Yeah, I WAS back here ready to blog along and then came Hurricane Jeanne. We were lucky damage-wise (in that there wasn't much), but we've been without electricity since Saturday... just got it back a couple of hours ago and let me say a great big THANK YOU to all the electric company guys and gals working long long hours in order to restore our power. Life in Florida is sooooo much better WITH air-conditioning.

pop... pop... pop pop... pop pop pop... get ready for movie night with this fanciful popcorn serving set that features bold red and white stripes with cartoon popcorn exploding from the design.

Set includes four individual bowls, large serving bowl and two seasoning shakers. Unique wedding gift for film freaks.

Price: (at the time of this review)
$40.00

Resources:

• Popcorn Serving Set at Macy's

mmm... Juicy. As in Juicy Couture -- a fabulous design house started by two women, Gela Taylor and Pam Skaist-Levy -- one of the hottest design teams around. And now there is a fabulous line of Juicy Couture handbags.

Fashionable without being freakish (which tends to go out of style fairly quickly), these Juicy handbags can be found in traditional browns and burgundys, but my favorites are the pink and blacks which have a hint of that pink poodles in Paris je ne sais quoi!

Resources:

• Juicy Couture Handbags at Nordstrom

Oh faithful readers (are there any of you left?), I know I have been gone for some time. For the morbidly curious, wondering where I've been, let me start with: I live on the Gulf Coast of Central Florida. We've been dodging hurricanes (sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much) for about four-six weeks now. My household has been very lucky, extremely minor damage, very little time without electricity and phone services. My heart goes out to the folks in the panhandle and Alabama who just took the brunt of Ivan. In addition to hurricane hokey-pokey, the kitty love of my life had her colon removed (don't ask), a human family member had major surgery, and I've got a pitbull of a summer cold that has had a hold on me for about two weeks [pardon me while I cough up a lung]. All that said? I'm back. And will be bringing you my latest picks and pans very soon. ;)