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Ensemble du Jour – 2-7-12

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Yes, I wore this soft kitten-grey polka-dotted cardigan from Target.

And it went great with the red pencil skirt from Express

And with the grey Tibi Daisy flats…

China Glaze’s Recycle warm grey polish looked great too…

But really… it was all just a backdrop for the ring.

Isn’t this adorably stunning?

It’s the “Winter in Paris” snow globe ring from DIVINEsweetness on Etsy.  And I knew I had to have it the moment I saw it.  Worth every penny and the wait to get it.

It stands out and draws eyes while being subtle and delicate.  I’m just in love but I’m going to savor the wearing of this.  It’s too precious for every day….

Asheville Weekend Outfit at French Broad Chocolate Lounge

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We had amazingly gorgeous weather here this past weekend. We’ve been testing the dogs out at new boarding places so, since we didn’t need to rush back to pick them up, we decided to take a drive over to Asheville. The skies were blue, it was cool but not cold and the leaves were perfectly red and gold everywhere.

We really adore Asheville. And we have to always eat at least one meal at Laughing Seed Cafe. If you haven’t been, please make a point of going there.

Instead of wearing the typical jeans and a sweater, I grabbed my new stripey dress from Anthropologie and, even though it is a great Summer dress, when it’s paired with grey tights and a cozy over-sized cardigan, it’s perfect for Fall.

I always end up with few goodies to bring home. This time it was a new tee from Circles & Squares, they have the cutest prints and the softest shirts, a moleskine from Malaprop’s bookstore and some chocolates from French Broad Chocolate Lounge.

Sheer silliness….

I kept the jewelry simple – a vintage Trifari owl necklace.

The bow on this actually ties in the back but since I was wearing a sweater, I tied it in the front so it would show. I did have a pair of black gloves I bought on my honeymoon and so I used my vintage mock croc bag.

For a workday I would wear this with heels but to traipse around the hilly streets Tibi flats are more in order.

We’ve been wanting to check out the French Broad Chocolate Lounge for a while. Named after a local river, this place is cute and filled with amazing chocolates, drinks and pastries.

We got two liquid truffle hot chocolates. And this is real hot chocolate in the French style, not hot cocoa like you normally get in America.

We of course had to bring some of their truffles home, especially because they make vegan ones with a coconut milk ganache. They are decadent and I’m inspired to do some ganache experimentation of my own now.

I also bought some new chocolate bars I’ve never tried before. I’m always on the lookout for a new brand to obsess over.

Another wonderful day in one of our favorite cities.

Parties, Patterns and Pyramids

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Tonight we went to a housewarming party for dear friends of ours, one of whom is an amazing artist (check out her stuff!)

We brought one of our traditional gifts – Bread, Salt and Wine – which is taken from this scene in It’s A Wonderful Life.

It’s always great to get together with our friends especially when we meet new people that they bring to the mix. There is always great food, a few drinks and tons of dogs running around.

And then sometimes it turns into a human pyramid… not sure how that happened but I was in the middle.

This photo is by redwazzo to protect the somewhat innocent, including me.

I wore a grey fitted tee from Gap, a camel and grey floral patterned skirt, my Tiby Daisy flats and a new carved hairclip I got at the wedding I went to last weekend.

Now I’m home and tired and full up from all the yummy treats! Thanks to the host and hostess with the most-ess!

Lucky Breaks – Tibi Sandals

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It continued to rain here all weekend long. It totally sucked! All I did was catch up on filing and reading, including my April Lucky magazine.

If you haven’t received this or read it yet, I was so excited to see that my friend’s site was a Lucky Break this month. How cool is that?

If you like these awesome sandals, in my favorite grey, you can go to Simply Soles and get a major deal on them. Just use the code “lucky8” at check out!

Who could not use a pair of these for summer?
Or you could get the great Tibi button flats in grey suede or the satin Delman striped flats, both of which I love.

Cute as a Button

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I knew that the Tibi line had a bunch of adorable clothes and prints but I was less familiar with their line of shoes. I’ve only seen them on Net-a-Porter and SimplySoles.

I just found these super cute ballet flats named Daisy. Perfect for Spring, they are grey suede and have this great button embellishment on the toe. Click on the image to get a close-up view.

I just got these last night and they are soooo soft and comfortable. And I’m a sucker for this shade of grey. Especially paired with yellow and pink. The mother-of-pearl buttons are shiny and just seem to glow. I’ll probably wear them with a drapey t-shirt and jeans this weekend since it finally has warmed up a bit

Tibi Daisy Flats – $315 at SimplySoles.com