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find of the day {layered column dress}

I love {love!} this dress from Anthropologie. At $178 it is more than I’d normally spend but it is probably one of the best pieces purchased last year. Stripes can be daunting but the asymmetric layers and modal stretch fabric … Continue reading

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apple brandy hot toddy

House bound. Time for a hot toddy! I hope you have these ingredients on hand if you are ice and snowed in because this is the perfect drink for today. If you only have brandy, use that. If you have … Continue reading

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“i’m holding on”…buy this! {find of the day}

You followed him on The X Factor last fall. You’ve heard his amazing talent. Now it’s time to support this local vocalist. Earlier this week, my friend Tiger Budbill released his first single I’m Holding On. Sample it. Buy it. … Continue reading

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more fluff

When it snows in Seattle we don’t usually get several inches of powder so it is on a day like today that I wish we lived in the country so I could take pictures of trees without any buildings in … Continue reading

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pup in boots {find of the day}

When all the chatter of our NW snowstorm started I dashed out to REI Monday to buy Riley some boots. Wasn’t sure if he’d adjust to them but after a couple of days of in-home breaking in work we ventured … Continue reading

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smoked ham + bean soup

As I write this, Seattle is preparing for snowmageddon 2012. Or snowpocalypse, depending on what local television station you watch. Whatever you call it, we’re due to get hit with a lot of snow thru Wednesday. Quick! Run {if you … Continue reading

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first snow

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smoked salmon breakfast burrito

What would do if you won the lottery? For years I mused that I would buy a small tropical island and a small plane so friends could come visit any time and when I’d decided they no longer amused me … Continue reading

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