Weekend Reads is a series by Wardrobe Oxygen that is published every Saturday. Art, music, interesting articles, sale alerts, and reviews of TV, movies, books, theater, and art exhibits by Alison Gary, and over-40 working mom in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Back in the early days of blogging, there was a taskbar at the top of Blogspot blogs with a button that if pressed, would send you randomly to another Blogspot blog. With this button, I found bloggers across the blogs discussing so many different topics, sharing details about their different lives. Through this button, I… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #141
What does a grown-ass woman do for her 46th birthday in the middle of a ‘demic on a weekday? Well she hops a plane to Vegas, hits all the hot spots, makes out with a stranger, eats at a fancy restaurant with all her friends, and then ends the trip with a concert in a… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #139
It’s not frivolous to discuss political fashion. There is a lot of thought and care put into what politicians (and their families) wear, and this has been a fact since the dawn of time. The color choices, the silhouettes, the fabrics, the designers… it all has meaning. For some political figures over the years, fashion… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #138
After putting away the Christmas tree, the house had such a different energy. A fresh, light energy. Sitting in front of our living room bay window, the tree was beautiful but it blocked a lot of natural light. It also had a pretty big footprint for our relatively smaller home. Having it gone made everything… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #137
I started writing this post before Wednesday. I considered removing everything and starting over, focusing on what happened this week, but decided not to. It’s the weekend, a time to rest. That doesn’t mean we stop fighting and learning and questioning. It just means we take time to recharge our batteries. Instead of doomscrolling, a… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #136
I usually take some time off from posting at the end of the year. I will still have some blog posts between now and the 1st of next year, but this will be the last Weekend Reads for 2020. I will be sharing some recaps between now and next Weekend Reads – top items I… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #135
When Karl and I moved in together in 2001, he brought his television. It was a perfect TV for our house, which was when moved in, was only about 750 square feet. We only replaced it when it kicked the bucket. That bucket was kicked in 2014. I will always remember the year because it… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #134
So, what is your Pandemic Hallmark Movie? Weekend Reads Cannabis is officially a medicine per the UN. (Vice) Did you watch ‘The Queen’s Gambit’? Fascinated by the different locales in the show? I was and when on a Google hunt and this article I found the most informative. (Atlas of Wonders) Speaking of ‘The Queen’s… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #133
The best reads on the Internet this weekend, music, suggestions on what to watch and read, and how to help others. Continue Reading Weekend Reads #132