HomeGoods is my favorite store. In case you do not know it, this is a home decor chain that sells accent and outdoor furniture, home accessories, kitchen products, seasonal decor, etc. at great prices. Even though they do not sell many of each item, with multiple shipments each week, stock is always full and changing….
Author: the italiagal
Signature Sunday: Nail Polish: Red Hot Rio by OPI
This is the third post in the series on my signature nail polishes. If you missed them, check out my first and second favorites. It’s time for a classic red nail… I love red nail polish. Red Hot Rio by OPI is my red creme. I used to buy warm-toned Big Apple Red by the same…
Easter Dinner Entertaining
As I announced in this post, I hosted Easter Sunday dinner for my family this year and… it was successful! I was pleased how it turned out plus my mom and grandmother raved about it. With a lot of preparation, I was on time with almost everything, but just not early, so I rushed to…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Planning my Birthday Staycation
I’m off from work for the next ten days starting today! I elected to take vacation days around my April 15th birthday. I was really planning to return to Philadelphia for the day and perhaps have an overnight visit with friends during this time, but, unfortunately, I cannot afford those travels. I would have loved…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Sharp Cheddar
Eating a bit of cheddar cheese is a simple pleasure that I can’t believe I haven’t written about before! If I have some in the fridge, it is very likely that I eat some that day. Certainly an everyday pleasure. I grew up with it. In fact, this was always part of a cheese platter…
Spring 2016 Reading List
The following is a list of eight books that I plan to read this spring. This will be my season to catch up on what I’ve been meaning to read. A spring cleaning, if you will. Three of them are new selections, but the rest are what I didn’t read (read, finish, or reread) from…
100th Simple Pleasure Sunday: Inspiring Someone with a Simple Pleasure Sunday Blog Post
This is my 100th post in the Simple Pleasure Sunday series! I love this regular feature for my lifestyle blog. How it demonstrates the concept of elevating the everyday. I feel it is an important topic to discuss as one can easily just go through the motions of his or her day-to-day life. Hours, days,…
Book Review: At the Edge of the Orchard
I’m a big fan of author Tracy Chevalier. I have read most of her books including: The Virgin Blue Girl with a Pearl Earring Falling Angels The Lady and the Unicorn Burning Bright Remarkable Creatures The Last Runaway Her latest work of historical fiction, At the Edge of the Orchard, was just released the Tuesday…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Chocolates from Philadelphia
Whenever I enter the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, I first pass by the windows of a kitchen where they make the chocolates on-site for Mueller’s. Chocoholic that I am, it at least slows me down every time! A delight from that start! Set in the windows, they feature molded chocolate of odd things like a…
My Quick Little Daytrip to Philadelphia
On Broad Street looking at City Hall I visited Philadelphia, a city I love, the Sunday before last. It was a quick trip as I didn’t want to be there a long while and tempted to spend more money. I took the train to 30th Street Station. While there, I grabbed a cappuccino and chocolate…