ABC Wednesday: "V" is for...

Well, around here, V is for VERA -- as in Vera Bradley. Have to admit, I'm something of a Vera Bradley junkie fan. Here's my latest haul:

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The darker print is called "Ellie Blue" and I love it because of the little elephants in the trim.  The lighter print is one of my all-time favorite Vera fabrics -- called "Doodle Daisy," it's shown here on an e-reader sleeve I bought for my new Kindle.  I've also got Doodle Daisy stickers plastered all over my laptop. The print reminds me so much of all those spacey florals so popular in the '60s and '70s.  (Yes, dear -- you definitely ARE the oldest hippie chick around.)

[Note: I am in no way affiliated with or employed by the Vera Bradley folks.  I just love their products. And I'm absolutely not encouraging anyone to buy VB stuff -- it's a very addictive act.]

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Blue Monday: Car Buying Blues

Blue Monday is hosted weekly by Smiling Sally.
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I haven't been participating in Blue Monday for a while now. Actually, I haven't been participating in anything much when it comes to blogging, lately. My husband Michael retired a couple of months ago, and since then we've been spending most of our time getting our condo in shape to sell later this year. I had no idea being retired was so much work!

We also recently bought our first SUV - a 2011 Ford Escape. And during the several hours we were sitting around at the dealership, doing all the paper work, I had time to notice all the retro-style gas pumps decorating the showroom. Thought this one would be great for Blue Monday since it was such a nice blue color. But the lighting in the place kept me from really capturing the blue, darn it.


And the car was no help, either - it's gray, not blue. Well, there is some blue on the license plate. And blue sky reflected in the windows and trim. Not enough?


OK, I also took some photos of the handbag I had with me that day, and it has some blue in the fabric (which is called "Night Owl" because of all those cute little owls in the print). OK, not much blue, but some.


Oh, and my glasses have blue tips on the ear pieces, too. Does that count?

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