Monthly Archives: August 2011

Summer: Day 50. The 56th Day Over 100 Degrees.

August 10th, 2011

This is the one of the only patches of green grass in my yard. Why is this fancy grass so green? I have no idea. Because oh guess what, the rest of my yard looks like this. Yes, this. A few weeks out of town + a water shortage + water rationing + suffocating heat. [...]

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Summer: Day 49. Cleaning Out the Barns.

August 9th, 2011

I haven’t talked about the all barns on this property, have I? There are technically five of them. And they are all full. Very full of oddly unique things that my Great Uncle created. The contents of these barns most likely warrant an entire blog all unto themselves. I’m not going to start another blog [...]

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Summer: Day 48. BlogHer Swag.

August 7th, 2011

So as I’ve mentioned, I went to this conference this weekend. It’s the fifth time I’ve attended, and each year, I bring home less. On purpose. This was my bed at this conference in 2009. The first photo is what I brought home this time. Philosophy red velvet cake lip gloss. And Rose Art colored [...]

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Summer: Day 47. Oh Yeah, We’re In San Diego

August 6th, 2011

Sometimes at these conferences and things, there are so many conference things to do that I never leave the hotel and I might as well be in Duluth or Toledo or I don’t know. Wherever. So Allison and I ran off for a bit and went to the beach and reminded ourselves that we were [...]

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Summer: Day 46. Wendi McLendon-Covey Is My New BFF.

August 5th, 2011

I’ll post more on this next week, but today you should know that I interviewed the funnysmartbeautiful Wendi McLendon-Covey, who is even more fantastic in person, and who I’m happy to report is my new best friend. I’m pretty sure that I have that fact on tape. Or, they’re supposed to send it to me. [...]

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Summer: Day 45. Potty for the People. The Bloggess in The Bathroom.

August 4th, 2011

Today was the first day of my fifth BlogHer with Jenny. And, as usual, she spent most of the first night in the bathroom. This time, to her/mine/and everyone’s surprise, they built a bathroom for her in the middle of the party. Weird. But fun. The People’s Party Founders and Pottygoers and Hostesses. Oh. Also. [...]

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Pretty, Pretty Food.

August 4th, 2011

Photo by Aran Goyoaga at Cannelle et Vanille. Sooner than later I would like to learn more about how to take beautiful photos of food. (Like my hero Aran Goyoaga at Cannelle et Vanille. That’s her photo above. Go get addicted to her site.) This is very high on my learning list. It’s such an [...]

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Summer: Day 44. Naked Legos.

August 3rd, 2011

I’m not sure there’s much more to say. It’s hot, y’all. 107 today. However, unlike Harry, I did keep my clothes on the entire day. And unlike Harry, I didn’t play Legos all day. So I really can’t explain how this happened when I went to the airport this evening. But that just happened. Oh [...]

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Summer: Day 43. Fresh Start.

August 2nd, 2011

We came home from the beach to a kitchen that looked like this. Not like this. It seems Tropical Storm Don blew away the butterflies. Well done, Don. Well done.

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Summer: Day 42. Goodbye Fair Beach.

August 1st, 2011

It’s been real. But we’re headed home.

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