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Getting settled

Moving from one city to another takes some effort, moving to another country and continent even more so.  I love…

home, Houston, India, Liberty Island, London, Mumbai, New York City, South Africa, subway, Texas, travel, United States, US

Constructing Clothes

Any Fashion Design Degree worth its salt includes instruction on how to make clothes.  There are a lot more people…

Chanel, clothes, clothing, curtains, fashion, Jo-Ann Stores, seam allowance, sewing, sewing machine, skirt, textile, zipper

V & A Museum exhibit to inspire your wardrobe

From Citizens of Fashion Blog which first brought this to my attention: Victoria and Albert Museum Collaborates With High Street Store.…

clothes, clothing, design inspiration, dress, fashion, fashion design, museum, Victoria & Albert Museum

Rodeo time!

If you have never been to a Rodeo, then a visit to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a…

animals, Barrel Racing, Bull riding, Bullriding, Houston, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Reliant Arena, Reliant Park, rodeo, saddle bronc and bareback riding, team roping, Texas, United States, US

Were the 20 years of experience of use?

When teenagers pass their driver’s test they are frequently told that it is the first step towards learning to drive,…

driver's license, driving test, Highway Code, Houston, Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety, United States, US

Holed up with priests

well, it wasn’t me actually holed up, it was the priests!  Baddesley Clinton is now owned by the National Trust,…

Baddesley Clinton, England, National Trust, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, priest hole, stained glass, travel, Tudor

Chemistry set of memories

When someone asks you to talk about your kitchen, you assume they want to know about its size, layout and…

Christmas, cooking, crockpot, curry, food, hollandaise sauce, kheer, kitchen, pasta sauce, popcorn, pressure cooker, slow cooker, tuna

Art for Fashion – look what I made!

Our first Art for Fashion project was to interpret the work of a relatively modern artist (twentieth century onwards) onto…

art, clothes, clothing, design, fashion, fashion design, flower, Houston, mannequin, museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, paper mache, papier-mâché, stained glass, Texas, United States, US

Overground, underground and behind the scenes

Sorry that I’ve been a bit quiet for the last few weeks, I didn’t even manage to publish one of…

Alley Theatre, Canary Wharf, Houston, mohawk, Texas, theatre, United States, US

Student life

My first week of classes is over.  Odd to have structure in my life again after 13 weeks of just…

English Composition, HCC, studying, Texas, United States, US, writing, writing skills

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