This is the Colorado deluxe puzzle from HearthSong. I love the colors and simplicity. I'd like to give this to Big Red for Christmas, but I'm afraid I'd never let him play with it. HearthSong, $29.98.
The Tate Oxford Bootie. These are hot. Sex you up, kick your ass and sue you into oblivion hot. They also boast a 4 inch heel, which in younger days, I wouldn't have even blinked at, but now? Not so much. Payless, $29.99
Oh...I get warm just looking at this. I love long cardigans and this raspberry shade is one of my favorites. Old Navy, $59.50, online only.
This candle has been my very favorite for four years now. Creamy Nutmeg by Slatkin and Co. Of course, it used to be White Barn, but whatever. Bath and Body Works sells them starting in late fall, through Christmas time and you cannot believe how good they smell. Warm, rich and inviting, with enough spice to balance the sweet and a yummy dark rum base. Bath & Body Works, $9.95
I love West Elm. If I didn't have children and I did have a ton of money, my entire home would probably be furnished with items from West Elm. This is the Manzanita Candelabra and I love it. LOVE IT. Of course, the Evil Martha on my shoulder whispers, "You could do this. Find a branch. Paint it silver. Glue some candle holders on the branches. It's a good thing." Shut up, Evil Martha. Shut UP! West Elm, $99
I love tea. Irish Breakfast is my favorite and it's hard to find that in bags, so I've gone over to the fussy side and started using loose tea. Which means I need teapots. Okay, so I don't need teapots, but I do love them. This has pretty lines, very graceful and the artwork is feminine without being fussy, which is harder to find than you might think. The Odmjuk teapot. Ikea $9.99
I don't keep my porn romance addiction a secret. I'm pretty upfront about what I like to read. A friend of mine turned me onto a romance review website called Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and I'm completely hooked. They aren't lying, they are some smart (and funny) bitches. They trash one of my favorite authors, but honestly, the things they laugh about are the things that make me cringe while reading the actual books, so I can't get huffy. I haven't had time to really explore the site yet, so time will tell if they help me find new authors.
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php
9 comments:
Ooooh, I love that raspberry cardigan too!
Have you read any Lisa Kleypas? She does historical romance, and I kind of discovered her by accident. I checked out one of her contemporary fiction novels because it was on the "new fiction" shelf at the library. I think I blushed most of the way through it. Oh my goodness! Once the couple finally gets together, we're talking action on every page from there on out.
I used to coach creative problem solving teams. Two of the teenage boys showed up with a romance novel and they were just astonished. "look, look, it is porn for women!' and they started reading out loud. They had highlighted passages! Not far into their 'narration' I grabbed the book and told them they could have it back after the meeting. It wasn't the craziest thing I dealt with, as a coach, but it was right up there.
I LOVE West Elm - but they hate me in there because I sashay in and go directly to the super-duper-discount table way in the back corner and grandly spend $7.50. And then I ask for a shopping bag...
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Frogponder: my husband read a couple of pages once and was shocked by what I was reading. And pretty turned on.
Heather: I LOVE Lisa Kleypas. She is one of my very favorite authors. I reread the "Wallflowers" books about once a year. Why does it not surprise me that we both like her?
David: You have a West Elm store??? I have to get my fix via internet and catalog. Yet another reason to wish I lived in New York. You are totally taking me when I get to NY.
I'm reading the "Wallflowers Christmas" right now!
In fact, I read part of it to my husband last night, because I made a joke about how I didn't realize that men of that time period liked a certain sexual practice so much...
Anyway. I had pajamas on, but not for long. That's all I'm saying.
Great, now I have MORE stuff for my Wish List!
Try Twinings - they have Irish & English Breakfast tea in bags... and also decaf versions! I am a HUGE Irish Breakfast tea drinker.
I love that candle holder! LOVE!
I also love that tea pot. I had afternoon tea in San Francisco over the weekend and I think I am going to have to get that tea pot now. Thank you!
Look!
http://www.target.com/Branch-Candle-Holder/dp/B002JEBS06/ref=br_1_9?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&searchView=grid5&searchNodeID=2229160011&node=2229160011&searchRank=salesrank&searchPage=2&searchSize=30&id=Branch%20Candle%20Holder
Cheaper!
Try Trader Joes for Irish Breakfast Tea in Bags - I'm an English Breakfast Girl myself (Tetley makes a British Blend that I'm fond of and it has no string which I also like). There's a Chinese/Japanese restaurant by me that has the COOLEST assortment of Teapots aligning the walls - I too love them, but can't see straight enough in the morning to brew loose tea! lol
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