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Fashionable Friend Friday

This week’s Fashionable Friend Friday is Penny Goffman owner of Jolie Gotique, the awesome mobile boutique in Greenwich Ct.  I met Penny last year and have been so impressed with her ever since.  She is a busy mom (her company is named after her daughter) but also a hugely successful entrepreneur.  Her Gotique fashions are incredible and reflect her amazing sense of style and spunk.  As Penny says herself:

Jolie Gotique curates a unique collection of contemporary fashions & accessories. Pulling from local, emerging and foreign designers – each style is hand selected with one motto in mind  bringing effortless “chic” to our clientele. Women can be comfortable and stylish simultaneously. Girls can be princesses, tomboys, and everyday cool in trendy & cozy styles. Live well, look fabulous!  


For more information about Jolie Gotique or to shop online or locate the truck in the Greenwich area, click HERE.








Jackie Kennedy’s Waffles

I have such a fun recipe for you today.  I bet you did not know that Jackie Kennedy was known to make the most delicious waffles!!!  This “eggy” version was one of President Kennedy’s favorite foods.  I knew that you would love this for your collection.  I am going to make them this weekend since all my kids will be home.  Woo Hoo!!!!!  Bon Appetit!!!!!

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Adapted from People Magazine

1/2 cup butter
1tbsp. sugar
2 egg yolks
7/8 cup milk or 1 cup buttermilk
1 cup plus 1 tbsp sifted flour
1 pinch of salt
2 stiff beaten egg whites
4 tsp baking powder


1. Cream butter and sugar.  Add egg yolks.  Beat.  Add flour and milk alternately.  This can be done at any time.  When ready to bake, fold in egg whites, add baking powder.  Mixture should be thick and fluffy!


2. Cook in a waffle iron and serve with hot maple syrup and butter.

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Vitamin Sea

Since we have Spring Break on our minds, our Virtuoso travel contributor Carrie Mandala put together this amazing recap of some sand and sea vacations for you!!!  Each location looks absolutely dreamy.  I can just picture myself sitting on one of these beaches with a pina colada in hand in one of yesterday’s Spring Break fashions!!!!  Sigh!!!  Oh well off to get my day started!!!!  If you are interested in planning a special vacation, Carrie is for you.  Email her at carrie@elmrocktravel.com and she will get you started in style!!!

Anguilla:

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An Enchanting Piece Of Paradise
Dazzling vacation properties are woven with clapboard shacks to create a co-mingling of accommodations on this little limestone Caribbean isle. A mix of cultures inhabits the island of absolutely mind-blowing beaches and scenery. This vacation hot spot is ideal for those who aim to retreat from the radar, with its quaint and low-key charms in the tropical haven of a location. From snorkeling to golfing to sailing, there’s something for everyone
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Bahamas:

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Sit, Relax, Explore, And Stay A While
Beaches and boating, pampering and private flying, shopping and sightseeing, diving and dining: This is just a taste of the experiences to embrace in the Bahamas. With blue water so crystal clear you can watch tropical fish flitter about, and beaches so luxuriously relaxing you might spend every day of your vacation just lounging, you have to see this island paradise to believe it. Tropical adventure and unbelievable leisure both await you
Turks & Caicos:

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Dive Into Adventure in the Lucayan Archipelago
Say I scuba-“do” to a dive along one of the world’s longest barrier reefs and a mile-high underwater wall off the coast of the Turks and Caicos, a chain of 40 islands and cays in the aquamarine Caribbean. For a tamer experience, explore snorkel trails along Smith’s Reef and Bight Reef. Witness a nighttime mating ritual courtesy of greenish glowworms that breed in the Caicos Cays every month, transforming the water into a luminescent Milky Way.
Costa Rica

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Beaches, Birds, And Bridges: The Sky’s The Limit
To find the best Costa Rica has to offer, just look up. Toucans paint the trees of Cahuita National Park, mischievous howler monkeys frolic in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and suspension bridges dangle in Arenal Volcano National Park. After exploring the Caribbean beaches for green sea turtles at Tortuguero National Park, lie back at one of the country’s famous surf breaks and enjoy “pura vida”.
Mexico
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Intoxicating Attractions: Beaches, Canyons—and Tequila
If you adore the outdoors, you’ll love Mexico, home to sand and sea resorts. Riveria Maya just a short drive from Cancun offers a wide array for all.  If looking to get off the beaten path then travel to the ever hot destination of Isla of Holbox. Beyond the beach, hop aboard the Copper Canyon Railway for stunning scenery through 390 miles of gorges, or take the Jose Cuervo Express train through agave fields, sampling Mexico’s mind-boggling beverage along the way. In the colonial mountain town of Guanajuato, strolling mariachi bands offer sidewalk serenades.
Warmest Regards,
Carrie Mandala
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Spring Break Style


With Spring Break right around the corner and all 
of this unseasonably warm weather, I have been 
thinking of tropical clothing.  Here are some of 
my spring break picks.  I think I will take one 
of each please!!!!

Spring Break Style

Gucci pink dress
$1,765 – harveynichols.com

Calypso St Barth silk dress
calypsostbarth.com

Chicwish sexy dress
chicwish.com

Calypso St Barth silk top
calypsostbarth.com

Calypso St Barth boho top
calypsostbarth.com

J Crew blue cardigan
$135 – jcrew.com

J Crew orange top
jcrew.com

Trina Turk short shorts
$210 – neimanmarcus.com

Parker Beach cover up swimwear
saksfifthavenue.com

Prada flat shoes
barneys.com

Rainbow sandals
trafficshoe.com

Gucci leather handbag
$2,940 – brownsfashion.com

Elizabeth Cole earrings
lanecrawford.com

Book Club Monday

This week’s Book Club Monday choice is one that is next on my list, My Husband’s Wife: A Novel by Jane Corry.  This book has been labeled as “Winter’s Must Read Thriller”!!!!!!!!!!   The story goes like this:

When young lawyer Lily marries Ed, she’s determined to make a fresh start. To leave the secrets of the past behind. But then she takes on her first murder case and meets Joe. A convicted murderer whom Lily is strangely drawn to. For whom she will soon be willing to risk almost anything. 

But Lily is not the only one with secrets. Her next-door neighbor Carla may be only nine, but she has already learned that secrets are powerful things. That they can get her whatever she wants.

When Lily finds Carla on her doorstep sixteen years later, a chain of events is set in motion that can end only one way.  Summary Amazon.com



To purchase this book or for more information, click HERE.


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Oscar Party

It’s finally here, Oscar weekend!!!!  I have really enjoyed this year’s nominees.  I am rooting for La La Land, Lion and Hidden Figures.  Those were definitely my favorites this year.  Whether you are going to an Oscar Party or hosting your own or even just watching in your PJ’s…here are some festive celebration ideas to make you feel like you just walked off the red carpet!!!

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And a throw back to when our fav Leo won his Oscar
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