When I was little, my parents used to host dinner-club parties; Mom would bring out her Julia Child cookbooks and go all gourmet. Kids were not invited to these events, so I would be fed before dinner and was known to spy on the party...
Read MoreDecided I'm going to periodically dedicate my posts to lookalike designer shoes. Here's why: You already know I don't understand the point of spending upwards of $700 on footwear. And (best part), I keep seeing low-end manufacturers doing excellent renditions of the hottest designers shoes on the market...
Read MoreUntil recently, my association with crochet was limited to a certain wool scarf I tried to make in Fifth grade; as it grew longer, it also became narrower and narrower, which resulted in me abandoning the project in a fit of frustration. I am not frustrated...
Read MoreAbout three weeks into the tour, our bus pulled up next to an uber-quaint Austrian hotel in the Tyrolean town of Ellmau. There, we were checked into the main guest house, with spillover lodging in another building – it was, if memory serves, separated by...
Read MoreOne more wedding lookalike is up for grabs: the Duchess gown, $698, from JS Collections at www.nordstrom.com. And that Reiss Shola dress? Sold out...
Read MoreUntil recently, orange and I haven’t gotten along very well. I’m fairly sure this antagonistic relationship began my sophomore year of college during sorority rush. For the uninitiated, let me briefly explain...
Read MoreAnnouncing the latest contest winners: Janette Turner and her friend, Lisa Pratt, both of Seattle, WA. Congrats to these two great Bargain Hunters...
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