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How to Host a Backyard Movie Night

How to Host a Backyard Movie Night / Bev Cooks

“LET’S GO TO THE MOVIEEES. LET’S GO SEE THE STAAAARS”. (<–name that movie) So. We’ve hosted two of these backyard movie shindigeroos so far, and I have just one thing to say: “FRED AND GINGER, SPINNING MADLY.” Just kidding. Although now of course I’m dying to watch Annie outside. These are so much fun! SO.MUCH.FUN. […]

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Friday Flotsam

Pons on Feet. Feet on hammock.

Frahdee Frahdee Frahdee.                                              Frahdee. I had this crazy dream like an hour ago that I have to tell you about. It’s quick and painless, I swear! I was returning some jeans to a store in the plaza, and I took the grems, and the store didn’t have a play area for them, so the store […]

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Patio Livin’. Plus a Discount!

Patio Livin' - Plus a Discount!

Patio part-aaaay! And by party I mean me sitting on my patio alone with a glass (bottle?) of rosé. Are you a patio person? (Not to be confused with pod person.) Like, do you host, hang outside, grill, read, play corn hole (<–I’ll never not say corn hole), have picnics, stick your feet in the […]

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Cactus HEAVEN

Fridaaaayyyyyeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiyyyyyyyyeeeeyyyyyyyy.     (!) Who else is completely terrified of the back of a hairdryer? You’re already like, PSYCHO. You know, that little round eggy area with the mini mesh prison bars? What goes ON in there? Are there tiny hairdryer elves living and breeding inside that wee vortex of death? I’ve always been nervous when I […]

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DIY: Rose Water Face Wash

DIY: Rose Water Face Wash / Bev Cooks

We’re making beauty products! Well, just one. We’re going to make one beauty product. But still. !!! This is theee easiest and most gloriously and exquisitely luxurious face wash OF ALL TIME. (don’t quote me on that.) But it is. Until I come up with something better, THIS IS IT FOR MY LIFE. (and face.) […]

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Gremlins Reading

Frahdeeleeleeelaaalaaaaaalooooooo. ARE YOU GUYS WATCHING THE PATH? That sentence totally didn’t need to be in all caps. Let me try again. Are you guys watching The Path? It’s the same people as FNL and Parenthood, which on PAPER is a done deal. Why on earth would you not watch it? (btw, NO spoilers ahead. promise.) […]

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Gorgeous flat in London (notting hill)

FridaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. Welllllll, you guys. It’s finally happened. Aaron and I have been bracing for this dreaded, impending era for the last six or so months. We could see the signs that it was headed our way. We just didn’t know exactly when it would strike. But as of yesterday at 3:42pm, it is officially upon […]

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Donut Bag

FRI                                     YAY.           !!!                                  Just kidding – day.        !!!! I just backspaced and took one of those exclamation points off, because THAT would make a difference in the obnoxiousness. OKAY. Muthus who birthed alien gremlins: (dudes be like, “sweet now […]

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