July, 2013 | Dragonflight Dreams

What I Wore: Black & Green

July 31, 2013 18 Comments

This is what I’m wearing today. An easy summer outfit – cute tank or shirt, shorts, sandals or wedges, and a hat. It’s hard to tell in these pictures, but the front of the tank is lace, which I think adds a nice detail. Also, the more I wear this hat, the more I love it. I’m becoming a hat person – who knew? 🙂

Not much in the way of news since yesterday. Work as normal. Still printing up a storm in anticipation of next weekend’s craft party. Still trying to plan my outfits for the conference this weekend. I’ve got the schedule all worked out and business cards ready and all that, just need to dress myself, haha.

Tonight is date night, which is a nice perk in the middle of the week. It’s the boy’s turn to choose, so who knows where we’ll end up. My money’s on Mexican.

How’s your week going?

I know this last one was blurry, but I liked it all the same.

Colors: Black, Olive, Straw, Gold

Shorts: Old Navy
Tank: Target
Necklace: ThreadSence
Ring: sample sale at Kintage
Bracelet: A now-defunct Etsy shop
Hat: local accessories swap
Shoes: Modcloth

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy, Transatlantic Blonde, Kiwi Women’s Style, Style Elixir, Because Shanna Said So, Lena B Actually, and Two Thirty-Five Designs.

Tuesday Treasure Trove

July 30, 2013 2 Comments

Our Coming Food Crisis. Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought Kitten nearly dies from vegan diet. “Concern for animal welfare has to include a biologically-appropriate diet… You can’t force your ideology on the cat.” Ohio Plans Unspeakably Cruel Appeal Of Dying Man’s Last Wish Are you a mosquito magnet? This Comedian Just Pointed Out What Dudes Never Think Of When Asking A Woman Out Wil Wheaton re-posted this old post of his on Twitter, because crazies haven’t stopped. 18 Helpful Diagrams To Solve All Your Clothing Woes Twelve Habits of Happy, Healthy People Who […]

Book Talk, Thoughts

Book Review: The House at Riverton

July 29, 2013 No Comments

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton I really wanted to like this book more than I did. Having marathoned through 3 seasons of Downton Abbey awhile back, I was ready for more period drama with an upstairs/downstairs angle. And The House at Riverton did have that. But the manner of the storytelling meant you didn’t really get to know either set well. The story is told through the eyes of Grace, once a housemaid at the grand house and now declining in a nursing home in her old age. But the main drama of the story centers around the […]

Pretty Things

Wind & Waves

July 25, 2013 No Comments

Etsy pretty things round-up time! I ran through the gamut of monthly-themed treasuries (which you can see here) so from now on it’ll be whatever random fancy strikes me each month. And after vacation last week, I have beach on the brain. 🙂 So today’s Etsy treasury is all about the seashore – things that remind me of and are made from it. I love the natural feel of some of these pieces. Wind & Waves by Dragonflight Dreams Sea Glass and Tile Mosaic Se… HomeSweetCoast $40 Tiny Sand Dollar Necklace. N… paperfacestudi… $26 Single Layer Round Driftwood… MaderaDelMar $315 […]

Life, Pretty Things, Thoughts

Port Aransas

July 24, 2013 6 Comments

Photo-heavy post warning! Last week we escaped down to Port Aransas on Mustang Island for a few days. It was a 4-hour drive from our place, which isn’t too bad, though some passengers disagreed: There was a lot of rain on the way down, but it cleared up for a short while right when we arrived. We rented a cute little cottage, just a few blocks from the beach in one direction, and a few blocks from downtown in the other direction. Perfect location. Check-in wasn’t until 4pm, so our first day there was pretty short. We settled […]

Tuesday Treasure Trove

July 23, 2013 No Comments

Cool video of the week: Kids React to Controversial Cheerios Commercial. The above may have restored your faith in humanity a bit, but then we get things like this: Baseball Fans Super Angry that a Hispanic American Sang Anthem at All-Star Game. F-ing ridiculous. On Mandela’s birthday, questions about ‘voluntourists’ in Africa. “Ask yourself how we might react if Ghana or Senegal or Kenya sent us its unqualified, inexperienced, untrained 20-somethings to teach in our schools… It would be clear to us that this was a problem – for the students whose education is being outsourced to unqualified people and […]

Recipes

Recipe: Easy White Fish Broil

July 22, 2013 No Comments

Prepare yourself for the easiest and tastiest fish recipe ever. It’s adapted from a recipe in one of the boy’s cookbooks (Esquire’s Eat Like a Man). We’ve made this twice so far, and thoroughly enjoyed it both times. It’s also a good excuse to use that oft neglected broiler drawer on your oven. Easy White Fish Broil Ingredients 2 skinless white fish fillets*, 6 oz. each 2 Tbsp. of butter, softened but not melted Fine sea salt Ground white pepper Herbes de Provence 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1/4 c. freshly squeezed lemon juice *We’ve used red snapper […]