Penny Richards' photos

Day 5 of "All the Skirts in my Closet." Hat: I forget where I got it, but it was about 20 years ago! T-shirt: Volcom, art by Alex Chiu Cardigan: Merona (thrifted) Skirt: thrifted, and very tattered, Passport Tights: ? Shoes: Skechers Sleepy Saturday, but I got dressed for some reading-and-tea time with daughter at Boba Loca.

Kids are the best hat designers. I told my daughter's friend I would make her any hat she could design. She handed me the sketch at left, and I made the hat as shown.

Day 4 of "All the Skirts in my Closet." Top: thrifted, no tag Skirt: thrifted, no tag Watch: Peugeot (gift Shoes: Easy Spirit

Made to order for daughter's friend, based on her sketch.

For my daughter's friend's birthday, one of her gifts was a promise: I'd make her a hat, of her design. She gave me this sketch on Sunday.

Made to order for daughter's friend, based on her sketch.

Day 3 of "All the Skirts in my Closet." Hat: Georgette (thrifted) Glasses: Costco Pendant: Thrifted Top: J. Jill (thrifted) Grey velvety skirt: Thrifted (no tags) Clip: Used to be on one of my daughter's toddler dresses Grey silk underskirt*: International Concepts (thrifted) Boots: Hushpuppies Watch: Peugeot (gift) *The underskirts don't count as skirts for my purposes. I'll be repeating underskirts and crinolines throughout the series.

Daughter's shoes and very bright socks in the sunlight at Neighborhood Grinds today.

Day 2 of "All the Skirts in my Closet." Scarf: Thrifted Blouse: Karma Highway (thrifted) Watch: Peugeot (gift) Skirt: Thrifted (wish I knew who made it, but there's no tag to say) Tights: probably Hue Shoes: Rockports, thrifted This won't be the last brown corduroy skirt in the series. Not by a long stretch.

Beginning of 2013's series, "All the Skirts in my Closet." I have too many skirts. But until I wear them, I won't know what has to leave. So, starting today, I'm going to wear all the skirts--trying not to repeat--until I'm through the whole mess. Might take me till summer. Stay tuned. Hat: Can't remember where it came from, probably inherited Sweater: One Below Old Navy (thrifted) Skirt: Coldwater Creek (thrifted) Tights: Hue Shoes: Easy Spirit This isn't my cutest skirt, but it's my WARMEST skirt (wool, lined), and it has pockets. Whenever I wear this skirt, I think of explorer Mary Kingsley's quote, upon falling 15 feet into an animal trap full of spikes: “It is at these times you realised the blessing of a good thick skirt.”

Yes, those are icicles.

Play Me I'm Yours Night Circus Left Neglected Among Others IQ84 Improv Sewing (and a desk calendar)

My mother-in-law says this woman, called Ethel Anton, was a "Syrian Christian" from Pittsburgh who stayed with her family in Philadelphia during WWII, and worked for the phone company.