My Ode to Fall Continues
Honestly, I’m running out of autumn-themed post titles.
This week, we continue to celebrate autumn.
By “we,” I mean me.
But I sincerely hope that there’s another autumnophile some where somewhere out there finding joy in this mixed bag of fall glory.
Palette
This is one heck of a gorgeous autumn palette, dontcha think?
Corny Joke
Totally cringe.
Reasonably funny.
Word.
We ALL use idioms - whether we know it or not. Here are some über common ones:
Raining cats and dogs
Bite the bullet
Speak of the devil
So far so good
And my personal faves:
That ship has sailed
You catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar
It’s not rocket science
It’s not brain surgery
It’s not rocket surgery
Idioms are relevant further along in the post, so stand by . . .
Autumn in Art
Autumn eye candy.
To learn more about these works of art and the artists who painted them, click the links below each image.
Quebec, William Preston Dickinson
Daisies, Clover, Goldenrod, and Autumn Leaves, Public Domain image, Boston Public Library.
Autumn, Vermont, Frederic Edwin Church
Vintage Pattern
I’m going to focus on vintage Halloween costume patterns this month.
Because they are fairly spectacular.
Take THIS one, for example. It was probably a performance costume pattern.
Although I guess some Robin Hood-inspired woman could have wanted to make one for her halloween cocktail party.
After all, It was 1955. Cocktail parties were all the rage.
However, it was 1955. Ladies did NOT wear tunics and tights. They wore glorious cocktail dresses.
I mean, what self-respecting domestic goddess WOULDN’T relish the opportunity to wear a glamorous cocktail dress / Halloween costume combo??!
A Maid Marian costume would have prolly done the trick. Although medieval fashion mores probably prohibited anything too snazzy.
Back to the pattern.
Sewing tights sounds like a total nightmare. Which is appropriate for Halloween in ways a ladies’ Robin Hood costume is not.
Mix-Tape Must-Have
This video is beyond average cool.
It’s SO cool - in fact - that it could have come from the golden age of music videos: the 1980s.
What’s that??!! You don’t think that the 1980s is the golden age of music videos???
A-ha: Take on Me
Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
Michael Jackson: Thriller
Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
And that’s only FIVE!
‘nuff said.
Words Matter
Full disclosure: I am cursed with an inordinate number of pet peeves.
No brag; just facts.
One of the most prominent of those pet peeves is the overuse of phrases or - more succinctly - clichés.
Take - for instance - “rise like a phoenix.”
It’s a cliché!
It’s an idiom!
It’s a reference to Greek mythology that makes people feel clever when they use it!
“Rise like a phoenix” carries a heavy burden, folks. Let it rest.
I’m talking to you, virtually EVERY professional sport!
*If you’re not familiar with the origins of the phrase, “rise like a phoenix”, read more about it HERE.
The GIF that keeps on GIFing
Yay, fall!
(It’s all fun and games until you have to rake leaves)
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