all in the details: tory burch tribal scarf

{Editor’s Note: Welcome back, Kate! Today, it’s all about scarves…which, I swear, totally work for summer! Trust her.} Lightly woven scarves are my summer transition piece and perpetual security blanket. As a cool evening breeze blows in, or for the odd overcast day, the last thing I want to be doing is sacrificing the bright […]

lounging poolside: mad imports

dear readers, i truly hope that the weather wherever you are is far, far better than what i’m suffering through.  it was a ridiculous 107 degrees here yesterday.  i have no idea how people in arizona survive…i’m ready to kill someone just to usurp their air conditioning. with the weather this impossibly miserable, i can […]

weekend read: the other queen by philippa gregory

this week’s weekend read was an easy one – whenever a philippa gregory book comes out, i’m first in line for a copy.  these books are my secret guilty pleasure…my danielle steel.  and other than being utterly disappointed in the movie adaptation of one of her books, i’m always immensely satisfied when i finish one […]

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we’ve even convinced the fashionistas over at coutorture that the bling-ed out gold watch look is do-able! major thanks to them for featuring us, and don’t miss the other lovely must-reads from last week!

shoppingsmycardio interviews: holiday party help from little black apron!

i recently got a chance to check out a new book on the stacks called little black apron. i have to admit that it takes a lot for a cooking/entertaining book to really impress me, but these ladies have done it. the book is geared toward the single girl with zero culinary experience…so that makes […]