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Have you checked out the Mudflats blog that is “Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics?” OMG it’s funny. Palin took it upon herself to pardon a turkey inside a turkey shed in a presidentialesque kind of way.
Here’s the verbage from the Mudflats blog:
…She arrived at the turkey farm, with temperatures in the single digits in [...]
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I was out and about last weekend with Jayne Dearborn of Designs by Jayne and Krista Colvin of Organize in Style and the SHEbang. Yes we were clubbing! OK we were at one club, Aura to be exact … at the appreciation party for Portland Fashion Week.
The photo (l-r) Krista Colvin, Tito-Portland Fashion Week, Jayne [...]
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Valentino … in a word … it stands alone doesn’t it?
Exquisite.
Beautiful.
Delightful.
Superb.
Today is my birthday.
Happy Birthday to my own self.
I am celebrating the entire month of November.
Here is a photo of NBC News’ Ann Curry who is climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.
It is also Ann Curry’s birthday. She’s 52. I’m just saying. What I’m not just saying is [...]
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Yes I know. Kind of confusing. Have you seen the Flor carpet squares? I’ll drop in samples of the different varieties as we speak. tehe. Form and function.
You can look at all the variances all day long (which you can catalog now.)
Well they’re not all squares. They came out in 2003 and I wrote about them [...]
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“The name of the game is taking care of yourself, because you’re going
to live long enough to wish you had.”
– Grace Mirabella
That quote by Grace Mirabella is terribly prescient isn’t it? I only wish someone had told me before I didn’t take care of myself! Grace Mirabella … just a tiny notation for those [...]
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Silk dupioni. Need I say more? Ok I’m going to say more. It conjures up the distinct feel and texture of this ever-so-lovely fabric. It’s pronounced dupioni (doo pee OH nee).
Josephine’s Dry Goods downtown (if you’ve never been there you’ll swoon over the sumptuous fabrics, incredible buttons and unique patterns) is teaching a class ini [...]
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You can’t escape it. It will lure you in and then capture you so easily you won’t know what hit you. WHAT? Twitter. I tell you it’s just another addiction. But a powerful one nonetheless. Help me. Oh dear …I’ve been lurking there all week.
Hey! I’ve been working too you know. I’m not just sitting [...]
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Do not miss this sample sale. Thursday, Nov. 13, 10-7 p.m. through Saturday, Nov. 15, Eggpress News is having their by-now-famous Holiday Sample Sale. Did I mention fun, prizes, their oh-so-popular tees while you wait (with refreshments of course) and spectacular values on cards and more.
Gotta love these three-month letterpress calendars (what would I do [...]
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Are you busy this evening? Got hot plans for tonight?
If you’re looking for something to do – there’s Girls Night Out at one of my very favorite stores — Celebrate Me Home in Troutdale. The have-to-see home décor/design and have-to-have accessories and lots-more-store is puttin’ on the ritz from 6 to 9 p.m. with tasty [...]
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Dan Brungardt is a designer and owner of a home décor retail boutique in NE Portland. He is also one of my favorite people to chat with in Portland.
Brungardt went to journalism school and then got an advanced degree in education administration. The only thing missing from his job description was shopping.
Shopping? Well … yes.
“I [...]
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Jimmy Choo Shoes … Need I say more. Of course I do. There’s also a to-die-for … well (maybe not to-die-for, but to get-really,-really-sick-for) handbags and shoes. Here are my fav’s from the Jimmy Choo Resort 2009 collection. Omy.
I could never actually wear these strappy sandals but I could have them displayed on my fireplace mantel. [...]
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