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I’ve spent a good part of the summer searching for the perfect summer dress.

Now that fall fashions are making a splash, I have at least found a website where I could find a perfect dress if I was still of a mind to find it.

Anyhoo….

You must check out Mod Cloth if you haven’t yet. They have dresses and tops and skirts and shoes and accessories that are oh-my-goodness-gracious-cute. Seriously!

Like this little beauty. I LOVE the color. I can't even begin to tell you how much, but I am enthralled with this particular shade.

 

And fun, flirty florals!

And this one... the Perfect Dress for the holiday season!

 

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USA Today

Cedar Wreath

The other day a reporter from USA Today called me to talk about some easy holiday tips and recipes.

I’m still in shock that she wanted me to share some ideas. After all, my postings are somewhat random, I tend to ramble and throw things together willy-nilly.

But I shared some recipes and tips that anyone could use to simplify their holiday entertaining. Hopefully, the article will come out in a special publication this fall.

So that interview got me thinking that it would be kind of fun to publish a book with holiday tips, recipes, photos and how-to videos.

Stay tuned! The plan is to have it ready to roll in October.

While I’m working in the book, I thought I’d see if any of you have suggestions on holiday tips you would find helpful or the types of recipes or how-tos that could assist in your holiday plans. If you have any thoughts to share, please post a comment below! I look forward to hearing from you!

She Who Is Dragging Her Feet at Getting in the Holiday Mode!

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After posting The Pioneer Woman’s recipe for Watermelon Granita Friday, I couldn’t stop thinking about how tasty it looked. So I bought a melon and made a small batch on Saturday.

We ate it all.

Not a bit left.

It was that good.

If you love watermelon, give this a try. It is fast, easy and very tasty.

Captain Cavedweller found a bag of authentic two-stick old fashioned popsicles at our local Safeway. I nearly cried when he brought them home and handed them to me. Hello, frozen sugar on two-sticks. I missed you so.

Despite the fact that I know I can sunburn in a matter of minutes, despite the fact that I constantly remind CC to put on sunscreen, despite the fact that even the cats tried keep me from staying outside too long, I stayed outside too long. And am sunburned. And lobster like. And ready to crawl in our big chest freezer. I may need to find somewhere else to store my beloved popsicles.

How was your weekend?

She Who Is A Bit Toasty Today

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See the hideous pile of outerwear mounded on my floor?

You’ll never guess where it came from.

After a decade of collecting what seems to be everything but a kitchen sink in his locker at work, Captain Cavedweller decided he would clean it out and bring everything home to be washed.

Lucky me.

The first mind-boggling  thought was how he had all this stuffed in his locker. A locker very similar in size to those filling the hallowed halls of high schools across the country.

And the best part is that he hasn’t brought it all home yet. So just to give you an idea of what I have been tackling in the midst of our first heat-wave of the summer, I have so far washed:

6 pairs of wool socks

7 pairs of regular tube socks

1 hat

1 pair of long johns

1 pair of rain pants

2 rain coats

1 fleece jacket

1 fleece vest

1 windbreaker

1 quilted coat liner

2 shorter coats

1 long coat

1 sweatshirt

1 sweater (this one has me completely puzzled because CC hates sweaters. When asked how many times he’s worn it, the response was “once for an hour or so.” Just what I suspected.)

3 scarves

1 pair of fleece earwarmers

27 gloves (because there is one lost somewhere, so we don’t have an even 14 pairs!)

The locker also contained 4 pairs of boots, 2 pairs of tennis shoes, and a large bag full of assorted and sundry junk I haven’t quite been able to make myself dig into yet.

Just looking at all this outdoor winter wear makes me nearly as wilted as my flower garden.

Wish me luck for round two!

She Who Is Going to Go Find a Popsicle

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