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The House of Mirth

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Art for Housewives

More MUY MARCOTTAGE: While sewing on this dress, for some unknown reason, I thought about Lily Bart. Many years ago, I accompanied my daughter to Aix-in-Provence for a language course.  My reading companion was Edith Wharton’s THE HOUSE OF MIRTH.  … Continue reading →

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Happy

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Art for Housewives

«The mind can deliberately change the way it sees things» – Colin Wilson – This summer I made many Muy Marcottage dresses.  Well, actually  many were  “almost done” but just needed to be finished.  So, surrounded by plants, I spent many … Continue reading →

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Dance to be healthy

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Art for Housewives

Change of lifestyle means, obviously, a positive change.  One important factor is that of our health.  To keep ourselves healthy we all know the basics:  proper diet and exercise.  But even the kind of exercise one chooses makes a difference. … Continue reading →

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A Change in Lifestyle

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Art for Housewives

“Poverty wants… imagination” foto via troikanoi Back from Paros where I had 3 very busy months – much sewing, writing and painting. The economic situation in Greece is tragic. Many shops have closed as tourism was down, some say, by 40%. … Continue reading →

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Threads, threads, threads…

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Art for Housewives

My friend, Janet, recently sent me the link to THREADBARE, «an evolving collaboration between two clotheshorse academics to discuss the politics, aesthetics, histories, theories, cultures and subcultures that go by the names “fashion” and “beauty”». Related:  pop-up clinic + Shirtwaists … Continue reading →

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