Today on Weekend Meanderings, little black dresses for travel, a carpet hack and my coastal grandmother summer.
Happy weekend, friends!
It’s Saturday and I’m joining Kim and Elizabeth for Weekend Meanderings.
Our weekly roundup of inspiration and goings on.
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Did you have a great 4th of July?
It’s fun to have a long weekend.
But short weeks throw me off.
Its all a blur, so let’s jump right it.
EVERYTHING I WORE IN ITALY
It was a short week but I managed to get an Everything I Wore in Italy post on the blog. If you missed it, catch up here.
Quick video of all my looks here. Oh, and a brief tour of Lake Iseo here.
LBD’S ARE IDEAL FOR TRAVEL
Also mentioned in my everything I wore post is how great little black dresses are for travel. One LBD can be worn in many ways from beach cover up to strolling around to evenings out … with a few accessories – belts, bags, hats – added or taken away.
I also love a LBD for plane travel … a looser dress for long haul flights. And preferably below the knee in length, but not full maxi because airport and airplane bathrooms. Ugh. I just bought this tiered dress from Amazon The Drop, it’s a Jenni Kayne dupe. Add a sweater or jacket it’s ideal for a plane. It comes in a ton of color options.
ROTATING OUR AREA RUG & PLUMPING UP INDENTATIONS
Last weekend Jim and I rotated our great room area rug. It wasn’t easy … it’s big and very heavy. I’ve been wanting to do it for a while to distribute the wear and tear. Two recent accidents, one involving Jim dropping a bowl of bean dip and the other involving one of our dogs, we had the carpet professionally cleaned so it was the perfect time to rotate.
A big issue resulting from rotating a rug is furniture indentations. Jim tried two methods to remove them. The first involves a wet rag and medium heat iron. Cover the indentations with a wet rag, then put the medium iron down for a few second and repeat multiple times. Do not leave the iron down for more than a few seconds. This worked marginally well. What really did the trick … ice cubes. Place a row of ice cubes over the indentations and walk away. Once melted, the indentations magically vanish. Blot up any excess water.
The second issue we had is the small slit in the carpet where our behind-the-sofa lamp plugs into the floor outlet. Jim measured before we rotated the rug and determined the slit would end up under the coffee table. He then made a new slit (using a box cutter) and voila, order is (somewhat) restored.
As Martha Stewart says, you must always have the proper tools. And we have several sets of these furniture moving pads that make moving heavy pieces (like coffee tables) easy without damaging floors. Also we have lots of white rags on hand for cleaning up carpet (and other) oopsies. Maggie would like me to clarify this is the first accident she’s had since she was a small puppy. And there were extenuating circumstances.
COASTAL GRANDMOTHER SUMMER
While many of you embark on another Hot Girl Summer, I’m over here enjoying a Coastal Grandmother Summer. This is a variation of the outfit I’ve been wearing all week, anchored by my favorite J.Crew cropped white denim. On the two days it heated up I switched the jeans for Bermuda shorts.
White Denim | Black Tee | Sandals | Sunnies
I love these jeans so much I wanted to order another pair but they’re out of my size. Believe me I’ll be monitoring the inventory situation closely. If they’re out of your size too, these are a few similar options.
I like the style so much I ordered them in regular denim too. I chose the petite sizing. I’m 5’4″ and a cropped pant on a model will easily be full-length on me.
APEROL SPRITZ … THE DRINK OF SUMMER
Yes, I have Italy on my mind … and ever since our return I’ve been enjoying Aperol Spritz at home. And last night was cocktail night (video here).
Aperol Spritz is easy to make … with only three ingredients + garnish. Prosecco, Aperol and Club Soda in portions of 3, 2, 1 (as in ounces). Because I like my drinks on the lighter side, half the regular recipe makes a perfectly sized appertivo for me. Jim likes the full-strength, adult portion.
Traditionally Aperol Spritz are served in stemmed white wine glasses like these. But here at Snowberry anything goes. A stemless wine glass, an heirloom glass, a glass glass. It doesn’t matter, just enjoy.
I have a couple of Aperol Spritz posts on the blog … the traditional recipe here … and the grapefruit variation here. Cin Cin.
In other news ~
Kim and I did an Instagram Live last week. We saved the recording and you can watch it here.
And that’s what I have for you this week.
Let’s see what’s inspiring Kim and Elizabeth …
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Cheers from Snowberry!
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