What I'm Loving Now

 Beach Season is officially approaching Memorial Day weekend, but it has been in full swing for a while now here in South Carolina. Here are my fave things right now

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Beach Bag by Sea Bags,  Beach Hut Beach Towel, by Hermes, Cover up Net a Porter.com

 Flip Flops { gypsy love}by Reef.  Batik Swim Suit by Talbots.



Have a fabulous Thursday!

Semi-Wordless Wednesday

 Good morning and happy Wednesday! I wanted to share some of my favorite Slim Aarons photos with you. For those of you who aren't familiar with Slim Aarons, he was a photographer who captured beautiful photos of" beautiful" people, doing what" beautiful" people do; enjoying the chic lifestyle of the rich and famous.

 

 

 

M is For .........

 This Saturday May 5th we celebrate Cinco De Mayo and the Running of The Roses,The Kentucky Derby. One can't celebrate either without a great cocktail and a treat can we ? So I thought I would share some recipes with you to commemorate the day! One of my very favorite cookies is a Mexican Wedding Cake,or { Mexican Tea  Cookies} . I love these!!!!

                                                          Mexican Wedding Cakes

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                             Here is a great recipe for them from the  Joy of Baking

                                            
                                  How about a libation?? I do LOVE a good Margarita!

                                                                      Margarita                                                  

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                    1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate 6 fluid ounces tequila
                     2 oz of triple sec.


                                                       Mexican Chicken Salad!

                                This looks delicious, Chicken salad with a kick! recipe


Now, if you are more of a Kentucky Derby fan then there are a few recipes for you! The Mint Julep is the official drink of the derby. I am not a fan of them but thought I would share a recipe.


                                                                         Mint Julep

                                                           Here is a recipe..Mint Julep

                  There is a cupcake for everything! I think I would prefer this, to the drink

                                                             Mint Julep Cupcake

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 Hope you enjoyed the recipes. My next couple posts are going to be a bit different in nature. I have been asked to review a couple of  products. One is a collection of cocktail mixers.{ funny enough}  and the other is a beach sarong, which I will then use for a giveaway! Stay tuned.Have a great Thursday!