Dust

I didn't warn you as to a potential change of name or look, but it was on my mind and then it happened.*  So, welcome to Simple District, friends.  You may notice simplicity as a theme of this blog, moving forward.  I want to share with you my viewpoint of some of life's indulgences - style, beauty, food, design - enjoyed simply.

I'll be changing the Twitter feed and other social media accounts to reflect the blog revamp.  Watch for updates.  :)

*A certain friend, who knows who she is, helped me pull the trigger and came up with the new name during a post-dinner brainstorm at my house.  If Off the Record had white paper napkins, however, this is the kind of brainstorm that probably would have happened there.

(Photo from the State Library of Victoria via Illustrated Obscurity.)

We're back!

Rowhouses next to Mt. Zion Church, Georgetown, D.C., by Mary Belcher.

That's the royal "we", I suppose.  In other words, I'm back.  In the last year plus, I've experienced some pretty big milestones. (Finishing law school! Taking - and hopefully passing - the bar exam!  Most recently, a "big" birthday. :)  Now, the time feels right to return to this space and share my thoughts with you. 

For the near term, I'll focus on the blog, and my Etsy business will take a back seat.  I'll leave the sidebar link up, though the store will be closed.  (Feel free to browse through photos of past work on my facebook page.)  If you have special requests for handmade jewelry pieces, then please contact me, and we'll see what we can do.  :)

You can also follow me on Twitter and Pinterest.  If I succumb to the loving encouragement of my friends, I also may dip my toes into the world of Instagram.  If (when?) that happens, you will be the first to know.

Also, I'd love your feedback on the content that you'd like to see here.

Authors' Letters to Their Young Fans

Beatrix Potter, 1913.

Here's a bit of Monday inspiration for you. It's a collection of letters, both thoughtful and humorous, written by notable authors to their young fans. My favorite is Beatrix Potter's response to a little girl's request that Ms. Potter include her bunny, Fluffy, in an upcoming children's book. Have you ever written a letter to a famous person who you admired? Did you receive a response?