so we have a SERIOUS new blog crush on my dog-eared pages.
team gloria SWOONED at all the mentions of patmos, tom ford, vintage vogues and dreamy fabric samples from pucci – divine.
do visit barbara over at her blog: http://www.mydogearedpages.com/ and do tell her that team gloria says a big sunny hello from over here, darlings!
About teamgloria
I used to make my living from writing. And then it all stopped and so I went and did something else, part of which entailed a whole new look from Brooks Brothers (it wasn’t really me, but it was necessary). But a decade later I started to write again (during nights and weekends and frustrated lunch-times and long haul business travel) and one of the things I wrote (or came to me – as I do believe in the whole Muse concept) was a character called Gloria.
Gloria was a trainee angel and sat “up there” waiting for her first assignment. To occupy the hours she should have been studying humans and their foibles, she spent her time enjoying the new celestial movies-on-demand channel and became obsessed by Doris Day. So you can imagine the drama that unfolded when she came to Earth. Quite a shock to the system. But Gloria was determined to see Manhattan through the eyes of a vintage Doris Day movie and something magical started to happen – to me too.
Because I started to do the same thing and life became easier (and then I got Tobias the tumor which changed the trajectory, for now).
There are a lot of glorious people, places & things that help me get through my day – they make my life great – and so I call them “team gloria” (although they don’t usually know that). So I thought I’d start documenting them, and looking out for new people, places & things on a daily basis, and sharing them with you (whomever you are – do say hello. Oh, and tell me who your team gloria is :-)
going walkies right now
In the rain?
gumboots and macintoshes please…….
and a large pot of earl grey and crumpets with butter (alas not for us) on your return.
talk later on the Princess Phone!
I am very happy to count Barbara’s blog as one of my very favorites…always written with an artistic voice, authentically and from her unique perspective. Congrats! xo tamara
tamara! thank you for dropping in to team gloria :)
do visit us again or we have a new-fangled tweet-thing here @teamgloria_
There is not enough space to write how much I admire and respect Barbara. It seems as though we connected from the start, and she has always educated, enticed and entertained me with her marvelous writing, and her much cherished friendship. She has been one of my biggest champions; take all those parts and they equal one friend worth their weight in gold. I love your passion behind your blog Gloria. So many talented people out there, I feel like the tip of the iceberg has barely been discovered. Go team Gloria!
Deborah – welcome!
and we are delighted to hear of your admiration for our mutual blog crush :)
I adore Barbara too!! She always has something stylish and interesting to say!!
welcome lovely person!
we adore your blog too – just had a quick look before we do that get-into-the-day-job-outfit :-)
this bit in particular: ” I love roasted almonds, clean sheets and old movies.” we do too. how nice of you to drop by. do come again!
all the best, in admiration of the finer things in life – team gloria_