A last look~

The final walk on the beach with coffee,
and a little bit of color to get your week started.
XO


Whiplash: Skid Row to a Suite

20230218_174631dievca took the Los Angeles Metro ($2.75) from the Beach to the Center of LA to catch a LA Kings Hockey Game.  The homeless clientele on the train was sketchy, which is the same in NYC, but the emptiness of the train made it a little more edgy.

Then dievca made her 1st transfer and had to go down a staircase.  Three people were blocking the middle of the stairs and a lone lady in front of dievca made a snarky comment.  dievca saw a lit crack pipe and just hustled her way down onwards to the next platform.  Being snarky to a person on drugs is a “no go” in NYC, so dievca moved to get out of range.

20230218_190100Then the trains filled up a bit more closer to LA and the walk to the Stadium was short.  The LA Kings were playing the AZ Coyotes and dievca experienced a surreal whiplash from the Metro to the very nice Suite.  It was interesting to experience LA LA land’s version of a hockey game,  Lots of lights, music, goofy “hosts” and…it was “STAR WARS” night!  A spectacle!

The 1st period was tedious with the LA Kings leading 5 to 1.  The 2nd period picked up the pace and the Coyotes made it 5-2.  The 3rd period ended on a tie. One OT and a shootout — the Kings finally won!

Grabbing a cab after the game was easy and the ride back to the beach was traffic free, The cab ride cost? $115 with tip.

(Photos: dievca Los Angeles 02/2023)


On its way to LA

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Photo: dievca - sunset over the Pacific Ocean 02/2023

Postcard from CA

Hello from CA,

The weather has been cooler and windy this week.  But the surf has been spectacular and there is a hint of a “Superbloom” in the moist air.  

Miss you lots! XO

d.

(photos: dievca - Redondo Beach, CA 02/2023)

Lime – Aid

On the flight to Los Angeles, dievca picked up a Financial Times and there was a great Sunday Style insert.  she’s been disappointed with Fashion Reporting in the recent past, except for Harper’s Bazaar.  It was a treat that the FT did not disappoint either.

A small blurb showed some Lime-Colored offerings for the new season:

This Lime agenda was pushed forward after admiring Dionne Warwick singing Burt Bacharach:

Since dievca should be saving her pennies –  she shopped her apartment:

Not glamorous, but some Lime-Aid.


Walking in LA

dievca’s heading to LA as Master heads to San Francisco – two different paths – both a bit colder than desired.

Let’s get dievca’s end rolling with a fabulous LA Band and a pair of killer Boots from R13!


A quick get away: Options

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dievca is raiding her closet for a quick CA getaway in February. she will be two blocks from the beach, but she figures the temperature is going to be cooler – so she’s looking at swimsuits with options of cover. Her Else two piece is very flattering and the Dries van Noten Pareo is a large wrap. The Alberta Ferretti Swimsuit and Cashmere sweater can cut the chill. Looking at options!


A Cortado for the Road – Leaving Miami

Screenshot_20221127_194112_Googledievca is doing her water workout at 6:30 am, picking up a cortado at her favorite Cuban “window” (Las Olas Café), then taking an Uber to the airport.

Will Smith is on repeat in her head…its been a very good trip.
(at least dievca isn’t hacking up her lungs anymore)

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Fascination

Part of the enjoyment of heading to Miami, FL is people watching.  dievca got an eyeful when sitting in the lounge before the flight and kept watching her target through the flight and the exit from the plane.

An Asian Lady arrived in the lounge with her highlighted hair in a low bun, but the see-thru lace skirt (over black underwear or bikini bottoms) and rhinestone sunglasses and sunglass strap caught dievca’s eye.  Note: the subject was about the same age as dievca.  Here’s her “NYC-Miami” travel look:

The lady had no coat on in NYC, no need for one in Miami. That see-thru skirt was something. And traveling in heels?  Her hair was shaken out and fluffed after the flight.
dievca’s simple black layers were tediously boring in comparison!
So, when dievca realized that she forgot sunglasses – she decided she needed  to add Rhinestones to her Life and a cheap pair of Foster Grants from CVS  fit the bill. XO

Florida Foster Grant Pink Burgundy Rhinestone Sunglasses


Moody Miami

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The dawn broke over the ocean, gradually expanding into pale yellow.
The day opened up into the 90’sF (30’sC) due to the humidity.
dievca looks like the players in the World Cup with sweat,
but the temperature of the water is lovely.

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Photos: dievca South Beach 11/2022


A free ticket to Ride

Fashion show in the air

Fashion show in the air: entertainment for the passengers of the flights New York – Miami. The latest beach fashion is presented on board. Photography. About 1930. 

dievca had a free plane ticket to use up.
she’s heading to Miami, Florida for Thanksgiving, –
which is perfect because she should heal in the sun with Vitamin D.
The weather shows highs of 82F (28C) and lows of 72F (22C).

There is a little Catholic guilt about not seeing Family…
but she’ll get over it!
XO


It’s a Beautiful Day!

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Cue the U2 Song – “Beautiful Day”

Photos: dievca – NYC Harbor Ferry Terminal 10/2022


Needed a moment (again) to regroup

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A long weekend – a college friend has chosen not to operate on their cancer due to quality of Life and has five years. This is where you find out what speaks to you in Life and you do it.

Photo: Vivienne Westwood Lingerie BDSM

red sheets

red sheetsAfter dievca finished her call with Master, she was inspired to masturbate.

dievca gathered the yellow banana and double prong vibrators, along with a towel, lube, anal plug, black hood and cock gag.

she lay the towel down on her bed hanging over one side in case she squirted, and set the vibrators to the right.  Stepping into the bathroom she washed her hands after moistening her pussy and anus with lube then inserting the anal plug.

Arriving back in the bedroom, dievca stood next to the bed to put on the hood and opened her mouth to insert the cock gag. she leaned over the side of the bed, spread-eagling her legs.

dievca then felt her way to the vibrators, picked-up the yellow banana, turned it on low and used the tip to spread the lube on her clit. Afterward, the banana easily slipped into her pussy . dievca patted the bed to find the double prong vibrator with her other hand and turned it on to the medium setting. With one hand holding the banana inside her pussy, dievca use the other vibrator to tease her clitoris, while imagining that Master’s Cock was in her mouth.

The bent over position, images of Master’s Cock, and vibrators took dievca to that glorious EDGE of arousal but not quite orgasm. dievca sat on that edge of pleasure, squeezing her pussy and clenching her asshole. After about three minutes, she increased both vibrator’s intensity and flowed into a fog of Master’s presence. Riding that edge for another two minutes – dievca orgasmed HARD and found that she had drooled all over the cock gag and hood.

Not quite as good as serving her Master – but a lovely start to the week.

(why “red sheets”? the submissive in the photo is built like dievca)


Coffee and a chat with Master

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Master has been traveling for about 4 weeks — dievca caught up with Him this morning. 

Might require a masturbation moment.


Keeping your Cadence – something of use

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Photo: dievca Cadence Travel Containers 08/2022

dievca travels – not heavily, but about 10+ trips (short and long) a year. she spotted these travel containers from Cadence to organize her “fluids” + “odds and ends”. They work wonderfully well for short trips and storing items for the “quick” grab of last minute travel. They do run out for longer trips, unless you double up on the units of storage.

Cadence Travel Capsules

The Capsules are customizable, leakproof, magnetic containers designed to maintain your routines – home and away.

You can buy the containers singly or in packs – choosing your color(s) and labels.

As you can see, dievca went for a multi-colored approach as well as different labels. This has to do with her not being able to see well without glasses or contacts. If you can see — a single colored set of containers with different labels would be very elegant!

Mix and Match – take what you need.
Something of Use.

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Photo: dievca Cadence Travel Containers 08/2022


Hitting the Highway

Routes across the USA

And thinking of you!

The Map above is suggesting ways to see the USA — some are the roads (#10 – Route 66) and others are routes trasversing the United States via multiple routes using Moon Travel Guides. With air travel being a great challenge – maybe splurging on a car trip might be an option for Summer Travel.


feeling chlapec – Scandinavian Eyeglasses #2

Skaga 2865 Fri Black Men's glasses

dievca’s second pair of glasses are supposedly a masculine frame.  When dievca visits the Swedish optical shop she wanders around and tries on all the frames she finds interesting, then she collects the 8-10 pairs of frames she likes best and ranks them.  When she’s wandering, she never notices if she is in the female/male/kids section.

This second pair of frames were more expensive than the 1st – about $200.  They have a mixed media component: Carbon Fiber, Wood and Metal.  dievca bought them at her friends insistence.  They are a heavier more serious look than her red metal frames.  The photos don’t do them justice.  The wood in the photo looks light – its more of a subtle grey and the top carbon fiber is black matte with a gravel texture.

Very interesting.

Skaga Fri

Style: 2865

Material number: 59288

Gender: Male

Frame size: 55-18-145 (L)

Frame material: Carbon Fiber + Wood

Temple material: Carbon Fiber

Hinge: Standard hinge

US assortment: Yes

Description: SK2865 FRI showcases high attention to detail, and is part of THE LAB special capsule. The carbon fiber rectangular front is combined with  lightweight metal temples.

You can buy the eyeglass frames in the USA online HERE.

Skaga 2865 Fri Black Men's glasses side
The brand originated from Småland (Sweden) among sparkling lakes and deep forest. Skaga, with its skilled and genuine craftsmanship, have designed, developed and at times manufactured eyewear frames at Jönköping for 70 years. Skaga has an authentic heritage, a long design tradition and history that few brands can rival.


Scandinavian Eyeglasses – Option #1

So, its been a few years since dievca has been able to upgrade her eyeglass frames in Scandinavia.

These past couple of years, she wore a pair of Laura Ashley Frames and a pair of Chanel frames – but they just weren’t comfortable. dievca had to add nose pads so that the glasses would be place higher on her nose and the acetate frames didn’t have much flexibility for uneven ears…

On her recent trip to Europe, she was able to visit her favorite optical shop in a small Swedish town and at her friend’s suggestion – she bought two pairs of glasses.  They arrived from the USA optical shop today.

This is the pair Master likes best:

OPO Scandanavia Optics NPS_3168_C33

OPO Scandinavia Optics NPS_3168_C33 red(click here)

The OPO brand is created in Malmö Sweden. Here is what they say about the NPS line:

We have been working with the NPS collection since 2005 and it’s a constant development in cooperation with our clients and the market. Today we offer a wide range of metal frames with flex hinges for both men and women, as well as trendy acetate frames in colours ranging from neutral back to transparent red. We choose to also make more priceworthy frames in acetate instead of injection plastic, to maintain the high quality that we are known for.

The frames cost about $65.00. There is a webshop!

dievca got the lenses added at Target.


A moment of Peace

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It Wednesday – Life is hectic, dievca is offering a moment of Peace with a photo from the Portuguese EcoFarm. she was focusing on the waterlily and ended up with three adorable frogs.

Photo: dievca Portugal 06/2022


Bucolic

bu·col·ic

/byo͞oˈkälik/
adjective
  1. relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
    “the church is lovely for its bucolic setting”

Photos: dievca – Midwest USA 07/2022


A Mature Moment – Modehus

dievca’s Swedish friend laughs at her because dievca always has to visit two stores in a small town.  One is an optical shop that sells great eyeglass frames and the second is, well, yeah – a “Mature Women’s” shop . A modehus that her friend does not step into unless dievca is visiting.  Let’s put it this way – dievca saw a pair of cropped pants in the store and then saw them on her friend’s Mother-in-Law an hour later.

Whatever.  dievca stops in because she always finds a gem.

Two trips ago, the gem was a dress made by a Danish designer upcycling vintage Sari silk.  dievca still wears the dress.  dievca bought a similar dress on her last trip, but she felt that the arms were too snug and she passed it on to her Dutch friend.  Her friend loves the dress so much and has worn it a number of times that she had to wash it.

dievca received this photo in response:

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You have to appreciate a fabric care tag telling it like it is!

What did dievca buy this trip? 

Well, TWO pairs of eyeglass frames – but they will appear in another post and a “Made in Italy” linen top which was a tunic but dievca’s friend’s Mother cropped it for our short dievca:

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It looks clean and crisp with white jeans and the Zimmerman sandals:


The “Hero” travel outfit

dievca has found a simple travel outfit that works in heat and cooler environments. 

From the Beach to a Sidewalk Cafe, to the Mountains, to a Roadside Bar.

No worries about wrinkles, drips and damage.

You can click on the photos for the item descriptions, but dievca’s exact run down is this:

  • Anthropologie Gardner Cotton Gauze Utility Pants
  • Garnet Hill Tank Mushroom
  • Surface To Air Crochet Knit Sweater Taupe
  • Zimmerman studded Sandals Tan
  • 4 Melissa Joy Manning Sterling Silver and Recycled Gold Cuffs (various)
  • Ippolita Cherish 18K Ring
  • Jack Vartanian 14K Gold Chain Ring
  • Pomellato Dodo 18K charm necklace – Monkey and Swallow
  • Etsy 14K Gold Post earrings
  • Scunci Hair clip

The ohh sh*t moment = U-Haul

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Four miles of panic…
a return to the storage place and it was found:

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dievca dodges a bullet on that one.
Thank goodness for silicone cases.
Whew!


whoa

Travel burnout

dievca doesn’t know if it was the international travel, the surgery or this second round of travel.
she hit a wall.
The good news is that there is no pressing schedule and there is enough time to get things done with healing.
Taking it slow this morning.
BTW: The great grand RugRats loved the NYC bagels their Grand Aunt brought


Something of Use: Stasher Stand Up


Stasher is a revolutionary food storage alternative to plastic bags and containers. Made of 100% pure platinum food-grade silicone, Stasher offers all the ease and convenience of plastic bags, but without the negative consequences. Features the innovative air-tight, pinch-press seal to keep food fresh and no leaks, ideal storage for food, Travel, school and more. Stasher Contains no petroleum, no PVC and no latex, so it’s good for people and the planet. Dishwasher, microwave and freezer-safe, Stasher is ideal for busy on-the-go lifestyles. What will you stash in your Stasher.

dievca found that her Stasher Stand Up was perfect for traveling. Clear for the Airport lines, studier than a ziplock, easy to seal and easy to wash. It comes in multiple colors incase you travel with Family and costs $21.99.

Beyond travel you can store, freeze, microwave, boil food in the bag then wash it in the dishwasher.

Something of (multiple) use!


Looking a little ruff around edges

1st Class Passanger

dievca got home from Europe and her knee was paining her quite a bit.   A long Passport line (where a gentleman dropped with a seizure) and a heavy backpack/luggage didn’t help.  Today, she caught up with Master, did  her PT and has been stretching her legs to the best of her ability – it doesn’t really matter, the knee surgery is tomorrow. Please wish her luck! XO


Prepping for Midsommar

dievca’s friend had a delivery from her Father – new potatisar (potatoes) and jordgubbar (strawberries) from their Summer House garden.  We have a dill plant, chives in the garden, sour cream and pickled herring.  Lamb will be on the grill.

The traditional accompaniment is a cold beer and schnapps.

dievca’s task? Scrub the potatoes…

photos: dievca – Scandinavia 06/2022


Missing a day~

Sometimes when you travel the days blur, dievca lost that yesterday was a Monday.

So, the coffee love is coming a bit late:

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Photo: dievca, Cappuccino in Porto, Portugal 06/2022


The Gardens of Santar