From the Runway: Evening Dresses

A few of my evening wear favorites from the Fall 2009 Collections...

Carolina Herrera


Oscar de la Renta

Badgley Mischka


Jason Wu


Monique Lhuillier


Ralph Lauren

So gorgeous right? Any favorites? To view the complete collections go here.

Friends

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

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There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.
-Kurt Hahn

Gardening Lesson Learned

When the man at the garden center says, "Ma'am, you don't want to plant wisteria and trumpet vine on every post" ... Believe him!!

This post could also be called "How We Spent Last Saturday" - hours worth of tearing vines out and digging them up. Do you know what happens when the vines grow too much? Stops up the gutters, causes the grass not to grow, erosion, ugly, ugly. New grass coming soon. :)

Shoe Wish List

Scarlett Ankle Boots 99.95
Pink Duchess Ruffled T-Strap 34.95


Mystrroo Pump 99.95
Tayla Pump 71.97

Good to Eat

A cool September day calls for...

Taco Soup! I know it's not very original but nothing makes my guys happier. You do have the recipe, right? If not, here's my easy peasy version:

Taco Soup

2 lbs. ground beef

1 large chopped onion

small can of green chilies

Taco Seasoning to taste - 1 or 2 packets

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing packet

Rotel tomatoes-2 cans

hominy - 1 can

Ranch Style Beans - 1 or 2 cans

Cook the ground beef and onions. Add all the other ingredients and simmer for an hour or two.

*This is a very forgiving recipe...you really can't goof it up. If you look at other recipes on line you may find something else that sounds yummy. This is just the simple version I've resorted to over the years. Some recipes call for corn but I don't care for the sweetness of it.

Lovely Bedding: plumprettysugar

When shopping for bedding, I don't normally think of Etsy, but while browsing around the other day, I came across these lovely duvet covers from plumprettysugar's Etsy shop. Pretty florals, bold colored stripes, and a touch of cozy bohemian style. Love it!