The Citizen Rosebud

A Child's Wish that Deserves to Come True. Martin Richard age 8No more hurting people. Peace. This is the wish of Martin Richard, age 8, a young boy and sadly, one of the victims of the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon. Condolences to th...

Let's make it official, shall we? Leopard print IS the blogger's neutral. But don't just take my word for it. Take Judith's, and Eboni's, and Jen from A Little Bird Told Me. And scores of others, including the Menopausal Supermodel vivacious and delici...

I have been LOVING Spy Girl's sketch series of +40 fashion bloggers. She has included many personal favorites, Vix, Desiree, Heather, Helga, Judith, Jan, Amber,  Melanie, Pao, ok, ok, the list goes on and on- but basically Anne is capturing the mo...

Surviving the Everyday. Feeling FabulousThere's a dress shop in my neighborhood that puts a sandwich board on the sidewalk in front that quotes Bill Cunningham: "Fashion is the armor to survive everyday life."  Inside the shop, some pretty tasty "...

Dream it. Creams and Green make for a Spring Time Fling.Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. -Kahlil Gibran  I've been having a lot of colorful dreams lately. In the dream, it feels like real life, but there will come a mo...

The weekend before last, a predicted sunny weekend made headline news- the top story for the Seattle Times. Good times indeed, came with the blue skies and warm sun, and it did feel like the best news ever. Lately, I've been enjoying the ups and downs ...

Before I get started, let me mention that I've been included today in a What I Wore: Fabulous Over 40 round-up of personal style. So check me out, mingling with other fab + 40 ladies over at Fabulous Over 40. And now onto today's OOTD: the Texas T...

SHOP SECONDHAND FIRST: Lucy's Lounge in Dublin IrelandStarting this month, there's going to be a new regular feature here at the Citizen Rosebud. I intend to introduce you to people, places and things from secondhand shops. No one + no place would...

Hello Rosebuds! I'm going to be turning the spotlight on YOU! Instead of posting pictures of MY feet every week, I'd rather host a community event once a month highlighting your favorite shoes. Starting next Wednesday, April 10th, the Citizen Rose...