Eyeball Feasting Fashion

The club in which I work used to do big fashion shows all the time, and though everyone took it VERY seriously, it always felt kinda smalltown even coming from my limited background of the Houston modelling industry. I guess Austin is finally a city now because I'm hightailing it out of here, and we're finally getting the whisperings of a credible fashion name.

My dad considered going into the fashion industry because he had a knack for design and my mom dabbled in jewelry inventions so I genetically had no chance of escaping the secret love of fashion. I've just discovered this Austin based designer and am taken with her vintage fabrics and shimmery laces. My eyes feel fat from feasting.

"Dawn Younger-Smith, former model, muse, and make-up artist to the stars, is the artist behind the line Boudoir Queen. After years of working in the fashion industry as a make up artist and developing her own cosmetics line, Poor Little Rich Girl, her sense of style and affinity for the past turned her to designing her own vintage inspired pieces. In 1997, the Boudoir Queen brand was born, and Dawn began creating ’20s and ’30s-inspired pieces using vintage fabrics."

Read the rest and see more lovely pictures at atxstreetstyle.

that's so pinteresting...

 

 

Because of my recent extreme busyness (5 weddings since April, moving across state-NO BIG DEAL) and loss of technical capabilities I accidentally dove headfirst into the Pinterest river of time wasting the other day. I've decorated my entire future music ranch and filled it with food and well dressed babies. And cats.

Shayla's pretty stuff here.

Crickets

gospel brunch at threadgills

Crickets, like silence. Not like a human choir sped up. I do think about the blog every day, but we've decided to sell this computer at our garage sale this Saturday for sixty bucks. (because it doesn't actually work. Fifteen minutes to upload six photos)

Should I put phone pictures up? I just got a cell phone after a year hiatus. That's right! Cell phone free for one whole year to the chagrin of my friends and poor Doctor Grey who (unfortunately for her) is the new owner of my old number and has fielded all of my birthday wishes and coffee appointments with much grace.

p.s. We're moving to Denton, Texas in about two weeks.

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Divine Style

Things that make me not an atheist.

"Pillars of Creation" Interstellar formation known as elephant trunks in the Eagle Nebula, part of the Milky Way.

I've believed in God ever since I was very small, and I've just never been able to shake it. I like to think of him as an artist, and like all artists, he has a definite style. Note how lightning in slow motion looks like tree branches and the human nervous system. Crickets chirping sounds like a human choir. Even the cold, dark outer reaches of space hold breathtaking beauty. It makes me feel so tiny, but in an amazing way.

Copyright 2012. Magnifying the Universe by Number Sleuth.

"sleep"overs and newlyweds

Sleepovers. We're having two in a row. Last night was my house, tonight is Ariel's. Chaos weekend- Evan has three shows, I work two nights until nearly 4am and today is our five year anniversary. We did it! That's some kind of mile marker right? We still love each other and everything! We haven't sold our children to the gypsies (though it's a regular threat). If I cared about receiving gifts I would demand an awesome one. As it is, I pretty much only care about coffee, and I get that every day. We'll celebrate later this week, at least we didn't both forget like last year.

I have so many pictures from the last fortnight (sorry, reading too much Thomas Hardy in bed) that it is quite daunting. Brooke's wedding, mountain adventuring, Madison's bridal shower, shaving cream fight. I'll tackle the sifting and cropping soon, and luckily my best Alison already did an awesome post about said shaving cream, (with lot's of unwarranted compliments to me) which you can enjoy HERE.

 This is my favorite photo from the Central City nuptials yet, can't wait to see the rest! Huzzah Brooke and David! LUCKY B-WORD DAVID.

BIG

 Big things are happening. Big things with our family, our jobs, our friends, our home, our genius children. Hmm? What.

Why YES Ruby learned to write her name and Oh Yeah! Taught herself to swim.

No big deal.

She's four.

Above average you say? Very good looking? Brave? My, that's kind of you. I agree.

We've been traveling, finishing records, raising funds, planning bachelorette parties, end of summer parties, you name it. We fly to Colorado tomorrow for my baby sister's wedding.

The world is upside down! More updates soon, but this old computerbox is on its last leg and every time I sit down to upload some memories there are at least a dozen things I am putting off to do so.

ever bloody heaps,

Mami

Steak Pie

That's right! Pie. With steak in it. And GRAVY. Sometimes I crave things that don't actually exist. I read the Robin Hood stories years ago and never forgot the slices of meat pie they used to eat, full of savory meat and dripping with gravy. I tried to look up a recipe and the only kind of meat pies I could find were chicken pot pie or simply a crust full of ground beef and onions. (blarg)

If it doesn't exist, just make it yourself! I used a pot pie recipe as a guide but then changed everything and added steak. Since it was my very first pie ever (I don't really bake) I cheated and used ready made roll-out pastry and it turned out divine. I will definitely be making this again. (not too often...heavy whipping cream directly to thigh danger) It is special enough to maybe become a new birthday tradition. "birthday boating and steak pie". I could definitely get behind that.

I haven't been blogging as much as usual which means I've been trying new recipes as a creative outlet and my house is a bit cleaner. I had a lovely quinoa salad at a friend's place made with black beans, avocado, lime, cilantro, olive oil and mangoes. When I made it at home I substituted peaches and coconut oil and added grilled salmon. DO THIS. You won't be sorry.

I also figured out that you can make gravy out of anything. I made chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and onion gravy the other day. I wish I had known that when I was a vegetarian. I also mimicked an asian chicken salad we had at a restaurant with chopped cabbage, sauteed kale, soy ginger sauce and those fun crunchy things. I love adding new things to my mental menu. Check out these beautiful little egg flowers!

happy feasting.
love,
Mami