know that food is all they talk about in Italy and it is your ability to cook pasta just right - el dente - that separates the women from the girls? In some households, the grandmother is still cooking and her daughter is still not considered capable enough to take over. Obviously, this is serious business - I find these days that I can still jump through hoops but only if I decide that I want to jump through that particular hoop and I am picky as to which one.
OK OK - But what about the menu?
On arrival - drinks - and nibbles - a plate of lovely olives with some almonds roasted with thyme.
Antipasti (before the pasta)
Prosciutto with figs (or melon) and balsamic dressing
Combining sweet salty Italian proscuitto with figs or melon is an all time classic which works every time.
To serve 4
4 large or 8 small ripe figs
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (caramelised optional)
extra virgin olive oil
12 thin slices Italian proscuitto (Australian is more salty)
150g fresh Parmesan cheese, broken into craggy lumps.
Take each fig and stand it upright. Using a sharp knife, make 2 cuts across each fig, not quite quartering it, but keeping it intact. Ease the figs open and brush with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Arrange 3 slices of proscuitto on each plate (hold from the middle and drop it) , with the figs and parmesan on top. Sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil and plenty of crushed black pepper.
Next course to follow tomorrow.
Cheers Clara
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Proud as a Peacock
Necklace of Turquoise, Serpentine and Brass
What is serpetine? I am amazed by the variety of elements you include in your pieces.
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Hi R and other BB friends
I have to stay focused, I have to stay focused, I have to stay focused - I can feel a song coming on........
I can't decide what to cook because future MOG spends a heap of time in Tuscany also - the standard feels too high and I feel immobilised. Why do I do this to myself when other options were sensibly suggested? Why do I still have to prove myself?
I ADORE Italian cuisine - I used to think that it was ordinary and traditional; which are the very aspects which make it so special - honest, fresh and satisfying.
"Take the best ingredients, the freshest available, and preserve their unique character to the greatest extent possible during preparation"...The Italians - Luigi Barzini - on how to uncover the secrets of vera cucina italiana, genuine italian cuisine.
However, do you know that food is all they talk about in Italy and it is your ability to cook pasta just right - el dente - that separates the women from the girls? In some households, the grandmother is still cooking and her daughter is still not considered capable enough to take over. Obviously, this is serious business - I find these days that I can still jump through hoops but only if I decide that I want to jump through that particular hoop and I am picky as to which one.
OK OK - But what about the menu?
On arrival - drinks - and nibbles - a plate of lovely olives with some almonds roasted with thyme.
Antipasti (before the pasta)
Prosciutto with figs (or melon) and balsamic dressing
Combining sweet salty Italian proscuitto with figs or melon is an all time classic which works every time.
To serve 4
4 large or 8 small ripe figs
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (caramelised optional)
extra virgin olive oil
12 thin slices Italian proscuitto (Australian is more salty)
150g fresh Parmesan cheese, broken into craggy lumps.
Take each fig and stand it upright. Using a sharp knife, make 2 cuts across each fig, not quite quartering it, but keeping it intact. Ease the figs open and brush with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Arrange 3 slices of proscuitto on each plate (hold from the middle and drop it) , with the figs and parmesan on top. Sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil and plenty of crushed black pepper.
Next course to follow tomorrow.
Cheers Clara
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Proud as a Peacock
Necklace of Turquoise, Serpentine and Brass
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Serious Dinner Party - Tuscany Style
Hi BB friends
Serious dinner party stuff tomorrow - with the wedding happening in May, MOG, Mother of the Groom, is coming to dinner on Saturday evening. I have the go ahead to do Italian, even tho Bella and Umbi, my sister and brother in law, who have a farm in Tuscany and are the ultimate 'foodies', are coming.
Stand by for the fabulous menu!!!!!
Cheers Clara
In the Pink... March 1 ......Loom Knit Wrap with Necklace of Pearls and Copper
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Clara says - This looks so pretty - almost heralding spring. Is that a ray of sunshine? Love the combo of strong metal and pearl in the necklace, with the soft draping. Babyboomers would like the sleeve to be slightly longer, this piece being an ideal garment, with the soft layering providing our necessary camouflage.
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Serious dinner party stuff tomorrow - with the wedding happening in May, MOG, Mother of the Groom, is coming to dinner on Saturday evening. I have the go ahead to do Italian, even tho Bella and Umbi, my sister and brother in law, who have a farm in Tuscany and are the ultimate 'foodies', are coming.
Stand by for the fabulous menu!!!!!
Cheers Clara
In the Pink... March 1 ......Loom Knit Wrap with Necklace of Pearls and Copper
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Clara says - This looks so pretty - almost heralding spring. Is that a ray of sunshine? Love the combo of strong metal and pearl in the necklace, with the soft draping. Babyboomers would like the sleeve to be slightly longer, this piece being an ideal garment, with the soft layering providing our necessary camouflage.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Hung up on Denim 2 and Google
Thought I would publish this as it was so interesting.
Dear C
What would I do without Google and where is this taking me?
Remember when you were a child and you needed the answer to something? In our house the World Book Encyclopedia sat on a shelf of importance waiting for all our questions. Every year an update book arrived and was added to the collection. It was a luxury akin to our first TV.
Today? I just google it. It seems like I no more than turn off my computer and I have another google I want to do. This morning it was denim.
Denim...in usage in America since the late 1700's. Denim...a weave structure based on a twill weave, over two under two. Denim...derived by shortening the name serge de nimes, a fabric first woven in Nimes, France. Darn, I thought we Americans invented denim. Well we certainly perfected it. Talk about obsessive compulsions.
Everyday in my store we spend hours helping women of all ages find the perfect denim jeans. The pair that makes their butt look great. The pair that slims their thighs. The pair that makes them look taller. The pair that minimizes their waist and on and on. It's a very serious business. What does this say about all of us? We've come a long way baby, but we have a long way to go? I'll leave that one up to you. It might be a main topic for 2010.
Gotta go. Gotta go Google something.
Love,
R
Dear C
What would I do without Google and where is this taking me?
Remember when you were a child and you needed the answer to something? In our house the World Book Encyclopedia sat on a shelf of importance waiting for all our questions. Every year an update book arrived and was added to the collection. It was a luxury akin to our first TV.
Today? I just google it. It seems like I no more than turn off my computer and I have another google I want to do. This morning it was denim.
Denim...in usage in America since the late 1700's. Denim...a weave structure based on a twill weave, over two under two. Denim...derived by shortening the name serge de nimes, a fabric first woven in Nimes, France. Darn, I thought we Americans invented denim. Well we certainly perfected it. Talk about obsessive compulsions.
Everyday in my store we spend hours helping women of all ages find the perfect denim jeans. The pair that makes their butt look great. The pair that slims their thighs. The pair that makes them look taller. The pair that minimizes their waist and on and on. It's a very serious business. What does this say about all of us? We've come a long way baby, but we have a long way to go? I'll leave that one up to you. It might be a main topic for 2010.
Gotta go. Gotta go Google something.
Love,
R
ps. I love the photo of your mom. Can you scan it at a high res and send it to me? As for computers wasting or saving time, I just spent two hours on mine and enjoyed every minute.
Hi R and other BB friends
I will have to go up in the loft to the box of photos to find it - one could call it Pandora's Box.
Interesting info on denim - love the name 'serge de nimes' - you could use it to market your jeans. I think denim deserves a more exotic title for such a valiant fabric. 1700's - Everything old is new again.
We BB's can related to the importance of fit and flattery. My favourite current pair of jeans are an ancient Buffalo brand which I love because they have just enough stretch to make them fit like a glove while at the same time have enough strength to keep me in. They are, however, hipsters, so this creates the 'Muffin effect' when you sit down. Another current pair of Calvin's K are not quite so flattering but are better when I sit down but the very best jeans I have ever had were a pair of black Versace's which have just the right amount of stretch, and are higher up on the waist. I have had them for over 10 years and pour myself into them when the occasion calls for 'sexy' dressup.
I consider good jeans to be a great investment, much the same as good perfume or jewelery. What about 'Invest in serge de nimes for fit and flattery?
On Google - I agree. A moroccan recipe which I must post soon, having meandered away from food, called for cilantro leaves, a term which mystified my friend who then asked the guy at the Fruit and Vege Mart, without success. So of course she Googled it and there it was - Coriander. I told her not to worry about asking people next time - just go google it.
Love Clara
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Leaf it to Me... February 27th Hand printed sweater.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Hung Up on Denim
How good is denim? Timeless, trans- seasonal, always there waiting for you when there's nothing else to wear, the perfect match with a crisp shirt or a beautiful creative piece. How did we ever live without it?
Mum, hanging clothes 1950's
Babyboomers have seen many fashion trends - the evolvement of easycare fabrics which I considered ugly at first with crimpaline slack suits gradually giving way to stylish durable garments. 1950's women spent considerable time ironing and cleaning but things were changing. Dad was a gadget man, buying all the latest for Mum - two must-haves stood out - one was a potato peeler, a tap driven device, which agitated the potatoes over an abrasive surface and in doing so, took off the skins; and the other being the Ironette which every 50's domestic goddess needed in order to iron sheets, towels etc as you did in those days, even when you were living in reconstructed fibro housing.
Speaking of timesavers, Blogger does have Spellcheck which I just discovered - click on the ABC and a little drop menu suggests other alternatives. - but not for Crimpaline Are computers time savers or wasters?
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Hung Up On Denim...February 26th
Today's work was a collaboration with my good friend and artist, Karen Halt. We took my Tattooed denim and designed our first run of limited edition jeans. We look forward to many days ahead of being hung up on denim.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Here Comes the Sun
Hi R and BB Friends They are adooooorable!
"Here Comes the Sun" - a title of hope - I can see it - somewhat weak but still there. This was how Wisconsin looked when we first arrived in January - the coldest winter in a decade. I think I will have this printed .
I love your descriptions - they add so much to the images.
Good News - I finally managed to publish my website http://www.babyboomerconnections.com.
having spent a torturously confusing time where every time I published I lost data and had to rebuild the site several times - a bit like Groundhog Day movie. It turned out to be one little command which was causing all the trouble.
I have been exploring some of the mysteries of Blogger and I'm thinking using labels better will give a tighter focus to the site, as I weave everyday life and ideas into my blobsession. (When I first read your new word, I interpreted it as blob session not bl obsession. G tells me that I am 'obsessive / compulsive which is probably the same thing.) I envy you, your focus on your work/expression as I tend to have too many ideas which tumble over each other, jostling for my attention and focus. Perhaps I need to just keep engaging that drive and see where it takes me. I sense that the photography re your creations is as important as the work itself. We live in an amazing world - where I can photograph my world today and send it across the world for you to view at breakfast.
Love Clara
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Tee Time...February 25th
Tee Time...February 25th
Here comes the sun.
It's February 25, day 17, cold and windy. The sweater is suspended between the branches of the sumac. I love the red berries against the blue of the sky. What a contrast to yesterday's photo
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Monday, February 22, 2010
"One women's success can only help another women's success"
Turquoise Trail
February 21st
Loom Knit Shrug with Scarf
Hi Renotta and other Babyboomer friends
It is so amazing to be able to communicate and share our lives in this way. Women thrive on connections and are lost without them.
Wisdom of the day (from my desk calendar), "I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success."..... Gloria Vanderbilt
I actually feel sad for some men / women who believe that 'winning' is the most important aspect of an exercise.
Turquoise is a colour which in its various hues, suits most women. However, as we get older (and better), I/we tend to soften the hue. In summer, I take the lighter tint, and love the combination with white.
I look at my wardrobe with a half closed eye (G would say that is the only way to view it!) and the colours and hues that I have chosen, reflect the colour range of a 'Summer'. I haven't consciously chosen those, even though I had my colours 'done' a few decades ago. I just seem to know now when I feel and look good. There are mistakes but thanks to Vinies (do you have a recycle charity shop such as this - called St Vincent De Pauls?) I can discard without guilt, knowing that I am helping others.
Love Clara
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