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Spring Trend: The Lightweight Trench

From left | Le Fashion Image, Fashion Edited, Connected to Fashion, Visual Therapy, Fashion Gum Just as lightweight cardigans are essential for spring and summer, we’re seeing a fresh take on this classic sweater that comes in the form of a trench coat. Whether worn casually with a t-shirt and jeans during the day or over an… Read more »

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Spring Fashion Trend: Overalls

Oh goodness, how I love overalls. I absolutely loved them as a kid and I love them now. It just so happens that they’ve come back into style full-blown. There are so many different styles and ways to wear them. From street style to runway, there seems to be no stopping that overalls are “in”… Read more »

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::Lazy Afternoon Culinary Class III:: Tender-crisp Spring Braise

Carving for something healthy, fresh and light? This main dish recipe is almost meatless and gets all its rich flavor from only a couple of chicken thighs. Now it’s time to start cooking again!   Ingredients 3  Tbsp olive oil 8  oz. new potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices 4  small carrots with tops, trimmed and diagonally cut… Read more »

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Inhumanity.

Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog celebrity, wrongfully forecasted a early spring this year  in Ohio. According to the local tradition, since the 18th century, once the groundhog emerges from his home and does not see his shadow, it signals the arrival of spring. If on the other hand the groundhog were to see his shadow, he would… Read more »

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Southern California Weekend Escape Episode 4

Carrizo Plain (aka Carrizo Plain National Monument) located 100 miles north of Los Angeles is an area by-passed by time. Soda Lake, its centerpiece, is a glistening bed of white salt, set within a vast open grassland, rimmed by mountains. The plain is home to diverse communities of wildlife and plant species, and is an area… Read more »

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Kelly Wearstler Makes Jewelry, too!

As if the famed interior designer wasn’t talented enough, she decided she would also go ahead and dominate the jewelry market! If you (like me), are a fan of her opulent design style bursting at the seams with colors and textures, you will find that her jewelry has the same aesthetic. Visit the Kelly Wearstler website to… Read more »