tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post2678185112617782546..comments2023-10-14T05:01:26.397-05:00Comments on Fort Smith Stylista: Style Choices and the Grim ReaperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630135395645059302noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-10586054964997200432013-12-04T17:16:24.766-06:002013-12-04T17:16:24.766-06:00Girl friend you look fabulous!!! And the necklaces...Girl friend you look fabulous!!! And the necklaces are gorgeous! No matter what your age is - you do not look it! Tell me if you are using some wonderful creams & I will go out & get it!!<br />So enjoy your blog!Miminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-38365422826493348762013-12-02T04:06:58.160-06:002013-12-02T04:06:58.160-06:00I had a good chuckle about this post, I know the f...I had a good chuckle about this post, I know the feeling of hatred for whatever it is that comes up in the mirror but refuse to say it out loud as I would create an audience for my own grimness. However, I enjoyed your post extremely and find it refreshing and very true. Your outfit is fabulous, love the chambray shirt, it's kind of liberating wearing anything remotely boyish, hence my weekend visit to a department store to buy a male shirt, in Pink! Nice post! In fact, this post made my day!<br />FFNicolene Richardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-87358927783081402802013-11-21T04:04:11.490-06:002013-11-21T04:04:11.490-06:00You're so sweet Jan! That's wonderful - I ...You're so sweet Jan! That's wonderful - I would love to have so much heritage too!silkpathdiarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-40084637047941067282013-11-19T22:09:24.968-06:002013-11-19T22:09:24.968-06:00I have a hard time getting the focus right ... it ...I have a hard time getting the focus right ... it may be because my camera was dropped by SOMEBODY named DAN. Harumph. But yes, I got my inspiration from you to do this, actually! You good influence, you!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-1312023376396292112013-11-19T22:07:31.832-06:002013-11-19T22:07:31.832-06:00What would I do without bloggy buddys like you? N...What would I do without bloggy buddys like you? Not to worry ... we all have days like this, and a good scrounge in the closet with a raid on the junk jewelry box can right just about any bad mood.<br />But I'll get in a funk more often if you'll write nice things like all of the above!!<br />You're the best. I'm fine now. The mood did get me to take out the things I really love and wear them more ... so it's all good.<br />Hope you're enjoying your hiatus. Do come back someday, though. We all miss your face!<br />Big old cyber hugs to you, Adorable Alyssa!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-15760881641135662622013-11-19T18:14:07.976-06:002013-11-19T18:14:07.976-06:00Fun details Jan. I love detailed close ups. I gu...Fun details Jan. I love detailed close ups. I guess that is why I always try to do them, because I feel the art and fashion is in the details.Renae of Simple Sequinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-64123920098811515222013-11-18T20:11:35.956-06:002013-11-18T20:11:35.956-06:00Wow, wow, wow. First off, without going down to r...Wow, wow, wow. First off, without going down to read everyone else's comments, let me tell you to just hush your negative nancy thoughts right this second young lady. You are beautiful, truly, both inwardly AND outwardly. These two glamorous and on trend without being lamb ish outfits prove your exceptionality. And if you need to hear more of this every darn day, then I will send you an email saying so for as long as you need it. I heart you. So smile, and look forward with relish and joy in your heart.<br /><br />XoAlyssa W.http://matchymatchymidlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-60128651515093701592013-11-18T11:22:07.037-06:002013-11-18T11:22:07.037-06:00Camen, you are SOOOO right about a good night'...Camen, you are SOOOO right about a good night's sleep. We've been on the go much more than usual, and busier with just "stuff". A good night's thorough rest helps a lot. <br />Glad you liked my post and that the outfits worked! Lots of fun making myself feel better ... helped, in great part, by comments like yours!<br />Thanks for all ... you are welcome here anytime!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-1331373335083566042013-11-18T11:18:34.102-06:002013-11-18T11:18:34.102-06:00Awww ... thanks, Lovely Lisa! Yes, my mood was te...Awww ... thanks, Lovely Lisa! Yes, my mood was temporary, but I'm so pleased you got a kick out of my silly stories. We all have days like that, or at least minutes. I'm trying hard not to even give closet room to things that don't at least go with my favorite pieces. <br />Speaking of therapy ... I'm having a blast playing in the "bling box" ... this season has brought so many fun and inexpensive pieces, that I have managed a few new ones. Really cheering to wear them!<br />Have a great week, lady! So glad to hear from you!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-86525077110446144252013-11-18T11:10:34.667-06:002013-11-18T11:10:34.667-06:00You have absolutely the best excuse in the world t...You have absolutely the best excuse in the world to notice changes, but you are looking absolutely glowing and a Yummy Mummy indeed! And yes, you must be too hard on yourself if you don't appreciate how Post-Postpartum Pretty and Pulchritudinous you are looking!<br />Thank you, GC, for your kind support. <br />So happy you dropped by ... you're always welcome!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-24415277359490459462013-11-18T11:07:00.607-06:002013-11-18T11:07:00.607-06:00Hey, Sharon! I know you love your denim ... high...Hey, Sharon! I know you love your denim ... high praise from you as a denim expert, and so happy that you think I did it right! I'm obsessing a bit with these great, gaudy pieces. You'll be seeing more of these here ... so much fun.<br />Have a great week, and come back soon!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-68240357707806236542013-11-18T11:03:39.743-06:002013-11-18T11:03:39.743-06:00Thank you, Chadlen. So nice of you.
Glad you had ...Thank you, Chadlen. So nice of you.<br />Glad you had fun, and you're welcome here any time!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-60729446798990350082013-11-18T11:02:26.702-06:002013-11-18T11:02:26.702-06:00Wow ... high praise from you, one of my style icon...Wow ... high praise from you, one of my style icons! Thank you for saying so! Sorry to be so slow getting back this week. Unexpected business!<br />We decided long ago to use the good cutlery and china as well. It's just us, but we have way more fun if we don't just use the everyday dishes. The problem with it is that they cease to be special if I use those pieces every day, but we're lucky enough to have inherited the treasured pieces from 2 great-grandmothers, 4 grandmothers, and our own mothers. So we have some depth to play with, and keep strata of the good stuff. Sadly, it's almost all about food and food presentation. Can you see how the restaurant industry comes naturally to us! We live for food.<br />So glad to hear from you!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-24377542963909243502013-11-18T10:54:45.716-06:002013-11-18T10:54:45.716-06:00Hey, Crystal! Thank you ... so glad you enjoyed m...Hey, Crystal! Thank you ... so glad you enjoyed my silly and slightly morbid post. And sorry I'm so slow in reply. Crazy week.<br />You strike me as a real-thing kind of girl in the jewelry department. But would you enjoy a big, glam-costume jewelry necklace with your blouse and slacks? I'm having fun with them, and they're meant to be worn very casually now, instead of with ball-gowns, like they were when we were growing up. Bracelets get on my nerves while I'm typing on the computer, so maybe that wouldn't work!<br />I have a Queen Bee costume jewelry ring that is so over-the-top that I've never worn it out of the house. But I wear it sometimes when I'm working or playing here at home ... just love it too much to let it languish in the box!<br />So happy to hear from you!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-10208898769719174892013-11-18T10:26:19.066-06:002013-11-18T10:26:19.066-06:00Yeah, I'm a fussbudget ... that's American...Yeah, I'm a fussbudget ... that's American for worry-wart. And thanks so much for your soooo-sweet email, and all your support. I didn't mean to be such a sad-girl ... but you all made me feel better fast! That and playing in the costume jewelry box!<br />I'm taking your advise, and in the next post (11/18) I'm wearing a favorite skirt that I don't wear much. Hope you like what I did with it.<br />I'm lucky that my work clothes are often my dress clothes as well!<br />So sorry it's taken me too long to reply ... lots of little, extra stuff this week that took me away from home and my clone-computer!<br />Have a great week, dear Greetja!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-32126129643661476682013-11-18T10:19:41.992-06:002013-11-18T10:19:41.992-06:00Yup to all of that! Dan says no to the flirting ....Yup to all of that! Dan says no to the flirting ... unless it's with him. Duh.<br />Thanks, Alicia! So nice of you to like them. I was pretty pleased to teach myself how to shorten a shirt with tails! <br />I'm getting into my big, statement necklaces this year. Must be that "statement" making comes much too easily to opinionated old me!<br />Natural match!<br />So sorry it's taken so long to get back to everyone! I was away from the computer a lot this week ... extra trips to town, dog surgery (all is well, there) etc.<br />You know I'm always thrilled to hear from you.Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-27269971605248431442013-11-18T10:15:18.435-06:002013-11-18T10:15:18.435-06:00There you go! Glad to give back some of the inspi...There you go! Glad to give back some of the inspiration I get from you all the time. So happy you needed a new chambray shirt for the reason you did. Yeaaaaayyyy you!<br />Hope you can play with your craft stuff for decades and decades to come!<br />Have a great, furry-mom week. (Kona, our chocolate lab-greyhound mix had a big surgery this week and had to go back this AM 'cause he pulled out all his stitches last night! Arrggggh. He looks like he'll be fine, but his incision at his hip was about 8" long! One of the reasons I've been slow to answer this week.)Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-8479322889380137622013-11-18T10:08:38.149-06:002013-11-18T10:08:38.149-06:00Hello, Lovely Sabine! So nice to hear from you. ...Hello, Lovely Sabine! So nice to hear from you. Thank you for your very kind comments. I'm feeling a lot happier this week. And I'm sorry for being so slow to reply. Busy week, and that's good!<br />Your daughter will just carry on your traditions ... but she'll be a very old lady when it's her turn! May you play in your closet for many, many years to come!<br />So glad you stopped by!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-84048983986452665282013-11-18T10:05:54.344-06:002013-11-18T10:05:54.344-06:00Possibly. I love winter, but it's hardly wint...Possibly. I love winter, but it's hardly winter here. I think it was a slow weekend at the restaurant combined with staying up too late, too many nights in a row. Feeling much better now ... got some sleep! <br />Sweet of you to like my looks ... I always feel better when I play dress up in the big costume jewelry box!<br />Sorry it took me so long to reply ... I've been busier than usual this week and at odd times! <br />Have a great week ... so glad you stopped by!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-79844207450245883482013-11-18T10:01:40.426-06:002013-11-18T10:01:40.426-06:00Thank you, Paula. I hadn't heard of of that p...Thank you, Paula. I hadn't heard of of that particular old lady, but I'm so with her! I wear my best perfume whenever I can for exactly the same reason! <br />I'm so glad to hear from you ... I need a better way to keep up with the bloggers I love to read, like you. Bloglovin' isn't a very appealing way ... gotta make my own, more accessible list. <br />When I get time ... suddenly I'm away from the computer more that I'm accustomed to be! Sorry it took so long to reply!<br />Have a groovy week, Paula!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-24579143718381057372013-11-18T09:57:00.701-06:002013-11-18T09:57:00.701-06:00Awwww. Thanks, Suzanne ... always great to hear f...Awwww. Thanks, Suzanne ... always great to hear from you! You're always such a sweet supportive, bloggy buddy!<br />The Next Move ... yikes! Is that the Canadian Sense of Humor? (Actually, I kind of like it.) Hope I can take steps to avoid that before I croak! No nosey strangers. <br />I hope my consideration of age and mortality isn't just negativity. But I agree that it doesn't do to dwell on it. Making it count is, indeed, the right idea. (Not completely sure we only do live *only* once, but that's another converation!)<br />Sooo sorry to be so far behind in replies ... more time away from the clone here that I expected!<br />Have a great week, S!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-86895121747225323062013-11-18T09:45:21.911-06:002013-11-18T09:45:21.911-06:00Hey, Aya! What a boost! I sincerely appreciate y...Hey, Aya! What a boost! I sincerely appreciate your support and huge compliments. So kind of you, you young whippersnapper!<br />I hope that we can all consider our age thoughtfully. The decades behind me carry all the meaning I've accrued in my life. That I have many fewer ahead than behind has to have an impact on how I see myself. Just trying to stay interested and interesting while I do it.<br />Tell your mom ... "Yeaaayyyy, you!" from me, please. Excellent way she raised her daughter!<br />Glad you liked my little matador ... and knowing you were reading my blog at 7AM is seriously impressive. I gotta be careful of what I write!<br />Sorry for being so slow to reply ... much busier week than ususal. At least I was away from the computer a lot!<br />Have a great week, Aya!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-36293689395032505782013-11-18T09:36:45.231-06:002013-11-18T09:36:45.231-06:00So kind of you to say so! I'm happy that you&...So kind of you to say so! I'm happy that you're enjoying my blog, 'cause I aim to entertain. (Sorry to be so slow in reply ... oddly busy week!) The best thing, for me, about all our blogs by women of a certain age is that we can be inspired by each other! And I love writing about what I manage to figure out!<br />Welcome ... and stop by any time!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-47881134914077014502013-11-18T09:28:38.661-06:002013-11-18T09:28:38.661-06:00Hey, Seeker! I didn't feel that way long beca...Hey, Seeker! I didn't feel that way long because I'm easily cheered by dressing up. Clearly, I'm shallow that way ... but Dan can just throw any old shiny thing at me and I'll go play happily in the corner! <br />Thank you so much for your supportive and very sweet compliments. That always helps, too!<br />So sorry to be so slow in reply ... oddly busy week.<br />Glad to have a place to play with kids my age at your link-up!<br />You're always welcome here!Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864029619879531761.post-76462583296063297562013-11-18T09:22:43.092-06:002013-11-18T09:22:43.092-06:00Thanks, Kim, for the sweet support. (I'm so be...Thanks, Kim, for the sweet support. (I'm so behind in getting back to all ... please forgive!) Yah... just had one of those days, but it did get better quick when I chased some fun. <br />Know what you mean about pining for items once they're gone. I still miss a gray lace skirt I gave away because I couldn't find a top for it.<br />I've decided to make another category in my pruning list. I'm going to cut some slack to items that just don't have mates, like that little skirt. The next post for 11/18 includes a skirt I've had for years that I'm just now finding ways to wear. It did fall into the category of never worn, but not because it wasn't loved. Just problematic.<br />Wish I were more concerned about simplicity ... I'm not a hoarder (yet!) but I always see the potential for items I should pitch ... "No wait! I could use that for such-and-such .... I need that!"<br />Sad, and very un-grownup.Jan Graham-McMillenhttp://www.fortsmithstylista.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com