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Lifelong Friendship: My Friend Veronique
You may have noticed my new water color header and logo! My talented friend Veronique approached me a week and a half ago as she has returned to one of the passions from her youth: drawing and asked me if I would like her to use one of my recent blog/Instagram pictures for a watercolor drawing. Of course, I responded in the affirmative and from there we created this header and logo picture! I am in awe of her talent and not only can she draw, she also sews. So I wanted to dedicate a blog post in honor of her and our friendship (by the way her birthday was…
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Frankfort, KY: the State Capitol
My husband travels the Southeast of the United States and Kentucky used to me one of the states he traveled to regularly for work. When we decided to spend a day in Frankfort, visiting the state capitol was on top of our list. Unfortunately because of Covid, we couldn’t go inside (it looks really grandiose in pictures) but we were still able to walk the grounds which are very impressive too. The current building is the 4th permanent build since Kentucky became a state in 1792. The earlier state capitol building (1830) is still in downtown Frankfort. Because of the size of the new state capitol it could not be…
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Adventures in Thrifting: April 2021
I have been trying to go thrifting every other month, preferably with my mom to find some unique pieces and just to have fun on a budget. This past month, I picked up my mom and we hit her local consignment store and a nearby St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. We have frequented both of these stores together twice. I found a few pieces in each store and was pleased with my purchases. Today, I am sharing the ones I shared on the #thriftchicstylechallenge on Instagram. Talbot Skirt I actually picked up the skirt on our November thrift trip but put it away for warmer weather. I love the…
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Frankfort, Kentucky: Murals
When we took a day to visit Frankfort and the state capitol there, I did not expect to come accross a number of murals all in really close proximity. Once we saw one, I googgled the location of others and we walk to a few and found a couple more on the way out of town. While we enjoyed our walk, lunch in a parking lot (a lot of restaurants are still closed to indoor eating) with some rain, it was really kind of sad that a number of businesses had closed down due to the continued shutdown in the state especially here in Frankfort. This mural was near the…
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Birthday Look: Happy Birthday, Ada!
For the past few years, Ada from Elegance and Mommyhood celebrate her birthday with a virtual birthday blog party! So today, I am sharing what I would wear were I to meet Ada for a birthday celebration whether it be at a restaurant, a backyard or home! Happy Birthday, Ada! I have enjoyed getting to know you this past year and collaborating on the occasional Thursday Moda and our monthly Sunday Showcase! I like an outfit that can work for different occasions and this comfortable look (I changed into it outdoors) fits the bill. I picked up this cute tank at Kohls when I returned an Amazon purchase and the…
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White for Mother’s Day: May Sunday Showcase and Link Up
This month for Mother’s Day and our May showcase, Ada and I are sharing some white sundress! While Ada had several white dress in her closet, I had only one that I pull out about once a year or so so I went searching for a new one or two. I found one while thrifting and this one while web searching. I think I will be wearing both several times this year and for years to come. I just added two white dresses to my closet, a shorter halter neck thrifted dress and this flowy maxi sundress from Target. I really enjoy how fresh and bright white is and…
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Versailles and the Arboretum in Lexington, KY
My husband has traveled through Kentucky for work and mentioned seeing a castle in Versailles which is really close to Lexington and just downt the road from Keeneland. We headed there and were pleasantly surprised by this fun castle which is a hotel and spa. One of my readers, Leslie shared the following link if you want to read about how this castle came about: https://myoldkentuckyroadtrip.com/2011/09/20/versailles-lexington-road-castle/ From the road you can see the castle and wonder what it is! I wasn’t sure if we would be able to walk around so we were able that we could. I was very impressed with the grounds and thought this would be a…
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Mount Sterling, KY and Keeneland, KY
To take a break from hiking, we decided to find a small picturesque town to visit. Someone at the grocery store suggested Mount Sterling so we headed that way with a picnic packed. We did save money on this vacation by buying groceries and packing a picnic lunch every day. We shopped in a couple local boutiques, ate our lunch in a little square and took some pictures. Mount Sterling This outfit of the day was fairly comfortable until I realized that we were walking too much for these shoes. By the time we visited the arboretum, I took them off and walked barefoot! This town was pretty small so…
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Kimono Dress 3 Ways Inspired by This Blonde Shopping Bag
Last year, I saw Shelly from The Queen In Between share a full length kimono paired with a pair of denim shorts (here is the post) and I have been wanting to find one since then. Then recently, KellyAnn from This Blonde Shopping Bag shared this dress as a kimono and dress and I was sold! The dress promptly sold out in blue but the linked color (wine color) was a better addition for my closet anyways. So on the day I wore the outfit , I decided I could come up with a couple more ideas to style the kimono. Denim shorts and Red Top This is my favorite…
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Florals for Spring with Thursday Moda
Ada asked me to join her this month for one of her Thursday Moda link up posts and I gladly accepted. I also enjoy collaborating with others and having an excuse to dress up and take some pictures. I chose this pretty floral dress I picked up on clearance from Target last fall (style for fall here) and wore it to church where my son took these pictures. The bright blue and pink were what attracted me to the dress followed by the ruffles. I added my pink coral novas to pick up the pink from the dress and wore my Steve Madden sandals. There are some pretty knockoffs you…