M*A*S*H Quote of the Day–3/21/2026

“Andrew, I don’t care if your sister did put an ice cube down your underwear. Girls will do that. You mustn’t hit her with the dog.” Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, “Henry in Love,” season two, episode 16

Sartorial Saturday–Another Dress Deconstructed

Last fall, I transformed a dress that had a skirt with a bold print that I love, but a bodice that I really didn’t, into a skirt that I can pair with different tops. Today I’m back with another such transformation, this time with a Mary Blair clown print!

The original bodice of the dress was a basic (boring) black that was also a style I really don’t like, but after removing it, I can now pair a bold color with the whimsical print of the skirt…this time, I went with an-almost red Vacation blouse from Vixen by Micheline Pitt.

I went with bright accessories, too, including a statement necklace, an Erstwilder brooch, and a stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles:

This wasn’t as smooth a transformation as the one I did last fall…the waistline of this skirt is much larger, and will need a better permanent solution to make it wearable in the future, but for this outing, a second (hidden) belt held the look together, and I really like how the whole thing turned out!

I’m really happy I have found the confidence to make my wardrobe work for me instead of the other way around!

2025-26 School Year–Week Twenty-Five

This week in algebra, Chickadee identified more conjunctions and also disjunctions. We read about Juan Perón in Argentina and the Belgians in the Congo in history…it’s really starting to sound like “We Didn’t Start the Fire!” In writing she analyzed a short story (“The Garden Party”) and a poem (“Death Be Not Proud”). She finished the chapter on light waves in science. In religion we talked more about the liturgy as well as the organization of the church year. We did one final review of As You Like It. We also got to see the 10 chicks at the library one more time!

This week’s recipe from the American Girl Sweet & Savory Treats Cookbook was “Almond Energy Bites” inspired by Maryellen. This was my first experience with flaxseed and I was a little nervous about it, but the combination with almond butter, almonds, oats, chocolate chips, honey, and coconut was addictive!

We have something fun planned for next week…stay tuned!