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New dress code allows choice of bottoms for female students only. Though the word uniform literally means “one form,” on any given day at a school in Japan you’ll see two different uniforms: one for boys and one for girls. For example, at Yokota Prefectural High School in Shimane Prefecture the boys’ uniform has slacks, while the girls’ has a skirt. However, when next school year starts in the spring, Yokota will no longer have boys’ uniforms and girls’ uniforms. That’s not because they’re going to a single identical uniform that all students will wear, though, but because the school...

After my divorce, my children and I moved into a place of our own where we relished painting the walls moody dark colours, hanging art we found at the dump, and cobbled together free furniture from anyone willing to give it to us. There was a room in the basement that I set up as an office, but it turned out that I didn’t need a separate room to work, since I was living alone half the time. When my friend Stace, who was also in the middle of ending a marriage, needed a place to stay, I cleared out...

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  Here's some sparkle from around my house.  Let's end this year and start the new one with some shimmer, sequins and glitter. I love this disco ball wine cooler on my bar cart. DISCO BALL WINE COOLER I layered a gold tree topper over some artwork on my chaise. GOLD TREE TOPPER Here are some close ups from this year's tree. SEQUIN RUNNER ON MY SETTEE RHINESTONE TREE GARLAND MORE RHINESTON GARLAND Here is some sparkle from previous holidays. If you'd like to see the full post, just click on the highlighted words or the image. MY DISCO BALL...

I'm fired up! I'm on a roll, and there's nothing that can stop me!! I can't even keep up with posting the pictures, but I'll try.  Studio U looks amazing! But you have to wait until tomorrow for the pictures. While I was upstairs, I unearthed a couple more trouble spots, and so I dealt with those as well. Studio B is looking pretty good, as well. There's not much left. I know I keep saying that, but this time it's real.  Oh, there's loads more to do, but at least, hopefully, after today, everything will have a home. When...