Something of a smile
Posted: May 26, 2023 Filed under: Analysis, Relationships | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Dominant, fun, Humor, Life, Love, Master, quotes, retro, submissive Leave a comment
“He’s very good looking and very sexy and all of those things, but all of that goes out the window and what is finally left is, if you can make somebody laugh … And he sure does keep me laughing” -Joanne Woodward
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” —Victor Borge
Posted: May 17, 2023 Filed under: D/s Relationship, Entertainment | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Dominant, Humor, Life, Master, positive mental attitude, quotes, Relationships, Sexy, submissive Leave a comment
“If I can’t joke around with a guy and hold at least a decent conversation, there is no way sex will ever be on the table.” —Julia
Both genders prefer a partner with a sense of humor, believing that it is important not only in flirting and dating, but also within an enduring relationship. However, whereas men tend to look for a partner who appreciates their sense of humor, women tend to look for a man who makes them laugh. These tendencies are complementary. Indeed, research suggests that when two strangers meet and the man succeeds in making the woman laugh, the chances of her becoming interested in forming a relationship increase (Hall, 2015; Cassata, 2016).
Humor crops up in various forms between Master and His dievca – makes for diversity and is a Joy.
This may not be true for everyone, but
Posted: April 2, 2023 Filed under: Discussion | Tags: aging, BDSM, D/s, dievca, kind, Life, Master, nice, quotes, Social Behaviors, submissive Leave a commentdievca believes in this decription:
New Yorkers may seem like a brash
uncaring bunch to the uninitiated. But
when you get to know the people and the
city, you’ll probably realize that they are
“kind, but not nice,” as opposed to how
many describe people on the West Coast
as “nice, but not kind.”
Definitions:
kind
adjective
nice
adjective
Kindness is often expressed through actions that you take for other people, while niceness typically involves more superficial words or simple gestures. A nice person may tell a neighbor that they are sorry that they are sick — while a kind person may drop off some soup or offer to pick up groceries for them.
The differences?
- Nice is self-focused. Kindness is not.
- Nice is easy. Kindness, at times, is not.
- Nice is superficial. Kindness is not.
- Nice doesn’t change much. Kindness does.
- Nice is a pat on the back. Kindness is a look in the eyes.
- Nice does not require courage. Kindness does.
- Nice is forgotten. Kindness is not.
When I was young I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.
– Abraham Joshua Herschel –
dievca doesn’t do very well with “California No” or “Minnesota Nice”, she equates it with being untrustworthy. Master just laughs at her, they have been discussing how being kind seems to become more valued as you age. Then dievca’s Midwestern background kicks in — “Why can’t people be blunt, honest, nice and kind? XO
Lazy Sunday
Posted: October 23, 2022 Filed under: Accessories | Tags: BDSM, candle, D/s, dievca, Life, Maison Martin Margiela, quote, quotes, relaxation, Scent, Sephora, Sunday Leave a comment
Today is Sunday, so please conduct yourself accordingly. Sleep in, sip tea, lay around in your pajamas, listen to good music, and indulge yourself in an afternoon nap.
~Uknown
Martin Margiela – REPLICA – Lazy Sunday Mornings Candle $65 at Sephora
When you have a good friend who is Dutch
Posted: August 14, 2021 Filed under: Entertainment, Master | Tags: aging, BDSM, book, D/s, dievca, friendship, Humor, Life, Master, quotes, submissive Leave a comment
The title of this book has great meaning!
dievca thought this appropriate for Master and her meeting, she’s not sure he agrees ~
“I like lots of things. But there are three things I like most. Love, love and love.” — Anita Ekberg
Posted: May 27, 2021 Filed under: lingerie, Vintage | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Elegant, erotic, Old Hollywood Glamour, Pin-Up, Presentation Outfits, quotes, retro, Sexy, Undergarments 2 Comments
I’m very much bigger than I was, so what? It’s not really fatness, it’s development.
Anita Ekberg
Dancing Lingerie with Ginger Rogers
Posted: August 29, 2019 Filed under: lingerie, Vintage | Tags: 1930's, 1940's, BDSM, D/s, dievca, Elegant, erotic, Old Hollywood Glamour, Presentation Outfits, quotes, submissive, Undergarments 3 Comments“I enjoy having a fabulous amount of nice lingerie.”
~Ginger Rogers
dievca’s favorite quote from Ginger Rogers:
There’s a verse in the Bible:
‘Those who are barren have more children than those who give birth.’
There are young people all over the world who come to me for advice and love.
I have all the children I can handle.
The final photo is a custom Corset/Garter Belt from Ginger Rogers which sold on 1st Dibs.
A little Space Humor, plus Bill Randall
Posted: February 22, 2019 Filed under: Entertainment, Vintage | Tags: 1950's Household Kink, dievca, erotic, Galaxies, Kink, Outer Space, Pin-Up Art, quotes, Science, Submission, submissive 3 Comments
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own set of laws.
– Douglas Adams
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe.
– Albert Einstein
We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet.
– Stephen Hawking
Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.
– Aldous Huxley
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
– Douglas Adams
Pin-Ups by Bill Randall
dievca is on Champagne this Morning
Posted: December 3, 2018 Filed under: Discussion, Entertainment, Neighborhood Anecdotes (NYC) | Tags: BDSM, champagne, D/s, dievca, Jury Duty, Life, NYC, prosecco, quotes, rules, sassy, submissive, Tallulah Bankhead 3 Comments
Apparently the ADA’s came into a Court Room of the NYC Grand Jury and it smelled heavily of wine, so alcohol has been forbidden in the Courthouse – a memo went out~
Yes, dievca did ask the Warden if the Jury could do something afterward. No go~
she will work the morning holding a coffee, do her Jury Duty, have one Prosecco before hopping on the bike to get to work for the second round.
An extra 20 hours a week (that includes the commute) has taken its toll. dievca needs to celebrate the end.
Who better to celebrate with than Talullah Bankhead?
Now let her get that damn 8 year pass for doing Grand Jury Duty….
“As women, we all have certain weaknesses…..” Edith Head (repost)
Posted: August 2, 2018 Filed under: lingerie, Shoes | Tags: BDSM, Charlotte Olympia, D/s, dievca, Elegant, erotic, Fetish, L' Agent, Master, Presentation Outfits, quotes, Shopping, Slave, submissive, Undergarments 9 CommentsAs women, we all have certain weaknesses.
I know one who can’t resist pretty shoes but has nothing suitable to wear with them.
Others adore frilly lingerie but never have any money to buy outer clothing.
Edith Head
Monica and Penelope Cruz FW 2013, designing for L’Agent
Charlotte Olympia Flower Pump
Where do you spend your money and what is your weakness?
dievca’s weaknesses: Shoes and Lingerie
“Luck favors the prepared, Darling.” – Edna “E” Mode
For the Gentlemen (desired by dievca…)
Posted: May 19, 2018 Filed under: Shoes | Tags: BDSM, Bonobos, D/s, dievca, fashion, Footwear, kitsch, Master, Pink Flamingos, quotes, Shopping, Slave, submissive, TOMS 5 Comments“A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.”
~ Charlie Harper
Men’s sizes,
but any Ladies with a size 8.5+ shoe
interested in Pink Flamingos,
can do!
Kitschy, but fun!
Finding Joy in ALL Places~
Posted: April 14, 2018 Filed under: Master, Musings | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Dominance and submission, High Line, Life, Love, NYC, photo, quotes, Relationships, Sinoza, submissive 3 Comments“The more joy we have, the more nearly perfect we are. ~ Spinoza”
Photo: dievca NYC 02/2015
“And your very flesh shall be a great poem.”
Posted: June 27, 2017 Filed under: D/s Relationship, Poetry | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, erotic, Life, Master, NYC, peace, quotes, Relationships, submissive, travel, Walt Whitman 5 CommentsThe point when you come home and my nose nestles into your neck. The smell of you tickles my senses and brings me immense Joy. My eyes close, my shoulders relax and you inhale/exhale deeply into my hair. The tension rolls off. Peace.
The flesh may not be perfect, but the nooks, crannies, and scars read like poetry. The epic piece is called You. And the pleasure derived from the re-reading of the work cannot be measured. It is a treasure of Life, of Us.
The quote from Walt Whitman applies in its short form.
In the long form, one us falls short and it’s not you.
But, the sentiments do offer an altruistic way to live life.
This is what you shall do
“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body.”
“This is what you shall do…” by Walt Whitman,
from the preface of Leaves of Grass.
Public domain.
…wash away your troubles with some bubbles…
Posted: May 22, 2017 Filed under: Entertainment, Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, Bubble Bath, D/s, dievca, Elegant, erotic, Happiness, Henry Beard, Life, Master, quotes, Slave, Stiletto, submissive 8 CommentsYou can often wash your troubles away with the right kind of bath.
Throw everything you have into the tub:
bubble gels,
bubble oils,
bubble powders,
bubble gum.
~Henry Beard
Photo: dievca London 04/2017
Motorcycle Moments
Posted: March 24, 2017 Filed under: Clothing, Entertainment | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, fashion, Fetish, motorcycle, quotes, Shopping, Sonia Rykiel, submissive 10 Comments
Sonia Rykiel: Motorcycle Sweater
“A mother is neither cocky, nor proud,
because she knows the school principal may call at any minute
to report that her child had just driven a motorcycle through the gymnasium.”
Mary Kay Blakely
Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt.
Maggie Grace
Manners Awareness
Posted: October 14, 2016 Filed under: Home and Garden, Relationships | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Life, Margaret Walker, quotes, Relationships, submissive 4 Comments
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go.
~Margaret Walker
Something to ponder with Donald Trump lurking about….
D/s Disney
Posted: October 15, 2015 Filed under: D/s Relationship, Entertainment | Tags: BDSM, bondage, D/s, dievca, Dominant, erotic, Kink, Master, quotes, Slave, submissive 8 Comments“Slip into silent slumber. Sail on a silver mist. Slowly but surely, your senses will cease to resist. Trust in me. Just in me. Shut your eyes, and trust in me.” — “Trust in Me”
The Jungle Book
“I’ve got gadgets and gizmos aplenty…I want more.” — “Part of Your World”
The Little Mermaid
“Darling it’s better down where it’s wetter.” — “Under the Sea”
The Little Mermaid
“One can get too familiar with vegetables, you know!” — Skinner,
Ratatouille
“Head down…arms in…knees apart?” — Flynn
Tangled
Disney Bondage: Tarzan by prisoner 382
Thank you to Refinery 29 – Chicago for the suggestion!
And if dievca offended anyone…she is sorry.
the Dawn
Posted: September 8, 2015 Filed under: D/s Relationship, Entertainment | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Dominant, Elegant, erotic, Master, NYC, Paul Eluard, photo, quotes, Slave, submissive 13 Comments‘Et plus je te voyais vivre à côté de moi – Plus je te confondais avec l’aube et l’été’.
Paul Éluard
Photo: dievca – the Dawn
Inspired by Iris Apfel: Aging with a Flourish!
Posted: August 2, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Fashion | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Elegant, fashion, Fashion Icon, Iris Apfel, Master, NYC, quotes, submissive 8 Comments
The secret of youth from Iris Apfel:
“I think you have to be interested. If you’re not interested, you can’t be interesting.”
“Stay in the company of young people because they know what’s going on…at least they think they do~”
“If you make a mistake in what you put together the Fashion Police are not going to haul you into jail.”
“I think wit and humor are Life.”
“It’s the thrill of the hunt.”
“Remember, if you do your own thing, you have to have a thing to do.”
Master’s take? Her fashion choices are not his preference, but he honors her great collection of costume jewelry. Master appreciates the well-thought process of accessorizing her outfits.
(Her Queens accent is going to kill him.)
dievca’s take? Iris offers a vision of how to grow older with Joy. Working to present yourself well and keeping you finger in the pie of Life seems to keep one young. Iris not someone to copy, but someone to be inspired by and learn from while blazing your own trail.
Iris — the documentary
ABOUT THE FILM
The latest film from legendary documentarian Albert Maysles (GREY GARDENS, GIMME SHELTER), IRIS pairs the late 88-year-old filmmaker (who passed away on March 5) with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, she continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the Great Depression. “I feel lucky to be working. If you’re lucky enough to do something you love, everything else follows.”
– See more at: http://www.magpictures.com/iris/#sthash.TwB8k8dZ.dpuf
VIDEO: ♥ Iris Apfel and Deborah Lloyd talk with Nadja Swarovski about the secret to style and creativity
VIDEO: ♥ ADVANCED STYLE – Documentary on Aging with Fashion and Brilliance
http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/
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