It’s been awhile, hasn’t it?

Hello! I suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, you say? You are right. I had been searching for work in March and April and got assigned a long-term temp job with the state of Washington. I am currently doing data entry and QC for their Corporations Backfile Scanning Project through the Secretary of State’s Office, affectionately acronymed, … Read more

Next!

Okay, so I went to a great forum last Wednesday night. It was put on by the City of Olympia’s Park and Recreation Dept. and was filmed live for later broadcast on our local TCTV. A lawyer who volunteers with The Washington Lawyers for the Arts spoke to us about Copyright issues. The copyright on … Read more

Why am I so weird?

I wonder if my tendancy to do things later in life than everybody else has something to do with the two really nice people who let me live in their house while I was growing up. I completely blame them for encouraging my weirdness by letting me be a kid and not rush me to … Read more

Handbag History

Anna Johnson’s The Power of the Purse is my bible. This little book is glorious with color photos of hundreds of bags and describes the evolution of the “pouch” from a small drawstring, 5th century, to modern purses/clutches/bags. It is inspiring and one of the first purchases Dos Chicas ever made. Our American Heritage: Yesterday … Read more

Lorraine on New York City TV!

UPDATE, December 30, 2024 Unfortunately, the link is broken and I didn’t save the video anywhere. 🙁 “Not Your Dad’s Old Lunchbox Anymore” CW11 Morning News Blog-NYC Follow the link and watch the video segment. Oh my, they did a really nice job. Thanks, Erin Hobday and Patricia del Rio! You both look beautiful!Too Fun.

Olympia Loves

I love this crazy little town. Check out this new website: http://www.everydayolympia.com/. Get yourself involved in a free listing and paid advertisment. Brought to you by the owners of a very cool store, ‘einmaleins’ – Downtown Olympia. Danke Mathias und Trixy! Update 2021, I removed the links as they are obsolete now. -ang

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