How we miss you. How we will always gush over your talent. tsk, tsk, tsk … it’s just not the same anymore, now is it?

We need a moment of silence here. (pause, pause …… and …. pause).

Now don’t you feel better?! I think we should celebrate the enormous talent of the late, great and all run out and buy this perfectly “so St. Laurent” coin purse thing. Or card case. Or whatever you want it to be case. It’s highly appropriate to do so. It’s a good way to pay your respects. Yves would like that, I just know he would.

Let me put it in fashionista terms: It’s divine. It’s sublime. It’s a ‘get’ and a must-have-it-right-this-minute-or-I’ll-kill-myself. Fashionistas are just a little melodramatic that way, the poor things.

Straight to the source, here.

baisers,
Bobbie

Is it lovely? From this, comes amazing woodsmanship. Non-blingy rings, just simple and utterly sophisticated. People will ask. You don’t have to answer. You’ll want to, but don’t. Keep everyone guessing.

And then, there are these. I personally have a billion uses for hooks, don’t you? … especially ones as handsome as these. And this isn’t some cookie-cutter assembly line; nosirreebob …no two are alike. The mind boggles at how many ways you can put these beauties to work!

And if you need your fence repaired, these guys will do that, too. They’re very resourceful in Vermont, you know.

xxooxxox,
Bobbie.

Rings, hooks, brackets, spoons, honey and fence repair here.

Leslie is one sick woman, which is why we love her so much. She’s just twisted, and says the things we all want to. Now we can!

Check out her site for some good giggles and a cheap thrill or two.

www.ohmywordonline.com

And with that, happy weekend.

xxooxxo,
bp

Smart talk. I’m not necessarily saying a fresh mouth, which is another subject entirely. But who doesn’t want to be part of the intelligentsia, the literati, the illuminati? That’s what I thought.

You’ll be a giant of learning, a colossus of knowledge, a mine of information; not to mention just chock full of sparkling cocktail chatter once you have this very cool Thesaurus. Your noggin needs it.

Tom at Graphic Image does all sorts of color variations, and dictionaries to boot. All you have to do is ask. I have a silver Thesaurus, and am thinking of getting a black patent dictionary to go with. You ought to see it … can you imagine? And who doesn’t need $10 words to trot-out every now and then!? I mean really.

Here’s the inside skinny: he’ll put your company logo on the fly sheet if you order a minimum of 6. Great Holiday client gift. Yeah, I thought so, too.

Profound knowledge here.

xxooxxox,
Bobbie.

Cleavage, not so much. I’m really over seeing everyone’s girls shoved together, gasping, up to there, in a top down to there. Aren’t you? I mean, really. And the fake girls? Well, I think all melons should remain in the produce department.

Sexy is really about mystery; a secret, and perhaps a promise. A beauty mark is definitely sexy. Wear a turtleneck and one of these, and count the double-takes you’ll get. Just peel one off, choose your spot, and let the games begin! Give the girls a rest, people.

Get a bunch here.
And fyi and btw and all that, Claudia’s site is just so much fun … really some quirky gets!

xxooxxox
Bobbie.

I’ll admit it. The heat really, really gets to me and puts me in a mood most foul. Cranky is being nice. Some crank:

Magazine Subscription Cards.
Why on God’s Green Earth does each and every magazine have to put so many of those pesky little subscription cards in their magazines? In the past week alone, I’ve collected 37. THIRTY-SEVEN. So I’m being really good & evil and mailing them back … blank. Do these people not get it? They need to plug-in big time.

Cell Yell.
Stop it. Just please stop it. Why do I need to hear about your business in the elevator, on the street, in the grocery store, ANYWHERE? And quite frankly, it’s not that interesting … just annoying as hell. And have you noticed that these people move slower when they’re on their cells? … just meandering along like they’re the only people on the planet. Public places do not equal private spaces. Don’t even get me started on texting, which also sends me into orbit.

Current Solution to Cell Yell.
I have actually asked this question of a cell-yeller: “Why are you screaming?” Yeah, I got a dirty look, but it didn’t match the one I gave. So, hah!

Cocktails.
What makes a cocktail cost $15? I’d like to know. There’s no such thing as a cheap buzz anymore. And when the Cell Yell People drive you to drink, you really need a cheap buzz; you know what I’m saying?

Stores with Summer Hours.
Like I’m a mind reader.

Bad A/C.
Yes, it’s a thousand degrees outside. Turn the damn thing on. Blast me with frigid air. I can take it, I really can. It will get rid of my evil twin.

I am thisclose to melting.

xxooxxox,
Bobbie.

So I gave in to a little panic. I got it in my head that I needed some extra help. Okay, a lot, but we won’t go there today. Planning a trip to a very dry area - I sucked it up and dropped 130 of my nearest and dearest dollars on olio lusso after reading a tiny little mention in some magazine. Clearly, I lost my mind. I don’t know what possessed me. I blame it on The Dry Skin Panic that renders most of us a little crazed.

But guess what. This stuff is yummy. Really, really great. Smells great, feels great, and it’s a wonderful drink for your face. Call me crazy, call me madcap, but it’s a good gift for your Texas skin. It has been for mine.

And say that name really fast 3 times. Bet you a quarter you can’t.

Get info here.

Buy it here.

xxooxxo,
BP

You didn’t know that?? I’m here to tell you that it’s true, it’s true.

Have you ever imagined what a cloud tastes like? These macarons (that’s macaroon to you and me) will clue you in. The ultra famous Ladurée in Paris was the only place you could really score the real thing. The times, they are a-changin’, thank the Lord above.

Meet Paulette. She’s in Beverly Hills, and the angel ships. Have her ship for your next party. Or not. Ship them to yourself and be a real pig about it. You’ll want to, oh, you’ll want to. You’ll think of something to celebrate and rationalize your binge. We always do, don’t we?

Here are some of the flavors, out of 11 →

Caramel Pecan
Peach
Sweet Wedding Almond
Lemon (or if you’re feeling French, citron)
Sicilian Pistachio
Raspberry Rosé
Caribbean Chocolate

And the packaging, ooh lah lah, the packaging.

Paulette says that you should ‘consume them’ in 3 days. Get real. You’re going to gobble them up in about 42 minutes.

xxooxxo,
Bobbie

www.paulettemacarons.com

This is hysterical. For those poor souls that can never get enough stroke, plant them in front of this mirror. They will be happy for hours on end. Hours.

Here’s what it says →

Oh how beautiful you are! You are charming. You look gorgeous! It’s fantastic. You are infinitely attractive! I think you are fabulous, just fabulous.

It says this over and over, and then over again.

At the very least, it’s good for a double take. At best, it’s everything you really wanted in a mirror. And at most, it will set tongues a-waggin’. We likey waggin’ tongues.

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