Apple and Pumpkin Pocket Pie Molds, at Williams-Sonoma Today, I’m looking back over my summer, finishing up diary and journal entries, reminiscing, and seeing if there’s anything I wanted to do and forgot to make time for. I need one more picnic in a park, one more night spent sleeping under the stars, and one …

August may be over tonight, but that doesn’t mean summer is gone. My friends in San Diego are filling their Facebook and Livejournal entries with moans about suffering from the heat and just wishing fall would hurry up and come already. Here in Seattle, it’s pleasant in the 70s and I’m dreading another long cold …

Be sure you are enjoying everything about the season while you still can. Buy fresh watermelon, corn, tomatoes, peas, cherries and artichokes and enjoy eating them. Drink white and rose wines, orange and grape soda, lemonade and limeade. Eat popsicles, sorbet, ice cream and gelato – you may not feel like it this fall when …

OPI’s “No Spain No Gain” Today I’m doing the bare minimum of work (and housework) and then dashing off into downtown Bellevue this afternoon with a friend. We’ll eat lunch, get pedicures, and take her nieces to see Ponyo. This will be a nice treat after my stressful months away from home dealing with family …

QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Need to change or scoop cat litter? – Made Labor Day weekend plans? Inviting people over, or going somewhere yourself? – Inventory your paper supplies. How well are you stocked up on toilet paper, paper towels, Wet Wipes, Kleenex and Puffs for the upcoming cold season? I never want …

August 2009: – Labor Day Weekend entertaining: reminders; links to recipes and party tips; staycation ideas – More back-to-school reminders and projects – End of summer reminders and summertime wrapup September 2009: – “The Girl With No Shadow” is our book of the month at the Lovely Living Book Club – Tips and resources for …

Lovely Living’s daily posts are moving here to Blogspot. Why? Livejournal’s lack of customizable HTML editable templates; lack of support for Google Webmaster and Google Analytics, and other annoyances. I DO like how easy it is for people to find communities they are interested in and likeminded people on Livejournal. Lovely Living is not a …