Happy Bastille Day!

Tarte au Citron
I hope all my Francophile friends ate something French today in honor of Bastille Day.

I had a busy day so I picked up a Tarte au Citron from Trader Joes tonight. Once I plated it on a pretty Spode Toile cake plate it looked just like one from a Paris Patisserie!

I highly recommend this tarte if you're ever in a pinch and don't have time to bake.

Vive la France!

We have a winner!

Drum Roll Please...

Liberty of London Reusable Bag

Only two dedicated readers entered a comment for my contest give-away of a Liberty of London Reusable Bag. I have decided to reward both readers and give them each a Liberty of London Reusable Bag.

Here's what the winners had to say about the bag:

Annemieke: I didn't realize Target still had Liberty of London. Being the new Cali girl that I am I am always looking for new reusable bags for my shopping.

Ruth: How pretty! If anyone could find such a lovely reusable shopping bag, it would be you!

Congratulations ladies and thank you for being a faithful readers of my blog! Your bag is on the way!

Love that Liberty!

Liberty of London Reusable Shopping Bag

Okay, by now it's pretty obvious just how much I adore Liberty of London prints. Since it's summer, I am still trying to get my fix of Liberty's flowery prints.

Check out what I found shopping today...this adorable fold-up Liberty of London For Target Reusable Shopping Bag! It's the only little 'bit of Liberty left at Target, if you're lucky enough to find it!

Liberty of London For Target

This eco-friendly shopping bag has been pretty hard to find for Liberty of London fans like me. I was so thrilled today when I found it! I love that it folds compactly into a wallet shape and fits nicely into your handbag.

This bag is a flat shopping bag (book bag shape) made in 100% polyester. Based on its shape and size it wasn't designed for holding groceries. It's a great little bag though for toting home small personal sundries like cosmetics, magazines, cards, etc.

Reuse to Reduce

I love Liberty's Sixty print which is the pattern on the bag. It reminds me of my mod bedroom wallpaper I had back in the early 1970's! I also love that Target will give you 5 cents off every time you use a reusable bag!

Now for the fun part, you know I couldn't buy just one bag so...you get to enter my contest to win your very own Liberty of London For Target Reusable Shopping Bag!

All you have to do to enter is: leave me a comment on this post with your name and email. I will randomly select a winner within a week and post the winning comment. The winner will then need to get in touch with me to give me your mailing address to receive your bag. One entry per person, please.

(Contest Closed on July 13, 2010. Thank you to those who entered.)

Liberty Flower Power

Liberty for Target Print Scarf

Did you know...they're going, going, gone now? Yes, the Liberty of London limited edition scarves have sold out online in both the USA and the UK. And this week, the remaining Liberty scarves and accessories went on clearance in the stores.

Since I am a Liberty fan I have been watching the stock at all my local Targets since Liberty hit their shelves in mid March. In my opinion, the Target Liberty frenzy got off to a rather slow start. It seems that only true-blue Liberty fans rushed out to grab some of Liberty's flower power at Target during those first few weeks.

Liberty's on Clearance Now

Initially, I was pretty excited to grab some Liberty "flower power" style at Target prices. I stocked up on some pretty fab stuff. Then rather quickly my Liberty "buzz" wore off. I loved the designs of all the Liberty for Target range but just wasn't jazzed about the quality of the goods.

So...I opted to keep several scarves, a Poppy tote bag and a mod dress (ooh, can't wait to wear it to tea in London!) from the Liberty for Target range. Now I have Liberty style and it didn't break the bank!

Liberty Flower Power
Now that the Target campaign is winding down, Liberty of London is launching a Flower Power campaign in London with a season of floral fun! Liberty is celebrating London's Carnaby Street's

50th Anniversary with a special range of products and events around the store...all with fab 1960's style!

Poppy & Daisy Liberty Scarf

So check out this pretty floral scarf available in the new Liberty Flower Power range. The scarf above by Prova for Liberty only has a price tag of $310 UK pounds. Yep, you red that right! Suddenly my Target Liberty scarf at $14.99 doesn't' look so bad! Perhaps I should run back out to Target and grab a few more!

We've Come A Long Way, Baby!

My paternal Great-Grandmother Lisette

and my Grandma Margaret at her left side

Circa 1915

Happy Mother's Day!

Thank you to all the Mothers and Grandmothers who have paved the way!

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Make Lemon Bars!

My Lemon Bars are always a hit!

My secret...The Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten's Lemon Bars recipe!

My tip is to make them the day or night before your event. Cool them and chill in the refrigerator overnight. Serve them cool or at room temperature the next day. I like to garnish my serving dish with fresh herbs.

Trust me...this recipe is a keeper! Thank you Ina!

Get the London Look!

Twiggy London

I've always loved the "London Look"!

It was 1966 when Twiggy first burst on to the fashion scene. She's back again! This time she's making a splash with her Twiggy London exclusive fashion line for HSN.

By far my favorite item in her fashion line up is her Patent Union Tote. It features a Union Jack flag in snake-embossed striping. The Union Tote comes in five fabulous colors and even includes a cute little cosmetics bag, too.

Now which color to choose....the classice Navy/Red or the mod Hot Pink/Orange one?