5 Things

Here are this week's 5 things catching my attention...

Ahhhmazing Vail Resorts sweepstakes for four nights at the posh Beaver Creek luxury Trappers Cabin for the winner and 7 of her nearest and dearest. The grand prize also includes, long deep breath...private snowcat, cabin keeper, 8 round-trip airline tickets, lift tickets, shuttle to and from the airport, $1000 towards dining, $1000 to blow at Beaver Creek Sports, a private chef for one night, fireplaceoutdoorjacuzziandunbelievableviews...BIG guuulp of air. "Not exactly roughing it" is right!

Nifty cards from the Rifle Paper Company...

Making framed collages like Amanda Brooks instead of hiding your pics in albums. So Kennedyesque...

I've been eyeballing Quinton Middleton's custom made knives since first reading of them in Garden & Gun. Now I quietly stalk them on FB...

The complete set of The Art of Sewing I found on Etsy arrived and it is so cool. I have a feeling I'm gonna have to resurrect the book check-out card system I had in place for my Nancy Drews cuz I foresee a lot of sisterly requests to borrow...  

Kindness of anyone who wins the Beaver Creek Sweepstakes for including me in their 7. Dibs on driving the snowcat...XXOO

Mimi di N Designs

I was hunting the web for a pink belt strap to go with the Christopher Ross bunny buckle I had delusions of winning on eBay when I happened upon Mimi di N...

Forget trying to keep up with the big bidding dogs bunnies on eBay! I found beautiful buckles that would not set off those cursed Mint.com large purchase alarms...

I immediately dispatched one off to my Basset loving friend, who was still deep in the Chris Ross eBay trenches herself...

And, sent Mel notice of her signature bees...

Then set about filling my own virtual cart with the walking a fine Mrs. Roper line with white AG Stilts and tan ankles flamingos...

And, the Meg Carterish sea shells...

Danced a jig when I saw the duck head...

And, emptied the whole cart and started anew when I saw this li'l enamel feller...

Turns out they did have the pink belt strap for the bunny I left behind ...

Along with plenty of additional colors for all of my new woodland friends...

Kindness of the Ti-Babes for realizing they would have to order and give Mummy her Mother's Day present a smidge early this year if she they wanted the pleasure of seeing her don it come Derby Day...XXOO

More Of A Good Thing

Yesterday's comments ended up being a quite a treasure trove...

First, Anonymous sent me in the direction of The Debutante Hunters, a Sundance 2012 Audience Award winner for best short...

Then, Whitney at Pink and Green Pup deposited this gift on the doorstep of last week's Foxy Girls post. Swooon....

Which led to the unearthing this li'l vixen...

And, a tip o' the cap in the direction of this Wimberly custom order beauty came by way of Miss Fox who is batting a 1000 with the finds. If you keep this up Hilary, I may start grooming you for a SIAV summer internship! You can work on the finds, I'll work on my tan...

Kindness of Anonymous, Whitney and Hilary for making my post writing easy thus, freeing up my Monday night for quality time with Babe. Who am I kidding, I'll be glued to Pinterest like a gamer and his bad habit...XXOO

girl HUNTER

If Babe's looking for someone to blame for his having been blindsided with, I just wanna take a peek at pricey shotguns this past weekend, he need look no further than GP...

Not, GP as in Gwynnie GP. But, GP as in Georgia Pellegrini GP... 

Between stumbling across GP's girl HUNTER book mention in my finally got around to cracking December issue of Town & Country, and Saturday's marathon of Alaska: The Last Frontier, Babe's been bracing himself as the Eastern Sho' in me rears it's prepneck head...

A prepneck with top shelf taste no less...

Fortunately for Babe, I've been distracted by a more affordable set of firearms. Between this Wimberly Inc *cuff and my girl Hunter purchase, his wallet's getting a temporary stay of sticker shock execution...

*The shotgun custom cuff find is sooo HOT I barely have all the ordering intel myself. Word from Wimberly rep, and Pinterest curator extraordinaire, Hilary Fox is that I can order through my old haunt Sherman Pickey, or my new haunt Abigail DeG Fox Designs...

Kindness of Babe who knows how to make the best of my prepneckness. Instead of haughtily correcting me earlier when I shamefully pronounced Petit Trianon, Petit Tree-annon, he just slipped on his Vince McMahon announcers voice and launched into, Treeeee-annonnnn (rhymes with Shannon) puuuhleeze leave the champagne room, you're on staaage next...Tree-annon will be daaancing the pole to Girls Girls Girls by Moootleyyy Crueee...leeet's give it up for the little Hoosier from Indiannaaaa...Treeee-annonnnnn! He was promptly rewarded with Diet Coke through the nose...XXOO

And The Late Nominees Are...

Announcing a couple late additions to the Academy's list of nominees for this year...

For Best Actor in a Leading Role...Pilgie, for his brilliant performance giving the cold shoulder...

   

For Best Actress in a Supporting Role...Lolly, for her star making turn as the betrayed ingénue...

Overlooked by the Academy but, recognized as being largely responsible for pulling the award winning performances out of his co-stars, was Monty Morris...

His portrayal as the other man Mummy spent her afternoon with was so raw, that his scent lingered on her hands and cashmere sweater for hours after their scene. Unfortunately, the Academy rarely acknowledges method actors like Monty but, the Screen Actor's Guild loves them, so don't be surprised if he ends up walking home with a SAG award this weekend...

Kindness of Monty Morris for his method acting French kiss hello. Forget the Oscars hardware, I think someone may be angling for People's Sexiest Man Alive cover...XXOO

Health And Beauty Finds

Health and beauty; there are two words that don't oft get bandied about 'round here. Wealth and booty, yes. Health and beauty, notsomuch...

Measure Up Bowls for all us OCD types that measure out our cereal and yogurt portions in the morn totally omitting the need to dirty a measuring cup...

Babe will be thrilled that I've just added 5 minutes to my bathroom hogging, ritualistic cleaning routine...

Apparently, coating your eyelashes in Vaseline before bed helps them grow and, since I maybe wear mascara once per month, I'll take all the organic help I can get. But, puhleeeze be careful not to get in your eyes. I'd prefer to not become notorious as the Blinding Blogger...

Laugh all you want but, Brook Burke ssswears her Baboosh Body Exercise Wrap worn during workouts will whittle your waist. And, my due diligence has uncovered an US Mag pic of her putting her belly wrap where her pilates is. I'll be laughing all the way to my Brook Burke mid-section...

Kindness of Babe who will start to work on his eyelashes coated in Vaseline skit pronto. Thus far I get the mock blasting of buckshot when I emerge, face all dotted in pink zit drying lotion and Dog the Bounty Hunter impressions, with Pilge playing the part of Leland, after I brush my hair back into a post face washing mullet. I can haaardly wait to see what Dr. Funnyman comes up with for my goopy eyes...XXOO

Speaking Of Copycat...

I'm totally stealing a page out of the EAS/QBS/Hopsy playbooks and doing a post on 5 Things I'm digging at the moment...

Starting with my iomoi iPhone case which just arrived. I looove it so much, I shamefully want another. Like the good Mr. Burns said, Ah, yes, but I'd give it all up for just a little bit more...

The BBC's hysterical Uptown Downstairs Abbey spoofs to tide me over between Downton Sundays...

Like the site itself, my interest in Pinterest has experienced a bit of a hockey stick effect. After initially posting about it, my visits slightly waned til last week when my obsession turned the corner, took off, and I watched 2 whole whatsaweekends disappear. I place the majority of blame on the boards of one Hilary Fox. I could spend hoursss raiding and looting her pins, like the one pic'd above, which I'm officially requesting to have as my epitaph...

Sally, all poised, professional and conservatively pretty in peach, making her national debut with an out of camera shot Emma offering moral support in her sweaty gym clothes. It was really exciting to see all of Sally's sacrifices, hard work annnd prowess with a straightening iron begin paying out...   

Can I tell you how much use the Ti-Babe's have gotten from their 3-in-1 Yummy Bowl during our recent travels? Not even the roads around the GW Bridge were a match for the no-spill water bowl and I knooow my Dad appreciates no longer having to share his cereal bowls with four legged guests. Whoever designed this bowl is a genius. Geeeniuuus! 

Kindness of Lisa Musgrave for sending along the Downton Abbey spoof and Sleepypod who will please put their engineering genius to work on a travel litter box. Also, anyone who thinks the above video is an invitation for dialogue on political views for understanding that, 'tis not. I won't bore you with my opinion of  whether Mrs. Danvers was rightly or wrongly cast, and I beg of you not to bore me with yours, she said with a mischievous twinkle in her eye...XXOO