I know I missed the day in school when the girls were taught about “beauty products.” I can barely remember to wear makeup and I buy shampoo that costs about a dollar.
Looking through wedding magazines has had me thinking more about fashion recently. As a result, I’ve been discovering some of these “products,” like Shampowder. [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Merging traditions in a Passport Ceremony Program
Posted in Ceremony, Traditions, tagged christa setteducati verem, christa verem, diy wedding program, diy weddings, jas verem, korean wedding traditions, korean weddings, passport programs, wedding ceremony, wedding programs on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Most weddings involve a merging of traditions, large or small. My friend Christa Verem and her husband Jas helped their friends, an American and a Korean, plan their wedding. When Christa told me about the passport inspired programs that her husband designed, I asked her for pictures to share with you. What a creative and [...]
Russian, Italian and Thai, Oh My!: Cooking lessons with friends
Posted in Cooking, tagged Ann Arbor, chloe yelena miller, cooking lessons, Galina, Italian cooking, lasagna, Paula, pizza, Russian cooking, saltimbocca, Thai cooking on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is Memorial Day weekend and we are all inevitably thinking about cooking and eating. I’d like to share some recent cooking adventures with you.
I know my way around the kitchen (from finding the fridge to following a recipe) and have a repertoire of dishes that I like to cook, mostly Italian. Looking to expand dinner [...]
Ann Arbor Book Festival and Writers’ Conference 2009
Posted in Ann Arbor, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged ann arbor book festival, Ann Arbor Writers Conference, chloe yelena miller, Colson Whitehead, Desiree Cooper, Elizabeth Kostova, kathy Robenalt, tara michener, William Powers, zingermans on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I moved to Ann Arbor late last summer, I did my best to become involved with the local literary community. After some Google searches, I found the Ann Arbor Book Festival. I met with executive director Kathy Robenalt and became a volunteer and presenter. It was so much fun to experience it this weekend.
There [...]
Guest Blog: Russian Weddings and Traditions
Posted in Ann Arbor, Guest Blogs, Traditions, tagged Galina, Galina Gorokhov, guest blog, Russian traditions, Russian wedding traditions, Russian weddings, St. Petersburg wedding, Vitaliy Gorokhov on May 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Hans and I met Galina Gorokhova and her husband Vitaliy at the Kenville Dance Studios, where we take ballroom dance classes. Recently, they kindly had us over for a Russian cooking class (more details to come in another entry) and shared their wedding pictures and some of their wedding video with us. In each picture, you can see how in [...]
Bras don’t have to be uncomfortable: Lisa of hush shares how to find the right one
Posted in Ann Arbor, Dress, Starting to plan on May 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After spending two and a half hours in the bra store hush for my recent reading, I had to find out more about bra fittings, finding the right bra… and share it with you. (Or at least, half of you, my readers.) Lisa, the owner of hush, kindly shared some information with us. Once I finish [...]
If you missed the Hush Bra Store reading…
Posted in Dress, In the News, Michigan Weddings, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged Michigan, chloe yelena miller, Chloe Miller, bra store reading, bra fitting, hush, brighton, mi, bra stores, good bra, wedding bra, bridal bra, lisa baker nelson, underwire on May 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thanks so much to Lisa Baker Nelson for hosting the Mother/Daughter night at Hush last night. She kindly invited me to read poems twice and I couldn’t have asked for more in an audience. It was a lot of fun!
As promised, here is the bra poem I wrote. It is dedicated to Lisa Baker Nelson [...]
