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5:00 Fridays – Edith’s Toast

Ilinap · June 18, 2010 ·

I'd like to live in Edith Vanderbilt's shoes for just a weekend. I know I'd share a kinship with any woman who'd wear bright corally orange fine silk sewn inside her otherwise staid black cape. It's also a sure thing that her shoes were fantastic, so what girl wouldn't want to … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Edith’s Toast

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, Biltmore House, cocktail, fun, happy hour, North Carolina, travel, vacation

So hot I’m burning out.

Ilinap · June 15, 2010 ·

I'll be taking a little social media break later this month. I need to get off the keyboard and back into full fledged 4D reality for a bit. This will be part catharsis, part test. I need to focus on some work, the kind that pays better than blogging. I need to hang out with … [Read more...] about So hot I’m burning out.

Tags: blog, family, kids, motherhood, time, vacation, writing

SONY PSP and Me

Ilinap · June 7, 2010 ·

I have never been a gaming girl. Pong used to stress me out. Ms. Pac Man chewed me up and spat me out. Centipede about made my heart explode. I'm aging myself here. What I mean is, video games have never been my thing. My older brother had always been a fanatic. Even at the ripe … [Read more...] about SONY PSP and Me

Tags: fun, gaming, SONY PSP, vacation, video game

Wordless Wednesday: Colonial Time Out

Ilinap · June 2, 2010 ·

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Tags: Bird, brothers, Deal, vacation, wordless Wednesday

Writing in the Midst of Bedlam

Ilinap · May 12, 2010 ·

I've been busy with what-nots and what-ifs and other such things lately. I've had guests in town, a cranky ill-behaved kid, conference calls galore, school board anxiety, end of school year parties, homework, field trips, playdates, vacation planning, beach house dreaming, … [Read more...] about Writing in the Midst of Bedlam

Tags: blog, busy, cooking, kids, school, time, vacation, writing

Wordless Wednesday: Built More House

Ilina · April 28, 2010 ·

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Tags: North Carolina, vacation, wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: Trouble Over Bridged Water

Ilina · April 21, 2010 ·

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Tags: Bird, brothers, Deal, vacation, wordless Wednesday

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