52 Pick-me-up: Forget-me-not

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mako "forget-me-nots" on Flickr

Dainty forget-me-not flowers: blue and yellow or purple and yellow or pink and yellow or white and yellow -- this week's 52 Pick-me-up inspiration. Or take the concept "forget me not" and go with that.
I was wracking my brain over the blue/yellow thing until my eyes landed on my OP tee that I got at Ross in Mesa, AZ in 2000.
Yes!

I'm reposting a section of my "About" page that features said tee:

I started SpyGirl as an art project in fake journaling in 2010.

My SpyGirl avatar
Here's the story about how I found her.

I now have fully embraced and joined the world of Fashion blogging.
SpyGirl is my live Fashion Art performance piece, broadcasted via this blog.

I post outfit photos:

"Hello from the side of my house in western Los Angeles!"

and sketches:

Here I am in the same outfit but looking like a supermodel

Linking my stripes up with Whitney's Create 28 Lovely Spring Looks.
Also linking with ::My Closet Catalogue:: because TARDIS blue.

Have fun with this one -- I've had an exhausting week, how about you?

If all else fails, link any old post! Forget ye not!

Link and tell:

52 Pick-me-up: Iris

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This week we celebrate the Iris.

Iris Petals by Len Burgess 

Iris 'Constant Companion' October 18th, closeup by Bob Gutowski 

The iris comes in a wide range of colors, but I was inspired by the purple ones.
Both of my ensembles feature the radiant purple scarf that Bella gave me last May.

Did you know that the heraldic fleur de lis motif is based on both the lily and the iris? Now you do!

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I'll be linking up with Sacramento and Rosie's Share-In-Style on Monday.

You, on the other hand, will hopefully link here!

52 Pick-me-up: Magnolia

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A flower-themed week again! This time, the Magnolia.

photo by Irene Grassi on Flickr 

Magnolias can be found in a range of colors, pinks through whites:

photo by liz west on Flickr 

Our street has white ones like this:

photo by omk_489 on Flickr 

Instead of wearing something pink and white, I'm going with some Magnolia branding!

THIS Magnolia!

Yes, I sketched a Magnolia cupcake on a box lid!
This is the same Magnolia made famous in Sex and the City.
The vanilla/vanilla are my favorites!
Mmmmmm. Now I crave one.

Severo gave me all these garments. I'm wearing the tee back-to-front so you can see the Magnolia in the graphic.

Hey! It's a Visible week! I'll be there, later today.

Feeling flowery? Link and tell!

When Amaryllis Met TARDIS

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What happened when I was thinking of the red and white Amaryllis
while also thinking about Maricel's My Closet Catalogue TARDIS Tuesday?
This:

I fear the spandex is dying in the skirt. Tragic.
It's tubular bubble knit nylon/spandex yardage that I bought in the 80s.
I had located a wholesaler for it then, not sure if it's still being manufactured.

Amaryllis inspiration:

[Source: Google Image search for Amaryllis]

You have lots of time to add your 52 Pick-me-up link!

52 Pick-me-up: Amaryllis

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It's a flower week again on 53 Pick-me-up. The Amaryllis is a lily-like bulb that comes in many colors.

Amaryllis by disequilibber [source]

I'm using red, burgundy, and pink to inspire today's look.

Yeah, stripes still. I like stripes.

I'm linking up with Patti's Visible Monday later today.

Which Amaryllis color will you link?

52 Pick-me-up: Floral Bouquet

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Welcome to the forth week of 52 Pick-me-up!
This week's theme is: Floral bouquet: mix your florals with…

I had grand plans for a post all about floral mixing. Maybe on Sunday when I get home from art camp, because I'm too tired to get it together! And I didn't bring any floral garments with me [oops].
How about if I give you some photos of real flowers that I pulled from my iPhone?

I'd love to see what sort of floral combos you can orchestrate! Please share below.

A Day with the Dahlias at the Getty

Last Thursday, Deborah and I made a trek up to the Getty. It's in one of the best locations in LA and I always get rejuvenated after a visit. This time, we actually made it inside a building and looked at art! (I don't want to admit how rarely that happens -- we usually get distracted by the garden).

Our first stop is usually for food. We opted for upscale and went to the restaurant (vs the cafe).

Stone fruit salad with prosciutto, blue cheese, cucumber, baby lettuces.

Bouillabaisse

Next we saw the exhibition "Gustav Klimt: The Magic of Line"
If you get a chance, go see it! It's a rare look at Klimt's drawings, ranging from realistic early work to later expressive abstracted pieces. His mastery of line is breathtaking.

Image from the Getty site

And then we strolled in the garden.
Much to our surprise, dahlias were blooming. We've never seen dahlias there before! They came in every color.

Delicious food, inspiring art, beautiful flowers; all with a best friend. A five star day.

Linking up with the Lovelies over on Patti's Visible Monday

FTF: Spring

Spring for me:
The scent of Night Jasmine wafting in the evening breeze
Daylight Savings starts
Wildflowers blooming

The California Poppy is one of my favorites. They always bring a smile to my face when I see them. Ah, that orange color!
Deborah, David and I took a pilgrimage to the CA Poppy Reserve in northern LA County on Wednesday. None of us had ever been (shame on us!). What a magical place.

I wore poppy colors

sage tee from boyfriend, skirt from cottage art, chinese plastic sandals

me, Deborah

many more poppy reserve pix on my flickr

www.flickr.com anne m bray's 5-4-11 ca poppy reserve photoset

this was written for
the Full Time Fabulous Community event, created by Kristy,
theme: spring