I am wearing more white this summer than the one prior to my wedding.
A Midsummer White Dream
Month: July 2019
Freedom of Beach
Our time in Monterey is coming to an end and we are making the most of our last three weeks on the peninsula. We are looking forward to next cross country road trip and our subsequent relocation to Washington DC. I spent the Obama years going to graduate school within the Beltway and subsequently working [...]
Stay Argyle Longer
It is prime time for stocking up on argyle pieces.
Grilled Red Snapper and Shrimp with Eggplant and Yellow Tomatoes // @2souschefs
"Just because the summer holiday is past us does not mean it is time to put up the grill until the first weekend in September. We have been on a major grilling kick going as far as par-grilling vegetables and proteins to reheat later in the week for quick and complete dinners or lunches when [...]
Lighter on the Wallet Lilly Pulitzer
I found marked down Lilly Pulitzer and it has nothing to do with the APS.
Pack a Bag: Hotel Boulderado, Part II
for Part I... Hotel Boulderado was the ideal place to take a eighteen hour pit stop while we were in Colorado. The hotel historian, Laurel, gave us a tour of the property and with that, copious insight on the history of the hotel. The historic plans of the residential floors were slightly different than the floor [...]
A Beautiful Day for Croquet
Vintage Lilly strikes again!
Shopping Moratorium 2019 | 175/290
I made it two weeks without shopping. Where is my trophy?
Sartorial Sustainability Sunday: A Conversation with Susan, vintage enthusiast and owner of Foxy Couture
last... At the tail end of our California roadtrip, we stopped at a vintage store while we were at Carmel by the Sea. The owner of Foxy Couture, Susan, pulled vintage Lilly Pulitzer from backstock, along with Key West Fashions (a label of the same aesthetic and time frame) and provided intel about another brand [...]
Sweat It Be
a roundup of active essentials for the tall gal
Beer Braised Brats // @2souschefs
"Is there anything more synonymous with the Fourth of July holiday then grilling, brats, and beer? Those three summertime icons will be enjoyed by themselves by many over the next weekend, however, they also can be rolled into one delicious dish which is perfect for the summer grilling season. Think a better ballpark bratwurst in [...]
Pack a Bag: Hotel Boulderado, Part I
The husband and I stayed at Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado on our east bound cross country roadtrip. In the early twentieth century, citizens of the town imagined Boulder as the Athens of the west. In true Field of Dreams fashion, in order to bring tourism to Boulder, eventual shareholders collaborated to build a luxury [...]