I’ve been wanting to try this particular independently-owned bakery, Cakes & Confections, a couple towns away for awhile now. In fact, I even installed patronizing the establishment as an item on my spring bucket list this year. I finally visited it on Wednesday. After our doctor’s appointments, my mom and I had lunch and a dessert…
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Simple Pleasure Sunday: Dolle’s Caramel Popcorn
I love Dolle’s caramel popcorn from Ocean City, Maryland and am so pleased to have some this summer! …especially when I may not make it to the Ocean City boardwalk myself this season. In fact, snacking on this specific treat was on my Summer To Do List. Check! It’s hard to believe that I crave…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: New Hairstyle
Now that I’m in a new decade, I’ve been wanting to change my hairstyle and decided on a long bob with bangs. First, my inspiration found on Pinterest… Yes Missy via Pinterest If I ever embraced my natural wave, I would have to have my hair look like this… this time tomorrow via Pinterest I’m…
Summer 2014 Capsule Wardrobe
I realize that Monday is the start of the work week for most, but it’s still the weekend for me. I thought I would share what I get to wear this season during my first weekend of summer. Today’s outfit: black sleeveless cross-over top, Target black camisole, Kohl’s jean skirt, Liz Claiborne, JCPenney metallic sandals,…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Bookcase to Bar Project: Part 1
I’m having fun working on a small project. No, it’s not scrapbooking my Paris pictures (which I should really do next)… It’s creating a bar in my apartment! This project is still in progress. I’ve been planning on increasing the selection of drinks on my bar lately. Summer is margarita time in this household (which…
Things To Do: Summer 2014 Edition Mini Update: Eye Make-Up
I planned to experiment with new eye make-up looks this summer. Usually, I embrace le no make-up look, only wearing concealer, foundation and powder on my lids and under eye areas with a shimmery cream-colored eye shadow highlight under my eyebrow arches and near my tearducts. I finish the look by curling my lovely long…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Kindle Movie Rental
I realize that one of my previous Simple Pleasure Sundays was about French films (which you may read about it here), and I rented yet another one last night. I didn’t intend for it to have subtitles. As part of my Saturday night, I perused movie rentals on my Kindle and simply chose one to view….
Links I Love: Call to Action
THE DAILY QUOTES via Pinterest * to look up [blog.petflow.com] * to bring female artists out of storage [theguardian.com] * to maintain a simply luxurious life [thesimplyluxuriouslife.com] * to bring back quality chick flicks [myprettypennies.com] * to question if you belong someplace else [theeverygirl.com] * to know as a traveller [lifehack.org] * to be chic [howtobechic.blogspot.com] DesignBolts.com via Pinterest
Spring 2014 Bucket List: Yet Another Update
I crossed another item off my fun to do list for this spring yesterday morning. See the full list here and my now not-so-final update here. 7. Give my favorite coffee shop a photo of me in France holding their card for their travel wall Here’s the photo of me in front of Notre Dame……
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Antipasti
Back in December, I had my two neighbors who happened to have lived in England and who understand [about the importance of travel] over to my home to share the happy news that I was actually going to Paris. I served antipasti, a specialty of mine, along with wine and champagne. I wrote about it for my…