My grandmother's brooch
My grandmother was the best of both worlds when it comes to the duality between the practical woman and the fru-fru diva of glamor. Her cooking and baking were legendary, as were her sewing, but she was also a very dressy woman. She was always trying to get me to be just a bit more frilly than I was. Her daughter, my mother, was at the other end of the spectrum from her. She was very practical. Make-up would break her skin out and she was never comfortable in dresses and heels. I think I landed in the middle, tending toward tomboy with fits of frilliness. ( Read more... )