The Weekend . . .

 ~Inslee’s August 2013 calendar girl~

 ~click here for the recipe~

The upcoming weekend looks to be full of farmers’ market shopping, a few styling projects, a jaunt to the movie house to take in Lee Daniel’s The Butler and then always a bit of time in the kitchen having fun.

Here is a look at the past week on the blog . . .

~the readers’ top post of the week . . . A Thinking Life = A Happy Life

~Alpine Meadows’ Wine & Food Pairing Event

~Style Inspiration: Casual & Fabulous

~Splurge & Save Outfit: No. 20 . . . prepping for fall

~Why Not . . . Organize Your Closet? 13 simple steps to organized, clarity and just in time for a successful fall shopping season

~This & That: No. 71 . . . a style resource, a solo traveler’s must-have blog/book, fabulous shoes and more

And this week’s newsletter – issue #160 – click here to read.

If you haven’t done so already, be sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter as the 2013 Fall Shopping Guide will be emailed to all subscribers on September 1st. I’ll be breaking down all of the trends and sharing the simply luxurious guide on what to skip and what to splurge on.

Here’s hoping you have a lovely weekend enjoying one of the last few weekends of summer. Take your time, dawdle a big longer doing the things you love and lose all track of time. Isn’t that what summer is for? Until Monday, bonjour.