Month: August 2013

And the winner is…

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The winner of italiagal’s 3 year anniversary and 300th post celebration giveaway and an autographed copy of Ooh La La! French Women’s Secrets to Feeling Beautiful Every Day by Jamie Cat Callan is… Stacey! Congratulations! I will email you, Stacey, for your mailing address. I just know you will enjoy it! I love her submission about…

Style Sunday: Leopard Print Ballet Flats

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I finally got them! I wrote about wanting an animal print shoe about a year ago in this post. Check them out… I picked these up from Banana Republic Factory Store a couple of Saturday nights ago. This calf-hair flat has a slightly pointed toe. I look forward to wearing them all fall long! Update:…

Style Sunday: My Debut in a Bikini

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Photo Credit Until this past week, I actually haven’t worn a bikini in 11 years, since the blue string bikini I briefly wore when I was 18 during “Senior Week” in Ocean City, Maryland back in June of 2002. (I will not count the tankini, a two-piece that covers nearly as much as a one-piece…

Things To Do: Summer 2013 Edition: Update

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On Thursday, August 15th, to further celebrate Ferragosto, I did another thing on my summer bucket list… 5. grill kabobs and dine al fresco This is the first time that I prepared these beef kabobs… This dinner is easy. First, I made a marinade of vegetable oil, say sauce, Worchestershire sauce, mustard, freshly-ground pepper and…

Things To Do: Summer 2013 Edition: Update

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August 15th is an Italian holiday called Ferragosto and it is dedicated to leisure. Italians tend to take off from work and often take off to the beach on this day, if not a full month surrounding it! You can read more about this special day here from one of my favorite bloggers, Karen of An American…