A Personal Stylist

Elizabeth Sanders has an obvious love of fashion, color and style. I noticed it immediately when we met at a Cabi Collection show. We talked briefly at that time, but it was only later that I fully realized the extent of her capabilities, knowledge and understanding of fashion. From her years of working as a personal stylist, she takes into account many different factors. I asked Elizabeth how she begins a relationship with a client. “Well, first of all, I have to determine what their style is…for instance, do they prefer a more classical look, a romantic air, or a casual appearance-- or a mixture! I serve my clients through private styling appointments, trunk shows with small groups of women and closet transformation sessions. I also help my clients create wardrobe capsules out of 5 clothing pieces to create over 16 outfits. I enjoy finding that special piece of clothing in their wardrobe that they love, and start building around it. It’s surprising how it quickly it all comes together. I often work with the Cabi Collection, and trust that when my client chooses a specific color; say a navy blue…that color will never change because Cabi always use the same dye lot. That’s an important part in building a wardrobe. I want my clients to be happy and enjoy the clothes they wear---that’s what makes me happy.”

Contact Elizabeth at:

 @cabi_lizabeth or  elizabethsanders.cabionline.com

Poverty in the United States

This is a very different and interesting look into poverty, the causes and perhaps some new ideas/suggestions of tackling the problems head on. 

Follows a little information on the back of the book: 

Author, Bob Pfeiffer retired early from his position as a CPA and entrepreneur to pursue his passion of working with the poor. To learn and explain why the government has never been able to get a foothold on poverty and homelessness, Pfeiffer applied his analytical skills to wade through heavy-handed bureaucracy and make the labyrinthine $462 billion U.S. welfare system understandable to everyone. 

For more information please go to Mr. Pfeiffer's website: Federalsafetynet.com 

ISBN: 978-1-54395-134-9 (Print)

ISBN: 987-1-54395-135-6 (ebook)

"Red Work" Victorian Nursery Rhyme Quilt

Hand embroidered and hand quilted using traditional "Red Work" for this beautiful Nursery Rhyme quilt. This is one of my best! Jack be Nimble; Mary Quite Contrary; Jack and Jill plus nine other designs complete this pretty, Victorian style quilt. Every panel is hand embroidered using DMC #815 colorfast floss. It can be used as a quilt or wall hanging (a casing for a rod is on the back.)

For more details please go to:ArundelRoad on Etsy

Simit

Over the years, I have been part of an international dinner club. The host(s) decide which country they have chosen, and send an email to all participants. They chose the country of Turkey and provided lamb and chicken kebabs. One of the many things I enjoy about these evenings is that I have to research the country, so it's educational as well as a lot of fun. I decided to make a side salad, and Simit rolls using the traditional sesame seed recipe.

Simit is a sesame crusted, circular bread from Turkey. Also known as Turkish bagel, Gevrek or Koulouri, this crusty bread is probably the most common bread in Turkey. It's usually served for breakfast and it always has a ring shape. Simit is usually sold in carts in Istanbul and the people who sell them are called simitci. There is a popular chain in Turkey called Simit Saray which sells simit and other baked goods. They even have a place in NYC on 5th avenue.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Arundelroad

Blue on Blue

 

Just had to make a blue-on-blue old Glory. Designed and handmade using the Bargello method. It is labor intensive requiring many, many strips of fabric sewn together, then cut apart and stiched together again to form a wave. Although the method doesn't change, the intensity of the wave does: no two are alike. Made in 100% cotton fabric with polyester padding, it is machine quilted. Little rings on the back allow for easy hanging. 

For more ideas and suggestions please go to:

ArundelRoad on Etsy

Bargello Old Glory with Blue Line

I made a version of Old Glory using the Bargello technique, but with a new twist. This is a complicated process of machining layers and layers of fabric together…then cutting them apart and moving them up and down as if the flag has been caught by the wind. It is made of 100% cotton. The binding is made with the same blue fabric as in the flag; the binding is hand sewn. The batting (padding) is polyester; it’s backed in the same color (cream) also as in the flag. It is machine quilted. Little rings on the back allow for easy hanging. A label stating, “Made with loving stitches” is also on the back of this sweet wall-hanging. Want to see more? If interested please go to my Etsy site at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Arundelroad

Citizen Cairn

 

Hi, I'm Robert ... aka Citizen Cairn. I've a passion for attempting to understand the lives of the pioneering prehistoric inhabitants of these British Isles, seeking out the remains they left behind in order to ask myself "why here ... why did it matter so... why such commitment?". Needless to say I'm still pondering such intangibles. Just as an empty house appears to retain echoes of past humanity... so does the stone circle, the chambered cairn, the long barrow and the mountain top funerary cairn. Visiting them, I think, helps engender a certain 'connection' with this land of ours, with ourselves - our past, our present and our future; a reference point for those of us perhaps struggling to make sense of this so-called 'computer world' Kraftwerk warned us was a'coming in 1981.... danke, mein herren (RIP Florian).

https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/user/10541