{think pink}

This beauty also comes in white, but I really like this pink one!

{turquoise}

The McKim sandal

I seriously want these in every color.  I just received this turquoise pair today and looove this color.  My gold and silver McKims are getting worn out from so much wear.  They are so comfortable, and I am very picky when it comes to shoes (well, actually when it comes to a lot of stuff!).  I can wear my McKims ALL day long!  Initially I thought the little metal ring would hurt the top of my foot, but that is not the case at all unlike some other brands.  I do stick to the all regular-leather version, though, because I don't think patent leather is as soft.

The McKim comes in this cute Lilly box with a shoe bag in Lilly fabric which is very handy when traveling.

{happy memorial day}

Oh, gosh--the bougainvillea is so gorgeous right now! 

 

Lil Petunia and I heading out with the family to a BBQ & pool party.

Finally--a hot sunny day!  So hot, in fact, that we wimped out and ate our BBQ inside.

{Hope all of you had a splendid holiday, and a huge THANK YOU to all of our country's military without whom we'd never be able to enjoy carefree days like this!}

That is my hubby front and center.  He has fought in 2 wars for Israel as a paratrooper--that's his huge parachute strapped to his back.  He smiles a lot more these days!  :)

{rain, rain go away}

I think it has rained every single day for the last week.  At least it seems that way.

Here's a little tip I learned from some purse aficionados--

Always keep a plastic bag folded up in the bottom of each one of your handbags.  Then if you are ever caught in the rain and have to run to or from your car--just take the bag out of your purse and place the purse into the plastic bag.  Then run like heck!  (If only we could figure out how to save our shoes!)  You can always dry your hair or clothing but we all know that it is not good to get our favorite handbag dripping wet!   ;-)

This was a particularly good bag with a drawstring that came protecting one of my mail order clothing purchases--from I forget where--maybe Neiman's??  Any plastic bag will do, though as long as it is big enough.

{once again I need help...please}

Can any of my Apple/Mac experts tell me how to reduce/resize my pictures??

It used to be very easy to do with PAINT in my old Dell computer.  I have tried everything, and googled, and searched on the Apple website, and.......nothing!  I cannot believe that there is not an easy way to reduce the size of my pics before publishing them on the blog.  I am so frustrated!

{ready for Summer}

I am officially ready for Summer!

  

"From a popular culture point of view, in some areas of the United States, summer season is often considered to begin at the Memorial Day weekend (the last Monday in May) and end at the Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September)."

This is Essie "Forget Me Nots" on my toes.  I'm ready for the weekend already!

It also matches most of my favorite Lilly Pulitzer prints perfectly!

Hope you enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!

{this is embarrassing...}

....but I think I just bought old lady shoes today!

I was running through a mall on the other side of the county today because a friend had tipped me off to a sale(haha).  I had already run a few errands earlier in the day and my shoes were to the point of killing my little toes.  They were about to give me some serious blisters.  I still had several places to go and was far from home, so I stopped into a store called Easy Spirit.  I think that I thought I was in Aerosoles or Naturalizer which I have seen in my local mall before.  I don't think I have ever been in this store before, but they had some very comfy looking shoes on sale and I was desperate....so I bought them and put them on immediately.  I was on the phone with my sister and when I mentioned where I was she kinda laughed a little......

Have you ever done this before??  Are they that bad??  They have a funny-looking little wedge heel which was the perfect height to wear with these long pants.  Oh, well, you can't really see them under pants or jeans and they are soooooo comfy and I don't have blisters.  I might get used to them!

Even funnier--when I went to look for a website to link to--there are my shoes right smack on the front page of EASY SPIRIT!  Woo-hoo!  

{Daiquiri Pink}

I found a beautiful pair of heels that are actually comfortable, too!  Thank you Kate Spade!  Maybe it's because they are made of ALL leather materials......(J Crew are you listening???).

...and they are the perfect match for Lilly's Daiquiri Pink color this season!

{movie day}

No, we are not trying to be glamorous by wearing our sunglasses in the movie theater!  This afternoon Lil Petunia and I went to see Monsters vs. Aliens 3D!!!  Even the trailers were in 3D--pretty cool.  The guy at the ticket booth startled me when I said "One adult and one child" (for a matinee) and he responded "That'll be $21.00".  I exclaimed "What???"  Evidently 3D costs extra--like double extra!  Yikes!!!  That was before the popcorn and drinks etc.!  The good news is that it was pretty cute and we had fun.  :)

{sometimes I just have to laugh}

The Viscose ruffle sleeve tank looked so good on Vanessa here (as did the Sunray necklace).

Me--not so good.  

I think it is the slightly overdone combination of the ruffled sleeves, the bow on the skirt, the color of the skirt, and the pearls that I was playing around with~~BUT in this picture I think I look like a transvestite.  

Haha!  Aaaaaah---oh, dear.  Maybe the aqua skirt is a questionable piece after all...