Sorry for the long delay in posting on my Sweater of the Week column! I have been extremely tied up with my new business.

The Trifele Pullover at Anthropologie

for $ 98

Gucci knit top, $850
Pullover sweater, $98
7 For All Mankind skinny boyfriend jeans, €239
Tory burch wedge, $195
Vintage handbag, $486
Kenneth jay lane ring, 80
OPI Nail Varnish – Are We There Yet? 15ml Health & Beauty | HQHair.com

By Nine West: Sheryl

for $ 99

Antonio Marras short evening dress, $1,225
Knit cardigan, $80
Nine West high heel pumps, $99
Marc by Marc Jacobs leather handbag, $300
Pearl bangle
Sparkle sunglasses
Lancome Cosmetics and Skin Care Official Site: Make up, Skincare,…, $25
Lola Rose Tree of life scarf, 55

On You Market, Get Set Heel

At Modcloth.com for $ 144.99

Heartbreaker cashmere shirt, €449
Vince Camuto gray coat, $95
YMI denim cropped jeans, $30
Jeffrey Campbell high heel booties, $145
3 1 Phillip Lim envelope clutch bag, $425
J.Crew plastic shades, $128
Knit shawl
20 Valentine’s Day finds for your home-loving loved ones, $42

Yesterday was mostly a day at home that included laundry, a walk in the woods, and watching Downton Abbey on PBS.

Also, reading. I have some books on my Life Bucket List that I would like to read in my lifetime. One of those is the collected works of Jane Austen. Yes yes, I know. I should have read Jane Austen long ago. But I didn’t. I’ve seen a couple of live theater productions of Emma and Pride & Prejudice. So right now I am reading Sense and Sensibility. The first 6 pages or so were excruciatingly boring to me and I almost gave up. But I persevered and it is much better.

And on my walk yesterday I snapped another picture of the main creek on our property as the sun was starting to go down:

Last night the moon was full and she woke sometime during the middle of the night to find the moon shining fully into her bedroom window.

And she immediately spotted two Klu Klux Klan men outside her window. She clearly saw their white pointy hats in the moonlight and was very frightened.

Her first thought was: “Now what did Sam do?” (Sam is her husband.) Apparently she never knows what he will do next.

She was paralyzed with fear and trying to figure out how to get to her pistol which is stored somewhere in her room.

Her heart was pounding and her mind was racing over how to get away without the KKK men seeing her moving around in her room.

Finally, she calmed down and woke up fully.

And realized that the two” KKK men” in the window was actually the curtains on her window and the bright moonlight shining through made it look like those pointy KKK hats.

By Kate Spade: Simon

for $298 in sizes 5 thru 11 and also available in blue

And because it is such a cloudy, dreary, chilly day here in north Mississippi I decided to brighten it up with a yellow layout for the “fantasy” outfit for these shoes:

Eva Franco retro cocktail dress, $420
Vintage jacket, 969
Kate Spade leather shoes, $298
Tory Burch leather shoulder handbag, $539
Ariella Collection statement ring, $68
CHLOE BEAUTY Eau De Fleurs Neroli, $136
Chelmorton Nail Varnish, 6
Abstract Wall Mirror, $100

We took our yearly vacation at Disney World in January. This time we stayed at the Beach Club resort again. We had stayed there last year and loved the location next to Epcot. Here is a view from our hotel balcony:

You can see the Boardwalk hotel and Swan hotel across the lake. The Beach Club has an actual sandy beach with sea gulls. I’m not sure how Disney convinced sea gulls to come that far inland and hang out at a fake beach but it sure contributed to the beach scenery.

As usual we simply exhausted ourselves at Disney World. We got up early and stayed up late. We walked miles. We ate good food and this time, we even made ample use of the fabulous hotel swimming pool which included a sandy bottom pool and fun!!! waterslide. The weather was sunny and quite warm the week we were there. My mom went with us this time. That is her first visit to Disney World since 1979. She loved it!

And yes, I will post a few vacation pictures this week once I get sort of caught up on a few things around here.

The Dustbowl Oxford

from Madewell for $148

J Crew zip hoody, $65
Mighty fine tee, $30
J Brand mid rise straight leg jeans, €200
Madewell flat heels, $148
Kate spade handbag, $148
J.Crew cat eye sunglasses, $128
CHLOE BEAUTY Chloe Intense Collector 50ml, $100
FACE Stockholm® nail polish, $10

And yes, I am continuing my current obsession with all things calf hair.

By Marni: Calf hair sandals (because we all need a little summer in our closet to get thru the long cold winter!)

At Net-A-Porter for $ 400

Oasis cotton cardigan, $60
McQ by Alexander McQueen black pants, $359
Marni animal print sandals, $400
Meredith Wendell drawstring handbag, $595
Alexander McQueen wrap bracelet, 125
Chloé round sunglasses, $114
Versace satin shawl, $115

 This little spring runs underground briefly past this fallen log and then emerges into a small pool before it goes back underground to meet up with the stream a few feet away. Here is the little pool it makes:

We climbed down the bank into the creek and walked for a little way. The water was icy cold but I couldn’t resist taking off my shoes and wading in it!

The dogs enjoyed cavorting in the shallow water. See those overhanging mossy areas above? Sometimes mink will have their burrows in there. When my dad was a kid growing up here, he said there were still bear dens along this stream and every once in awhile they would catch sight of one. Once when my dad and his friends were in high school and working on an old car in their shop building a bear actually wandered in to their open garage door. They all quickly jumped into the car they were working on and closed the doors. The only problem with that was the car was a complete project car and the floor and seats weren’t even installed back into the car. So their feet were standing right on the floor of the garage and if the bear had been enterprising and wanted to get them, all he would have to do was to crawl under the edge of the car. Luckily, the bear wandered away after a few tense minutes.