Hello, dear friends. I hope that this post finds you and yours well. All is great here because I stepped away from packing and spent some quality time with Sista in Newport. We stayed at the Hotel Viking, which is lovely and has a very hospitable staff. We had the most fabulous dinner at Bouchard. I highly recommend both places if you are ever in Newport.
This week flew by for me. Next week is our last in our house. I'm starting to get a wee bit sentimental, but I look forward to our new chapter.
This very handsome actor who spent some time in the West Wing just sold his gorgeous estate for a cool 45 Mill.
If I ever win the lottery, I would buy this little number in St. Thomas.
This talented country singer just listed his magnificent home in Franklin, Tennessee.
My friend, Beansie, sent me this link to a beautiful showhouse in Dallas. I'm going to miss the tour in person, so I will have to take it online.
Even though I'm not the cook in the family, I love to watch Ina Garten's show.
Here is a list of her best recipes, according to the author.
You know who loves hot dogs more than anything in the world? The Mister. This gorgeous salad has hot dog crispies on it. This may be the only way that I can convince the Mister to eat a salad.
The recipe can be found here.
I just came across this recipe for homemade pop tarts.
I'm still dreaming about the ones that my buddy, Annie, made one night.
Do you enjoy a well-made Bloody Mary?
Here is a recipe that sounds delish.
In my humble opinion, the Bloody Mary tastes so much better with a tasty steak salad.
Can you guess what famous designer owned this crumbling mansion in Scotland and used it as her love nest?
One of my favorite shows, when I was growing up, was Eight Is Enough.
Here is what the cast looks like now.
By the way, the oldest and my main crush, David Bradford, has even gotten better looking.
This article is for all of you Real Housewives fans out there. Did you know that there are forty, yup forty, rules that the Housewives must follow?
Obviously, tipping a table is not one of them.
If you could use a chuckle, press here.
Are you working remotely but don't have room for a home office?
No problem.
I've got you covered.
Do you consider yourself an Anglophile?
If so, this article is right up your alley.
Do you have a move in your future, just like moi?
Here is the Ultimate Move-Out Checklist.
Amazon
Who knew that this little jar can be such a handy household and beauty lifesaver.
Here's one more reason to love your Amazon delivery person.
Old Navy has up to 50% off on the entire store.
Ulta's got some great sales going on some of my favorite things.
Talbots also has a great sale too!
There's another big sale going on at J Crew.
At our dinner in Newport, the restaurant served the butter sprinkled with Hawaiian salt. Butter will never be the same in my book after experiencing that delicacy.
Naturally, I ordered a bag of it as soon as I got home.
Have a great weekend and stay safe.
Until next time...