tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82970073785640326702024-02-27T04:26:16.236-05:00Summer is a VerbSummer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.comBlogger760125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-23593411448422169882013-04-15T00:01:00.000-04:002013-04-15T13:36:18.652-04:00UBER Clutch Cuz We're UBER Ready For Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i>There it was...</i>Beckoning to me from the front window of fred's. The item that broke my good girl resolve...</div>
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GiGi's <a href="http://www.giginewyork.com/White-Uber-Clutch-Embossed-Python-p/obl-pyy-wht.htm">Uber Clutch</a> in <i>gasp!</i> summer white...<br />
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A mere <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">but you've been SUCH a good girl you deeeserve it...you've gotten a riDICulous amount of mileage out of your other GiGi <a href="http://summerisaverb.blogspot.com/search?q=daily+crush">clutches</a>...it's white so you don't have a lick of 'splainin' to do til Memorial Day...</span></i>later...<br />
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It's UBER roomy...<br />
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And, we're UBER happy we caved...</div>
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We're gonna have to sit on our paws to keep from breaking it out before Memorial Day...</div>
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<i>GiGi NEW YORK is giving y'all 20% off with the code <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">SUMMER</span></b> for a whole month. Hmmm...gives me just enough time to decide between another in either the <span style="font-size: x-small;">looks good against sun kissed skin</span> <a href="http://www.giginewyork.com/Mint-Uber-Clutch-Embossed-Python-p/obl-pyy-mnt.htm">mint</a> or <span style="font-size: x-small;">the Bain de Soleil girl</span> <a href="http://www.giginewyork.com/Black-Uber-Clutch-Embossed-Python-p/obl-pyy-blk.htm">black</a>...</i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of <a href="http://dailycrushes.blogspot.com/">Daily Crush</a>'s Katie Carlin for getting me <a href="http://summerisaverb.blogspot.com/search?q=daily+crush">hooked</a> on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/giginewyork?fref=ts">GiGi NEW YORK</a> clutch in the first place...XXOO</span></i></div>
Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com27Greenwich, CT41.0262417 -73.62819639999997940.8347037 -73.950919899999974 41.2177797 -73.305472899999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-28458060239368698202013-03-04T00:01:00.000-05:002013-03-04T10:58:03.916-05:00History of the Eagles<div style="text-align: left;">
Babe's gonna start questioning my sanity if he returns home from the office or airport and catches me watching Showtime's <a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/reality-docs/titles/3374103/history-of-the-eagles---part-one#/index">HISTORY OF THE EAGLES</a>, <i>aaagain...</i><br />
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I've watched the <a href="http://history%20of%20the%20eagles%20documentary/">doc</a> three times in as many days and I'm STILL not ready to erase it from the DVR...<br />
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Not only were they were my fav childhood band but, it's as close as I'm going to get to realizing my time machine fantasy. <i>Ya know,</i> the one where I get to pack up my current wardrobe, travel back to pick up my 18 year old wild child self and arrive front row and center...<br />
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<i>Note to self:</i> don't forget to pack holster and sterling Navajo turquoise belt buckle in T. Anthony duffel but, leave plenty o' return room for snagging Glenn's black <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">E</span> jacket...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of my Dad for gifting me great albums throughout grade school and Babe for tolerating the endless loop of <a href="http://www.eaglesband.com/">Eagles</a> mania on both the TV and iPod this past weekend. I prooomise to have it out of my system by the time you return from Cali. Well, mostly anyway...XXOO</span></i></div>
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Well, we heard all your requests and protests...<br />
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So, I roused the troops for a quick share of Babe's Valentine swag...</div>
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I mentioned earlier loving <a href="http://www.countryclubprep.com/accessories/belts/four-majors-d-ring-belt.html">this</a> Four Majors belt but, knowing Babe's fondness for sportin' ribbon had long ago waned, needlepoint was the obvious default...</div>
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I worked with a custom painter at <a href="http://www.thevillageewe.com/">The Village Ewe</a> in Old G'wich emailing pics and requests and tweak after annoying tweak after just <i>one more eensie tweak...</i></div>
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Including leaving a space for me to attempt <a href="http://necessary-and-proper.com/">Necessary-and-Proper's</a> shmancy like monogram...<br />
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We have the Masters, the US Open, the British Open, the PGA and <i>thee</i> Major himself all representin'...<br />
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A king's ransom worth of Vineyard Silk later...<br />
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And, all that's left is for me to finish stitching my way through my not so <i>li'l</i> Christmas ornament project that that trouble maker over at <a href="http://www.summerinnewportblog.com/search?q=needlepoint">Summer In Newport</a> roped me into <i>annnd</i> Babe's belt should be completed just in time to be <i>re</i> gifted next Valentine's Day...<br />
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And Lolly attacked the photog and her camera. Lucky pour moi there's documentation and I'm currently shopping lawyers. And, TMZ offers...<br />
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<i>*FYI Anyone interested in the Four Majors needlepoint canvas can call Estelle at <a href="http://www.thevillageewe.com/">The Village Ewe</a> and ask to have her painter pump out another one. It's $160 un-kitted and around another $75 kitted. I was surprised at the width but, she painted it to be rolled under when finishing which means no binding stitch is necessary. For you showoffs, I'm sure you can just enlarge my pics and count the stitches. Just give me a holler if you need me to email more closeups...</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Punxsutawney Phil for not seeing his shadow. Otherwise I'd be coming to you from a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder">SAD</a> rehab facility...XXOO</span> </i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com24Breckenridge, CO39.4816537 -106.0383517999999939.383636700000004 -106.19971329999998 39.5796707 -105.87699029999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-66885065466929576172012-10-16T00:01:00.000-04:002012-10-16T12:13:40.681-04:00Forgive Me Coach, For I have Sinned...I feel compelled to warn y'all about a sinful product that just landed on my G'wich Whole Food shelf...<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>Kindness of my sister Genny for sending me a video of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKmrXTx6jZs">goblet squats</a> over the weekend as I'm currently starring down the barrel of about an entire episode of </i>Alaska: The Last Frontier <i>worth after this morning's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-Peanut-Butter-Authentic-and-Natural-Saratoga/168981671624?fref=ts">Saratoga Peanut Butter Company</a> indiscretion...XXOO</i></span></div>
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Queue the N'awlins jazz funeral and mourning for the death of summer '12...
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And, even though I'm not ready to utter that four letter "f" word, I thought I'd better share my recent <a href="http://www.sailtosable.com/">SAIL to SABLE</a> find before the ship completely sails...<br />
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<i>See that kelly green cord <a href="http://www.sailtosable.com/product-page/perfect-prep/">number</a> in the middle?</i> It's one of the only handful of select items I'm making room for in my <i>wantfornothing</i> closet over the coming months...</div>
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And, if I wasn't being so disciplined, I'd be hunting down and snatching up this winter <i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">ooo that tasted bitter</span></i> white and fuschia one too...</div>
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<i>Annnd</i> the red and navy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SailToSable/photos_stream">Patriotic Pride</a> for November's big election...</div>
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And, this <a href="http://www.sailtosable.com/product-page/smitten-seersucker/">Smitten Seersucker</a> one? Yeah, queue those babies for summer '13. There's <i>always</i> room in that closet...</div>
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of everyone for patiently and loyally awaiting my return from this high holy season hiatus. Babe, the Ti-Babes and I had a glorious summer and we're not ready to unload the beach chairs and vacuum the sand out of the whip quite yet. sighhh....The first born Catholic girl in me just hates letting y'all down but, I will only be posting on occasion. You'll never know just how much we truly appreciate all the kind emails, comments and love sent our way. We'll still be here. Just more in a juggling masters swimming/starting Crossfit/loads of travel on the docket/recently dusted off the needlework, craft, reading and cooking projects kind of way...XXOO</span></i></div>
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<i>Aide-de-Camp</i> Lizzie and I have spent the past decade on a perpetual hunt for <i>thee</i> perfect linen short, the more late 70's/early 80's vibe, <i>the better...</i></div>
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So, my recent discovery of Island Company's linen <a href="http://www.islandcompany.com/pink-short-shorts.html">Short Shorts</a> most definitely merits coming off the beach for a quickie post...<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Especially considering my inaugural pink pair has let me spend the last week getting my Ali MacGraw on...</span>
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And, with a <a href="http://www.islandcompany.com/white-short-shorts.html">White</a> pair en route... <br />
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I feel an encore coming on...<br />
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Cue the <a href="http://www.islandcompany.com/camel-short-shorts.html">Camel</a>...<br />
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Then the <a href="http://www.islandcompany.com/caribe-short-shorts.html">Caribe</a> for pairing with my Mexican embroidered pheasant blouse...</div>
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And, I'm a <i>très</i> sun kissed Christie Brinkley sipping Margaritas with the crew after wrapping up an SI shoot in the Seychelles...</div>
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By the time I score the <a href="http://www.islandcompany.com/navy-short-shorts.html">Navy</a> pair...</div>
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My summer abs should be <i>Pucci scarf as a halter</i> worthy enough for my best Marisa Berenson cavorting in Capri...<br />
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<i><b>*</b>FYI, I feel like the <a href="http://www.islandcompany.com/womens-short-shorts.html">Short Shorts</a> run a smidge big so, if you're between sizes I'd default down. I'm usually a 6, took a medium and am now awaiting smalls. Fingers crossed my badonkadonk passes the size down muster...</i><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><i>Kindness of bff Kimba for confirming my <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.islandcompany.com/">Island Company</a> as potential source of a great linen short</span> suspicion with her firsthand account of looting their Naples store. KNEW I should have tagged along on that trip she took with my sister Julie...XXOO</i></span>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com21Ocean City, MD38.4279136 -75.066916138.426358599999993 -75.0693836 38.4294686 -75.0644486tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-24434221413515438332012-07-09T00:01:00.000-04:002012-07-09T12:31:40.362-04:00Calling All Blondies...It'd be a sin if I didn't sacrifice a PTH or two to share such a fab <i>high holy season</i> find with my fellow <i>blondettes...</i><br />
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Actually, 'twas a Hilbil's find. I arrived at the beach at the head of June and there she was, already sportin' late August highlights...<br />
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She shared her John Frieda's <a href="http://www.johnfrieda.com/en-US/Destination-Blonde/">go blonder</a> hat trick discovery and I <i>barely</i> broke long enough to take my jammies off the next morn as I sprang outta bed and hightailed it to Teeters for the stock up...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*The <a href="http://www.johnfrieda.com/en-US/ProductDetail/Hair-Care/Sheer-Blonde/Go-Blonder-Lightening-Shampoo">shampoo</a>/<a href="http://www.johnfrieda.com/en-US/ProductDetail/Hair-Care/Sheer-Blonde/Go-Blonder-Lightening-Conditioner">conditioner</a> combo you can use out the wazoo but, that <a href="http://www.johnfrieda.com/en-US/ProductDetail/Hair-Care/Sheer-Blonde/Go-Blonder-Controlled-Lightening-Spray">spray</a> is so powerful I've only pulled it out three times. Also, I can't speak for how it works on hair that isn't, or once was, naturally blond and isn't soaking up salt water and sun pretty regularly so please use with caution. Annnd, this is right about where on a script it would say in small print, Can Be Highly Addictive...</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And, that is precisely what I plan to do; <i>spend</i> the summer wearing out my welcome at my parent's beach house. <i>Spend</i> warm, June mornings cracking the Insanity whip with the bff. <i>Spend</i> quality family time dining al fresco or playing tennis without being tied to my computer...</span></div>
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While this is not farewell for good, 'tis farewell for the moment. <i>Sooo</i>, to the night shift nurses in Brooklyn who look forward to my 12:01am postings, to my father-in-law who now uses a Mason Pearson brush and can recognize a Reva at 5 paces, to the plastics doc who loves our Lolly and reads posts between surgeries, to my mom, when in Mexico, and Em and Hilbils, when in school, who like feeling connected to the family while miles away, to my most <i>un</i>prep, polar opposite pop-alternative bass player in AZ, to the West Coast gal who asked for the RSS feed I never got around to embedding, <i>annnd</i>, most especially to moi, who will not wake up to a bunch of compliments under the guise of "comments" waiting in her inbox each morn, <i>I'm sorry to leave y'all hanging...</i></div>
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But, what a fruitful three years of posting this has been. Old friends, new friends, and, for the rest of my lifetime friends. Thank you to everyone mentioned above, thank you to dear friends who encouraged me, thank you to <a href="http://melissacmorris.blogspot.com/">Mel</a> for inspiring me, <a href="http://www.pvedesign.blogspot.com/">PVE</a> for guiding me, and everyone for reading me, thank you to family who waived privacy, thank you to the other bloggers who regularly commented when I couldn't find time to reciprocate and, muchos, MUCHOS gracias to Babe and the Ti-Babes for fronting the whole gig...</div>
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of everyone for not completely abandoning ship with my hiatus. I'll still be lurking around <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Summer-is-a-Verb/189244928234">Facebook</a>, flooding <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/summerisaverb">Twitter</a> with the Ti-Babe's mugs and coveting per usual on <a href="http://pinterest.com/summersverb/">Pinterest</a>. And, who knows, I may go through major attention withdrawal and be back for a fix. But, for the time being, I've got some other fish that need fryin'...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com68Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943060900000006 -73.7715396 41.1347169 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-49385553293210975532012-05-28T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-28T00:01:01.087-04:00Remembering...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And, just how fortunate am I that I'll be beaching or pooling it here in G'wich this weekend only <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Service-Navy-SEAL-Marcus-Luttrell/dp/0316185361/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337980811&sr=8-1"><i>reading</i></a> of war thanks to those who have fought it for me?</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">So, instead of pouting cuz I don't have that beach manse yet...</span></div>
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Where I could be executing any of the nifty, patriotic ideas I have tucked away...<br />
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Sulking cuz we didn't make the trip home to the beach where I could be celebrating with my family, scarfing down crabs and hitting up my beloved <a href="http://www.seashellcity.com/">Sea Shell City</a> for the mini starfish needed for crafting this beauty... </div>
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I'll be cognisant that <a href="http://www.cwonder.com/american-flag-box-w4967-4x6x1-75.html" style="text-align: left;">all</a><span style="text-align: left;"> those things are possibilities for us...</span>
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In thanks to <a href="http://shop.lacoste.com/Short-Sleeve-Pique-Flag-Croc/dp/B006WNZHLG?ie=UTF8&id=Short%20Sleeve%20Pique%20Flag%20Croc&field_product_site_launch_date_utc=-1y&field_availability=-1&field_browse=4623067011&searchSize=12&searchNodeID=4623067011&searchPage=1&refinementHistory=subjectbin%2Ccolor_map%2Cprice%2Csize_name&searchRank=-product_site_launch_date">our</a> fallen heroes...<br />
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Hilbil's custom <a href="http://www.pvedesign.blogspot.com/">PVE</a> header for her <i>on the cusp on launching</i> <a href="http://walktowardsacure.blogspot.com/">blog</a> chronicling her education and jou<i>RN</i>ey raising $5000 towards a cure in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, October 27-28. Since this such a noble cause, and her Nursing Honors College thesis, Pilgie and Lolly did their part and anted up <a href="http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk/Charlotte?px=6632245&pg=personal&fr_id=2176">here</a>...</div>
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Ricky Lauren's new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ricky-Lauren-Hamptons-Family-History/dp/1118293274/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337723300&sr=8-1">The Hamptons <i>Food, Family, and Fun</i></a>. Includes the recipe for her signature, dark chocolate brownies that are supposedly so yummy Ralph wanted to put them in his stores til her mother laid down the <i>for family only</i> law...</div>
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<i>Duck Head?!</i> Talk about a blast from the past. Oh, <i>fer sure</i> there are some <a href="http://www.duckhead.com/">Duck Head</a> khakis in Babe's foreseeable future...<br />
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How darling are these <a href="http://tipsyskipper.com/asccustompages/products.asp?categoryid=9">Tipsy Skipper</a> <i>Captain Morgan</i> clutches? Already planning on imbibing a couple rounds myself starting with <a href="http://tipsyskipper.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&fpage=1&page=1&categoryID=9&productID=7&pstart=0">Shellacked</a> in conch. Or, <a href="http://tipsyskipper.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&fpage=1&page=1&categoryID=9&productID=10&pStart=0">Fiji Fizz</a> in bicoastal. Oh what the hay, A ROUND FOR THE HOUSE!<br />
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My fav flower, <i>and Lolly's fav Scooby snack</i>, is in bloom and my Whole Foods Peony habit is dangerously close to setting off a Mint.com alarm. Thank <i>god</i> we're not far off from hydrangea robbing season...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of <a href="http://www.pvedesign.blogspot.com/">PVE</a> for making her pretty blog headers a family affair. Also, anyone who happens to spy me, come June, scooting around the beach on my bike at dusk with scissors in my Nantucket basket, for just looking the other way...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com10Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-88750269550887475172012-05-22T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-30T12:43:55.005-04:00Long Tail Alley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And, things started to get intense. Lolly spent hours, and I mean <i>hooouuurs</i>, perfecting her salchow and double axel much to every one's delight. <i>Or, so we thought...</i><br />
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Wait til Daddy finds out that's the <i>least</i> of his worries. Seems the stars have purchased a ticket on the Mint.com <i>express train to trouble</i> and are currently giving Mama a run for her money in UPS <i>Long Tail</i> deliveries...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Babe who has been picking up the Long Tail tossing slack after work and on weekends while Mama ices her Long Tail elbow...XXOO</span></i></span></span></span>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com8Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-18807090210386957672012-05-21T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-21T00:01:01.140-04:00Skinnygirl She Said Wistfully<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
People are always writing me asking what and how I eat to stay so thin. Um, I'm <i>not</i> and, I'm <i>thee </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">LAST</span><i> </i>person that should be dispensing dietary advice cuz my eating habits are atrocious. <i>A T R O C I O U S</i>. Unlike my three sisters, who eat whatever they want, have never dieted a day in their lives <i>annnd</i> each weigh 20+ pounds less than I, it's all or nuthin' pour moi so, it's either starve or binge. <i>Without the side benefit of purge...</i></div>
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Which is why Bethenny Frankel's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442300507/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00">The Skinnygirl Rules <i>For Getting and Staying Naturally Thin</i></a> has been playing on a continuous loop on the whip's CD player. And, all I'm gonna <strike>preach</strike> say about it is, she makes great sense of old wisdom and delivers it in a very candid and practical way... </div>
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I can also give the thumbs up on her <a href="http://www.skinnygirldaily.com/shop/products.php?product=Skinnygirl-On%252dthe%252dGo-Bars">Skinnygirl On-the-Go Bars</a> in the <i>Dark Chocolate Multi-Grain Pretzel</i>...</div>
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And, plan to toss the <i>Banana Oatmeal Dark Chocolate</i> in with my next order...</div>
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Along, with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Skinnygirl-Dish-Recipes-Naturally/dp/1416597999/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337563247&sr=1-4">The Skinnygirl Dish <i>Easy Recipes For Your Naturally Thin Life</i></a>...</div>
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Cuz, <i>when left to my own devices...</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Babe who will have to retire his celiac patient skit when I no longer feel compelled to stuff my suitcase with Allie approved diet foods when travelling...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com16Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-79403286918590253922012-05-16T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-16T00:01:00.074-04:00Shower Shavasana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nope. <i>Some of us</i> aren't afforded a buncha lounging around looking pretty time for stilling the mind and working on <i>self...</i><br />
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But, since I'm such a firm believer in the power and importance of doing so through prayer, mediation, motivation, goal setting, breathing, <i>wish list making...</i>I bought myself a Lilly Pulitzer <a href="http://www.preppyprincess.com/search.aspx?find=lilly+pulitzer+dry+erase&log=false&category=50">dry erase board</a> and stuck it in the shower where I knew I'd be a captive audience...</div>
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Babe for teaching me the power of written words. Also, Pilgie and Lolly who drop their toy mice outside the shower doors then stare at me, with the sole intent of disrupting my reverie, for it's always my cue to switch gears and give thanks for our li'l family...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com10Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-43848065086303101792012-05-15T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-15T00:01:01.564-04:00Paris In Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Since it's, <i>fingers crossed</i>, on the verge of getting too warm for their nominally heavier weight <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/knitstees/longsleevetees/PRDOVR~84486/99102708883/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~0~15~all~mode+matchallany~~~~~saint%20james/84486.jsp">Minquiers III</a> tee...</div>
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I stopped myself at two. <i>Annnd, here's hoping they stay folded til October...</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of J. Crew for offering up the Saint James tees because, woman can not live in popovers alone...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com9Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.9430744 -73.7715396 41.134703400000006 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-14053318527626846532012-05-14T00:00:00.000-04:002012-05-14T09:47:54.929-04:00The Endangered Two-Toned Varina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I was operating on two and a half hours of sleep, shins throbbing from my Concourse D to Concourse B in Jack Rogers sprint when I spied them walking past in the distance; <i>navy Varina's with a red cap toe...</i></div>
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And, if I hadn't been tied up behind the velvet rope of Delta Customer Service trying to resolve my missed connection, there would've been, at the very least, a pic to go with this tweet. At most, a tackle...</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Although I have searched Google high and low, the </span><a href="http://www.stylebop.com/product_details.php?id=290511" style="text-align: left;">Red/Black Raffia and Patent</a><span style="text-align: left;">... </span><br />
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Along with the <i>sighhh</i> <a href="http://www.stylebop.com/product_details.php?id=290521">Black/Toast</a> combo, <span style="text-align: left;">are the closest I've come to finding the obviously endangered two-toned Varina. I think I could learn to make do...</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of anyone who may have any intel on the navy and red cap toe Varina I think I saw through my haze of missed connection tears and rage for piping up before they're totally extinct...XXOO</span></i></span>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com16Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-30297724853923995152012-05-09T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-09T18:40:32.619-04:00Green Monster Smoothie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I recently repinned <a href="http://iowagirleats.com/2012/01/04/my-top-secret-diet-weapon/">Iowa Girl Eats'</a> recipe for <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Monster Smoothie</span> from <a href="http://queenbeeswain.blogspot.com/">QBS</a>'s <i>li'l</i> sis, <a href="http://pinterest.com/mollymurphy1/">Molly Holzem</a> and, it has turned out to be a healthy, low-cal, <i>deeelish </i>winner even earning a <i>thumbs up</i> from the <i>très</i> picky Babe...
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<i>Green</i> smoothie, <i>green</i> tea, <i>pink</i> straw. It's the new <i>yummy</i> breakfast of champions around here...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of <a href="http://iowagirleats.com/2012/01/04/my-top-secret-diet-weapon/">Iowa Girl Eats</a> for sharing the original recipe, <a href="http://pinterest.com/mollymurphy1/">Molly</a> for pinning so I could poach it, and MPM of <a href="http://www.thepinkclutch.blogspot.com/">The Pink Clutch</a> for my swanky bday cup and straw. Spinach never looked so preppy...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com29Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.9430549 -73.7715396 41.134722900000007 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-4870479190626055322012-05-08T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-08T00:01:01.699-04:00Watch Out World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I had a slew of <i>comedy of travel errors</i> getting to Greenville on Friday beginning with the smoke detector screaming for a new battery mere hours before my 4am wake up and ending with the police at my hotel room after my pinkie accidentally found <i>thee</i> one out of 22 buttons on the phone for 911 while reaching for a magazine. Insert delayed flights, 45 minutes circling a closed runway, a missed connection, the wrong gate, shin splints from sprinting in Jack Rodgers, a lost boarding pass and a face perpetually frozen in that <i>juuust about to cry</i> scrunch...</div>
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And, <i>even though I was on standby to selflessly absorb it should it not have been well received</i>, the <a href="http://usa.hermes.com/jewelry/enamel-jewelry/h-bracelets/white/clic-clac-h-3501.html?nuance=8&size_sized_jewellery=PM">gift</a> from Babe, the Ti-Babes and moi was a big hit...</div>
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Emma and Sally for always being great sports. Also, Emma and Hilbils for picking me up and dropping me off at the Greenville airport even though it included an ever changing pick-up time and a 4:45am wake up. Bet it was all that racked up good karma you earned and not those baby blues that got y'all out of that North Carolina speeding ticket en route home...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com6Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-11747425047255292762012-05-07T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-07T00:01:02.081-04:00R 'n R Needed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mama just flew home from Greenville and, since we feel we were jipped of a family weekend, we're salvaging what we can and keeping her to ourselves for the night. We'll let you have her back tomorrow...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Babe and the Bips for holding down the fort while I attended Emma's graduation. There is nothing, and i mean NUTHIN', like walking in from a long weekend of travel on bare minimum sleep to a house that's been vacuumed for you. Annnd, you thought Hermès was the key to my heart...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com5Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-50123613607113012572012-05-01T18:35:00.000-04:002012-05-01T18:45:23.874-04:00Five Six Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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K, I usually try and limit it to five but, Meg Carter debuted her Spring/Summer 2012 line and I couldn't choose between the <a href="http://www.megcarterdesigns.com/p550/%22Curtain-Bluff-triple%22-in-amazonite.htm">Curtain Bluff Triple</a> in amazonite...</div>
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A big ole thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AgathaMChristie">@AgathaMChristie</a> for the heads up on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486235556/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01">Charted Monograms for Needlepoint and Cross-Stitch</a> book. And, at a bargain basement $5.95 to boot...</div>
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If I can only get one more Lilly item this season please God let it be the <a href="http://www.lillypulitzer.com/product/Just-In/Catalog-Looks/entity/pc/1/c/190/4004.uts?swatchName=New+Green+Go+To+Batt">MarieKate</a> dress in <i>New Green Go To Batt</i>. OBSESSED...<br />
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Babe and I are huge Tony Robbins fans and his <a href="http://www.oprah.com/own/Breakthrough-About-the-Show">Breakthrough with Tony Robbins</a> show, Mondays at 10pm on OWN, has recently taken the pole position from Million Dollar Listing New York. Sorry Fredrik <i>(said with a Svvvedish accent and a high kick)...</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of <a href="http://www.megcarterdesigns.com/index.cfm">Meg Carter</a> for the pre look-see of her Spring/Summer 2012 line, <a href="http://letthetidepullyourdreamsashore.blogspot.com/">EAS</a> for sharing JCW's cooler pic and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AgathaMChristie">@AgathaMChristie</a> for the great book find. Jeesh, I barely have to leave the house to find trouble...XXOO</span> </i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com13Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-49395012152652917752012-05-01T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-01T00:01:01.709-04:00Kiki Slaughter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few months ago I stumbled upon C'ville artist <a href="http://www.kikislaughter.com/">Kiki Slaughter</a> in the <a href="http://thescoutguide.com/">The Scout Guide</a> and within <i>minutes</i> had a couple of her pieces cooling their heels on a <i>wishlistdisguisedasa</i> Pinterest <a href="http://pinterest.com/summersverb/art/">board</a>...<br />
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"This painting is inspired by Coral Beach in Bermuda. It reminds me of the signature pink sand, turquoise ocean and cliff lined beach. Makes me want to take a trip!"</div>
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"A glossy finish makes the various shades of blue and green in this painting even more vibrant. It reminds me of the colors of the ocean."</div>
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"I titled this painting 'fancy" because the shiny finish makes the surface glow. The specks of gold are reminiscent of glitter. In this case, shiny equals fancy!"</div>
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<i>"Ocean"..."beach"..."pink sand"..."gold"...</i>that is<i> </i>music to our sea loving, lamé bikini wearin' ears <a href="http://kikislaughter.wordpress.com/">Kiki</a>. And, Lolly and I have <i>just</i> <i>thee</i> spot for such a <i>sure to encourage sweet dreams of summer</i> piece...<br />
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So, when Babe and I found ourselves with an extra day in C'ville recently and, an email led to an invitation to <a href="http://www.kikislaughter.com/about.html">Kiki's</a> home for a private viewing, we jumped in our <a href="https://foursquare.com/summerisaverb/checkin/4f941c07e4b0c98ce119fa59?s=34tNSwF-FpM0ILTIcHgsHpVqqrM&ref=tw">Papa Smurf</a> rental car and hustled right on over...<br />
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<i>"She pours, scrapes, layers and otherwise manipulates the paint on the canvas to produce works that are rich in both color and texture"</i> is the kind of intel Dr. Fancypants likes to cull from such a meet, while my notes read, <i>she incorporates beach sand into some of her works,</i> <i>sahhh-weet!</i> One of those s'il vous plait...</div>
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Not only did our visit reveal multiple mutual friends, ships passing at the same wedding and, the fact that we once attended a brunch at her parent's house but, Babe and her husband Hunter also bonded over his recently launched app <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/synkmonkey-rally-friends./id459115077?mt=8">SynkMonkey</a>. So while, they traded biz talk <a href="http://www.kikislaughter.com/index.html">Kiki</a> and I traded C'ville scoop..</div>
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...<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schedule plan by combining calendar + mapping + group messaging functionality in one step</span>...h<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ave y'all been to the Local Restaurant in Belmont yet? Omg, it's right up there with Duners</span>...<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">syncs across users calendars, has a map for directions, and allows group message exchange</span>...<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cullen's new black lab puppy is sooo cute</span>... <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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All that <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/synkmonkey-rally-friends./id459115077?mt=8">SynkMonkey</a> talk also afforded me extra time to expand my <a href="http://www.kikislaughter.com/index.html">Kiki Slaughter</a> wish list and Lolls and I just this morn staked our claim on some wall real estate for one of her Rotundas. That oughta teach Babe to talk shop...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/synkmonkey-rally-friends./id459115077?mt=8">Hunter</a> and <a href="http://www.kikislaughter.com/index.html">Kiki Slaughter</a> Murchison for inviting us into their home and studio on such short notice. With all our path crossing it was only a matter of time before we star crossed beach and, yaaawn, biz lovers formally met...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com8Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.9430549 -73.7715396 41.134722900000007 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-36754893243328396372012-04-30T00:01:00.000-04:002012-04-30T00:01:01.454-04:00Shrine To Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple months ago I met the wonderfully talented <a href="http://www.pvedesign.com/about.htm">PVE</a> for tea and she arrived bearing a gift...<br />
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And, after last week's cold snap, I figured it was time high time I unwrapped the cellophane and put my <a href="http://www.fresh.com/">Fresh</a> beachy home fragrance to good use in erecting my shrine to summer...</div>
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<i>Some people have voodoo dolls they stick with pins,</i> I have <a href="http://www.simonpearce.com/product/nantucket+hurricane.do?sortby=ourPicks">Simon Pearce</a> hurricanes wafting Seaside scent to the gods of summer with each flick o' the Bic...<br />
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We also bid <i>adieu</i> to the orchids gracing my cachepot and <i>bonjour</i> to the shells...<br />
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Low maintenance is how I roll when there are soon to be <a href="http://summerisaverb.blogspot.com/2011/08/welp.html">PTH's</a> on the line...<br />
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Ever the sun seeker himself, Pilge followed me from room to room to attic offering his moral support throughout the entire turnover and graciously posed for his post <i>job well done</i> pic...<br />
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Before it's was on to the candle lighting and serious Coppertone chanting...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of <a href="http://www.pvedesign.blogspot.com/">PVE</a> for always being so genuinely thoughtful and sweet, Unlike moi, who compleeetely forgot about her studio tour yesterday. I think all the Seaside incense and Coppertone huffing has affected my brain. I may need a pre-season beach jaunt to recalibrate...XXOO </span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com10Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-8027417185863806292012-04-24T19:39:00.001-04:002012-04-25T11:24:09.882-04:00Hot This Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Lemme tell ya, 'tis salad city 'round here in an attempt to make up for all the Cadbury Crime Egg damage I inflicted on my <i>sooo</i> NOT bikini ready bod and I was thrilled to stumble upon Jeanne Kelley's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Salad-Dinner-Complete-Meals-Seasons/dp/0847838250">Salad for Dinner</a> cookbook during a recent swing through <a href="http://tomboystyle.blogspot.com/2012/04/q-jeanne-kelley.html">Tomboy Style</a>. <i>Toootal</i> bible potential here...</div>
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For all y'all who went gaga for GiGi several <a href="http://summerisaverb.blogspot.com/2012/04/daily-crushes.html">post's</a> ago, here's a chance to win an All-in-One Bag of your own with the PIN IT 2 WIN IT sweepstakes. Click <a href="http://www.giginewyork.com/pin-it-to-win-it_a/273.html">here</a> for easy as pie contest scoop and <a href="http://pinterest.com/summersverb/gigi-new-york/">here</a> for a peek at my entry...</div>
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Not ready to let this thrill go <i>quite</i> yet so, for anyone who missed my mention on page 90 0f <a href="http://matchbookmag.com/">Matchbook Magazine's</a> most recent issue, please allow me. That <a href="http://www.devonbaer.com/">Devon</a> is a peach...</div>
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K, now Pilgie and Lolly asked me to tug on all those local tri-state heartstrings for a <i>très</i> important <a href="http://coveredincathair.com/content/owner-commits-suicide-leaves-two-cats-behind-who-need-rescue">cause</a>. Marmalade, <i>a one year old Maine Coon mix,</i> and Shadow, <i>a 10 year old long haired Tabby,</i> lost their Mama to suicide in Fairfield County, CT and are <u>desperate</u> for a new home and heart. So, if you have room in either, or know someone who does, please contact Robin Olson <span style="color: #6aa84f;">info@coveredincathair.com</span> asap. In return, Pilge and Leels vow to keep <i>you</i> in <i>their</i> hearts forever...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">*Almost forgot, use the code <b>fitBOGO</b> now through June 15 to buy one, get one free when ordering Coobie Bras...</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Ellen Garrity, aka I Love Lime Green, for the Marmalade and Shadow alert. Pilgie and Lolly say to think positive, hopeful thoughts Ellen. They've got the kitty prayer chain rolling and are using all their best Tony Robbins strategies to summon forth a happy ending...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com13Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.9430549 -73.7715396 41.134722900000007 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-46021139787812934382012-04-24T00:01:00.000-04:002012-05-15T17:23:19.638-04:00The Popover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yeah, <i>reeeaaal</i> big surprise that all the summer duds I unpacked sit idling as the temps dip back into the 50's. Ev-er-ee stinkin' time I tell ya...</div>
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Now I've my sights set on another from Ann Mashburn in <a href="http://www.annmashburn.com/shop/shirts/popover-shirt-13/ann-mashburn-popover-shirt-fuchsia-gingham-broadcloth.html">Fushia Gingham Broadcloth</a>...</div>
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<i>Annnd</i>, <a href="http://www.annmashburn.com/shop/shirts/popover-shirt-13/ann-mashburn-popover-shirt-navy-gingham-broadcloth.html">Navy Gingham Broadcloth</a>. Natch, such an investment, not to mention flirt with Mint.com disaster, is one sure fire way to get us back into the 80's...</div>
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<i>*Even though J. Crew is sold out of a bunch of sizes in the faded chambray Popover, I was able to secure a medium just by calling 800.587.5819 and launching a search...</i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Lisa at <a href="http://amidprivilege.com/">Amid Privilege</a> for sharing feedback on the "serious high quality" of her <a href="http://www.annmashburn.com/home">Ann Mashburn</a> shirt and, Charlotte Goldfarb who emailed me like, two years ago also singing Ann Mashburn's praises. Welp, better late than never Charlotte. Thus the need for <u>two</u> Popovers. Just making up for lost time...XXOO</span></i></div>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com14Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-28574641211916953792012-04-23T00:01:00.000-04:002012-04-24T21:37:30.210-04:00The Switch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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After that, we'll have some tan flesh that needs exposing...<br />
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<i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Pilgie and Lolly for being great li'l helpers, Thomas Jefferson for pioneering the whole winter/summer closet idea and, Babe, for understanding that buying something for his benefit doesn't count as a purchase no matter how cute I happen to think it is...XXOO</span></i>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com25Charlottesville, VA38.0293059 -78.476678137.9792759 -78.5556421 38.0793359 -78.3977141tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297007378564032670.post-1110797257621337652012-04-18T00:01:00.000-04:002012-04-18T11:22:14.737-04:00Jules Reid Trunk Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sadly, I'll be missing my <a href="http://summerisaverb.blogspot.com/2011/04/forgive-me-babe-for-i-have-sinned.html">annual</a> <i>get in trouble</i> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jules-Reid/153660874675241">Jules Reid</a> trunk show in G'town this weekend...<br />
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<i>Sooo</i>, rather than heading into the dressing room loaded down with lust items in my fav Jules' print <i>du saison</i>,<i> </i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">daisy stream</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span>, like <a href="http://www.julesreid.com/Spring-Summer-Collection-2012/Dresses/The-Beatrice/SS1212.htm">The Beatrice</a>...<br />
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The <i>just a beggin'</i> for a date with my white AG's <a href="http://www.julesreid.com/Spring-Summer-Collection-2012/Tunics/The-Virginia/SS212.htm">Virginia</a>...
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<i style="text-align: center;">Annnd</i><span style="text-align: center;">, much coveted </span><a href="http://www.julesreid.com/Spring-Summer-Collection-2012/Dresses/John-John/SS7412.htm" style="text-align: center;">John-John</a><span style="text-align: center;">, I'll be enjoying the lush <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> of the Lawn in C'ville instead. Yup, there'll be no me and a heap of <span style="color: #6aa84f;">daisy stream</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> colluding to outwit our mint<span style="color: #6aa84f;">(green)</span>.com <a href="https://www.mint.com/">nemesis</a> so, Babe and his <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> can breath a sigh of relief... </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Kindness of Jules and Ethan for knowing I'll be there in daisy stream (pea) green (with envy) spirit...XXOO</span></i></span></div>Summer is a Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122787755561566562noreply@blogger.com10Greenwich, CT41.0388889 -73.613611140.943075900000004 -73.7715396 41.1347019 -73.4556826