What's the Buzz?

 I baked a cake. No point owning a beehive shaped pan if you don't use it once in a while. We've been studying bees this summer, so it seemed the ideal time to bake a honey of a cake (sorry).

The cake is a sort of lemon pound cake, but it is filled with buttercream, and glazed with a honey-lemon mixture before being coated in royal icing and buttercream bees. As I had candied flowers, I added them since bees adore violets and borage.

So that's this year's beehive cake sorted.

 In other news, I thought you might like to see my bedroom wallpaper from the early 70's. The fabric on this dress is the exact same print. I remember coming home from school and the shock of my bedroom being completely made-over in shades of pink and apricot. This was the wallpaper, except it had a funny shine to it, almost like it was intended to be wiped clean. Hell, I never wiped it. Gotta draw the line somewhere, and washing wallpaper is as good a place as any.

 I miss my apricot coloured quilted bedspread, and matching curtains. There was a canopy bed without a canopy as well because my parents couldn't be bothered to finish the decorating. You know how it is, you think about doing something and then life gets in the way. Just as well really, I had terrible allergies as a child and I can't think a dusty piece of fabric over the bed would help.

Bag and shoes time! Shoes first. I found these brand-new, never worn vintage Larks at Goodwill. These are not my style-at all. I bought them anyway figuring if I live into my 80's they might be just the sort of thing I'll be looking for, and unable to find. Some people plan for their retirement buying stocks and bonds-I go for shoes. If they don't scream, "Miami Beach" I don't know what does. Now, the handbag is a funny little number look closely at the floral design...

Whoa! How'd she do that?! Reversible purse, kids! Two-fer.

Outfit Particulars:

1960's crepe dress that I believe was originally a shift dress that was re-fashioned. There's a snap at the back waist to fold the top of the dress in place. Clever!-Fairytale Costumes, Omaha

1960's reversible beaded handbag-Ruby Begonia's, Lincoln

1960's floral hat-Hand-Me-Ups

Vintage Larks embellished flats-Goodwill

Necklace-Salvation Army

Enamel flower pin-Hand-Me-Ups (I think)

60's clip earrings-Hand-Me-Ups

Neon lucite bangles-both Goodwill

Fragrance-CB I Hate Perfume Mr. Hulot's Holiday

 I'm posing in the parking lot because the bees were finding me irresistible. I probably smelled of honey after baking the cake.

Strike a 60's pose now...

"It has a good beat, and I can dance to it, I'll give it a 5."

Have a great weekend.