Monthly Archives: July 2008

July 7, 2008 – 4:00 am

Monday Magazine Giveaway

Welcome back! I spent a good chunk of my week away from the blog clearing out “stuff”. (How is it that I can do this so frequently, yet not seem to get anywhere?) It felt good to make progress, however small. I plan to devote a little time each day this week to this task […]

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July 6, 2008 – 10:00 am

Valentino Couture: Fall 2008

photo from style.com love, love, love this dress …. I am about as likely to buy couture as I am to take up waterskiing (that analogy was purely for my father-in-law), but I love looking at photos of pretty dresses. And these, from Alessandra Facchinetti’s first couture collection for Valentino, are stunning. See the entire […]

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July 2, 2008 – 7:52 am

Construction Update 5.5

Peeking in to say hello from kitchen construction land! It’s been a busy week so far (although totally quiet today). We now have: countertops, a microwave, all cabinets up, and trim/moulding going up. We also have water! Which means no more washing dishes in the laundry tub. Yeah, I was starting to hate that. Better […]

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