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Colorful-bottomed girls

I’ve been on the hunt for a pair of colored denim pants but have been feeling a little shy...

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Have a fresh weekend!

What are your plans this weekend? I’ll be doing work and hope to squeeze in some blogging...

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Summer Vacation Plans: Camp Wandawega

This week my sister called from Oregon one night to tell me her car got stuck in the snow. Luckily,...

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Boccalone: Tasty Salted Pig Parts

Alan starts a 5-week project up in San Francisco tomorrow, so this weekend we did a test run of how...

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Orange Nail Polish

My mom gave me a bunch of nail polish colors for Christmas, and the one I’ve been wearing for...

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Friday Giveaway with Shabby Apple!

Dear readers, guess what? Quiet Like Horses is having its very first giveaway! I’m so excited...

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Battlestar Galactica: The Stuff Compulsive New Year’s Eve Marathons Are Made Of

Remember last week when I said Alan and I stayed home on New Year’s Eve to eat pizza and have...

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Desktop Tchotchkes

When I’m feeling stumped at work, it’s nice to have something calming to look at...

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Pretty Wedding Dress

Work is keeping me crazy busy (we’re gearing up for our big national sales conference this...

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Kiss Me Coral Lipstick

Where was I when Poppy King’s perfect reddish-orange lipstick for J. Crew was released? I...

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