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Etsy favorites vol1
Fashion & Beauty

Etsy Love Vol. 1

I have from time to time posted some of my favorite Etsy shops. When my friend, Elise, moved into a new place and wanted to make a gallery wall. I started sending her favorites of mine that I thought…

Easy everyday entertaining
Food & Drink

The Perfect Picnic or Anytime Menu

Ever since this article A Provence-Style Picnic to Take to the Park or the Beach Menu showed up in Bon Appétit’s June issue there hasn’t been longer than two weeks that have gone by without me making the chicken recipe.…

Tequila lime marinade
Food & Drink

Summer Tastes

I have been using this marinade for years. It’s good on everything. Super yummy on chicken thighs, pork loin, skirt steak, zucchini, sweet potatoes. It makes the best taco meat filling or just good ol’ fashioned BBQ with all…

Bathingsuits rash guards
Fashion & Beauty

Swim + Guard

I have long loved vintage bathing suits. I have picked up deadstock one pieces from thrift stores and etsy that I have almost worn out. They have the best prints and cuts. I have two saved that I want…

Citron presse
Food & Drink Inspiration

Lemons and Wrappers

  Alice has reignited my passion for all things wrapped. She returned from her visit to Italy with cookies wrapped in a simple paper with a little tie around it. Alice informed me that tons of the treats that…

Green tea
Health

No Coffee til Brooklyn

Just kidding, I’m not going to Brooklyn, but I am trying no coffee. Again. I wasn’t a consistent coffee drinker until somewhere around 2009. I have always enjoyed tea and coffee both and I never really needed the boost.…

White summer shirts
Fashion & Beauty

Gimme a White Shirt with Detail

For real, this is something that I grab over and over again. A white shirt with cut out, lace, crochet, swiss dot, embroidery will leave me wanting it. I especially love linen versions of this type of shirt. It can…

Cherries
Food & Drink Life Work

Work, Life, and Food

I have just come off of an incredible amount of work and learning. I just pushed through and made it to the other side. I tend to do this and then I want a major break, which starts this…