La tendance sur les blogs en ce moment, est aux intérieurs.
Je trouve cette maison joliment décorée.
Elle est si peace... Non ?
Petit aparté. J'ai reçu quelques produits de la marque Burt's Bees, marque américaine, récemment.
Des produits naturels.
Je ne suis pas une pro des soins et produits de beauté mais quelle bonne surprise !
Sans entrer dans les détails, j'ai été sous le charme des odeurs de ces crèmes (ça sent l'été !) et après quelques jours d'application, je peux affirmer qu'elles sont très efficaces.
Je suis particulièrement fan du Baume pour les mains que je trimballe partout avec moi... Moi qui ai la fâcheuse tendance de tripoter/ronger mes peaux dès que je suis un peu nerveuse, c'est la première fois que j'ai des mains clean.
Après sondage, vous pouvez vous en procurer au Beauty Monop, Beauty Success et sur ce site : Soins 2 beauté.
Après une nuit passée à papoter, petit dej en plein air suivi d'un bain de soleil dans les champs...
Margaux L porte un débardeur H&M, un short American Apparel et des Ray-Ban.
Je porte un short Princesse Tam Tam, un débardeur Helmut Lang et des Ray-Ban.
Nos chapeaux sont ceux que nous avons trouvé dans la maison...
Ps : Le site de vente en ligne (qu'on adore !) Stylesofiaorganise une opération bien sympa en l'honneur de la Vogue Fashion Night en Australie.
-Demain, de 9h à 15h, tous les envois en France seront gratuits. -Pour les 20 premiers acheteurs, il y aura un pack de make-up de leur partenaire LimeCrime ainsi que des marchandises Kustom Kix. -Le point important, c'est que vous pourrez retrouver des bloggeuses du Monde entier en streaming sur le site... A voir !
THEME: Going against type — all theme answers follow [adjective]-IS-[opposite of adjective] patterns, where [adjective] is actually not an adjective at all, but some famous person's last name.
Word of the Day: James BLUNT (43A: Comment about well-dressed pop singer James?) —
James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage nameJames Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005. His repertoire can be best described as a mix of acoustic-tinged pop, rock and folk. After recording on the independent American label Custard Records, Blunt won two BRIT Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, and by 2006 was nominated for five Grammy Awards. The following year, he released his second album All the Lost Souls (2007). Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble, was released in November 2010. Worldwide, Blunt has sold over 15 million albums. (wikipedia)
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Another puzzle with a lackluster theme but nice fill. This theme has so many possibilities that it hardly seems like a challenge to come up with answers. Vince or Brigham YOUNG IS OLD. Reggie WHITE IS BLACK. Shelley LONG IS SHORT. Grace SLICK IS ARTLESS. Jean SMART IS STUPID. And (probably) on and on. The choices that are actually in the puzzle are particularly unimaginative, with the exception of BLUNT IS SHARP, which was its own kind of hell — I'm, let's say, not terribly fond of his music, so much so that I completely forgot he existed and had to uncover him from crosses (what do you call a really negative "AHA moment"?). By contrast, the fill was nice all around, except TWINER, which has that forced -ER factor (i.e. no one who made a braid was ever called a TWINER) (25D: Hair braider, e.g.). I don't really understand the clue on QATARI (24D: Local staffer for Al Jazeera, e.g.). Is Al Jazeera *based* in Qatar, and that's why the staffer is "local?" I got it off the "Q," but the clue felt forced, or at least much more difficult than I expect a Tuesday clue to be. I liked OIL CRISIS (11D: Emergency of 1973 or 1979) and CLAM DIP (8D: Seafood-based party food). Did not like LOG as clued (19A: Fireplace wood), esp. sitting as it does two clues down from a clue where "wood" is used differently (properly) (11A: Wood used for wine barrels=>OAK). [Fireplace wood] is not LOG any more than [Hamburger meat] is PATTY, i.e. you're talking about form/shape. Clue is defensible, but weak. Also, why are you not writing home (specifically) about a SECRET? What if you and your mom share the secret? I get that you are playing on a phrase here, but the clue just doesn't point to SECRET very clearly or directly. So I'm no fan of the cluing, but the words themselves are solid and interesting, for the most part.
Theme answers:
17A: Comment about comic actor Martin when standing next to a peewee? (SHORT IS TALL) — what is a "peewee?" So weird. Do you mean "child?"I know "peewee" as an adjective, and as a comic performer, not so much as a simple noun.
26A: Comment about actor Jack, racially speaking? (BLACK IS WHITE) — the phrase "racially speaking" is mildly icky.
43A: Comment about well-dressed pop singer James? (BLUNT IS SHARP) — I'll make the SHARP IS BLUNT joke here so you don't have to.
57A: Comment about impressionist Rich when playing a packed house? (LITTLE IS BIG) — this could've gone in ... bluer directions.
Bullets:
52A: Former drink marketed as "zomething different" (ZIMA) — "Former drink" made me laugh. Finally, I know who's actually drinking ZIMA: no one.
55A: When doubled, band with the 1984 #1 hit "The Reflex" (DURAN DURAN) — if you weren't a youngish teenager in 1984, then you probably don't remember that for a brief, weird time, DURAN DURAN were not only huge, but hugely popular with girls. The band featured several certifiable teen heartthrobs, three of whom had the last name of TAYLOR, *none of whom were related* ... 9th grade was weird. Here are two songs that remind me of that year (the only one in my life where I took the bus to school. Pointless trivia!):
OK, three songs:
4D: The record score in this game is 1,049 points (SCRABBLE) — I never play, but this was still easy to get.
7D: Acela operator (AMTRAK) — I learned what "Acela" is from crosswords.
33D: "Wrapping up ..." (IN SUMMARY) — why do I feel like "IN SUMMATION" is a more common/apt phrase? "IN SUMMARY" just feels slightly off. But I would never use any of these phrases, so what do I know?
La mère de mon amie Margaux B vient d'acquérir une jolie maison en Bourgogne.
Un week-end de 4 jours, c'est l'occasion rêvée d'y passer un moment... Nous voilà parties pour deux nuits loin du bordel parisien.
Après avoir posé nos affaires, un tour dans le coin s'imposait.
Nous avons traversé des champs et roulé sous des fils électriques (grand moment !) pour atteindre la ferme la plus proche...
Des vaches, des poules, des lapins... Petite visite de la ferme, guidées par Madame la fermière en personne ! Nous sommes retournées à la maison avec du lait et des oeufs frais mais surtout des délicieuses confitures à la rhubarbe et à la groseille. Faites maison, bien entendu !
Baptême de tracteur, avec Sebastien, agriculteur et accessoirement, le fils des fermiers !
Margaux porte une robe By Mutation, des sandales et lunettes H&M, et un collier Chine Machine.
Je porte un jean Levi's, un débardeur Fine Collection, un sweat Home Run , un collier The V, des espadrilles achetées sur un marché.
Merguez, pommes de terre, un dîner sans passer par la case barbecue, n'aurait pas été un dépaysement total...
Et devinez qui nous a rejoint sur un coup de tête ?
Vous saurez tout après-demain !
PS : Mon frère Diego doit vendre son 4x4 ! J'imagine que la plupart d'entre vous ne sont pas forcément intéressés mais qui ne tente rien n'a rien ! Ca se passe ICI !
