I saw these mugs at Cost Plus World Market, and can’t stop thinking about them. They are made with vintage French stencil designs. Aren’t they just beautiful? My son and I are moving into our pretty new house in the city on Wednesday, and I’m thinking I might just have to get myself a housewarming [...]
Fashion Friday – Norma Kamali Launches Affordable Awesome Line
March 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
I am the first to admit I think a lot of cutting edge fashion is…just plain stupid. I’m not a follower, and you’ll never catch me wearing something just because some dude in cat-eye glasses in Manhattan decided I should. Nuh uh. But there is one high-end designer I’ve always loved for her simple, classic [...]
(Retail) Therapy Thursday – Sundresses with Cowgirl Boots
March 22, 2012 1 Comment
I’m loving the combination of a girly sundress with rugged cowgirl boots these days. I think it’s flirty and comfy and fun. The perfect outfit for hitting the farmer’s market in the morning and spending the afternoon writing a little romance novelette with the laptop on the ranch porch. What do y’all think? The more [...]
Starbucks and Guns
February 15, 2012 2 Comments
Since falling in love with a conservative cowboy nearly a year ago, some of my views have changed about certain hot-button issues. (Some of his views have also changed as result of meeting me.) Where I used to be a kneejerk “liberal” on just about every topic, I’ve listened to what his conservative side has [...]
Use the Weekend to Prepare Bulk Foods
February 4, 2012 2 Comments
Though I’m not exactly single anymore — happily for me I have a cowboy — I remain a single mother. I live in a small city with my son during the week, and at the ranch with the cowboy on the weekends (with my son joining us for one of those weekends each month). As [...]
Chico’s Customer Service Rocks
January 31, 2012 8 Comments
Yes, I bought these pants Friday evening. I couldn’t really help it. I got them at Chico’s. I went into Chico’s because it was right next to Whole Foods. I went to Whole Foods because I was leaving for the ranch the next morning and needed to get some things you just can’t get in [...]
The Perils of Being Too Casual
January 5, 2012 3 Comments
The cowboy is big on always dressing neatly. After an incident at the supermarket today, I must say I agree. Cowboys don’t dress formally, of course. At least not in classic terms. Few working cowboys are particularly formal by business standards. They’re not out in Brooks Brothers suits slicing the, uhm, teabags off bull calves, [...]
The Cowboy Wants to Dress Me Like Elmer Fudd
December 4, 2011 11 Comments
Winter has come to New Mexico, and especially to the ranch. Check out this email I just got from the cowboy. Guess I better go shopping. Who knew learning to be a cowgirl would be so expensive? Been out working on water lines. Bright and sunny, but cold and clouding rapidly. Makes me think there [...]
Now We’re Cooking Store
December 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
I had the BEST time at the shop Now We’re Cooking in Albuquerque today. So many beautiful, colorful things. So many reasons to go back when I get my next paycheck…wish I’d had my real camera. Took these with the BlackBerry. Which reminds me, I think I want an iPhone. Shh. Don’t tell BlackBerry.
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