{My Jessica McClintock Hat Again}

On Pentecost Sunday, May 19, I did wear some red and with that came my Jessica McClintock Hat Again. You can find a link to the first post with my Jessica McClintock Hat below.

Jessica McClintock hat with rose too and also black roses on my silk blouse from Escada. Knitted cotton/wool skirt from Escada and purse and shoes; all from the outlet. Wolford pantyhose; also from the Wolford outlet.

•  There also is a Wolford Outlet at Orlando Premium Outlets at Vineland Ave. 
• Also at Sawgrass Mills Outlets - 1700 Sawgrass Mills Circle -  33323 Sunrise, FL 

Husband Pieter in his charcoal gray Zegna suit from the Ermenegildo Zegna Outlet Store in Orlando, Florida and Zegna shirt.

Silk tie is from Last Call by Neiman Marcus.

Last Call by Neiman Marcus is for SUPER deals. Check the above mentioned hyperlink!

Watch for their July 4th specials.

Next to my hand you see the clips where the outdoor shutters normally are fastened.

They're off here before the painting. 

Have a lovely summer week; or winter week for the southern hemisphere.

Related links:
{Hats & Me} | previous post by me
{My Jessica McClintock Hat & Christian Dior Suit} | previous post by me
Life is better with a hat | previous post by blogger friend Bea from Modern Country Lady
My Life in Hats | previous post by blogger friend Marie-Thérèse from The French Touch
{Do YOU all know Our Nations Oldest City - St. Augustine, Florida?} | previous post by me wearing a hat
Mad Women and Their Hats | previous post by blogger friend Marie-Thérèse from the French Touch

{FRESH Made Pasta Sauce}

Already on February 2, 2013, I came across one of my favorite blogs: Frugal Ain't Cheap where Italian born Daniela always presents remarkable tips and often recipes. She wrote: Pasta Sauce in 5 Minutes on that particular day and I saved it as it was so easy and healthy with FRESH ingredients. You can click the above hyperlink for Daniela's recipe! The bell peppers and cherry tomatoes we got at Costco's Wholesale.

Several times I made Daniela's yummy and quick Pasta Sauce, but only on May 23, I finally made some photos...

Using Trader Joe's Organic Whole Wheat Fusilli Pasta for a healthy diet.

Since we are shopping at Trader Joe's we also take the Pecorino Romano & Parmesan blend grated cheese with only 2% cholesterol and fat. Sodium is low too with only 3%.

Following Daniela's recipe above, you have a very quick and healthy vegetarian meal and I also do add Trader Joe's Beef-less Ground Beef to this FRESH Made Pasta Sauce.

Topped with the above mentioned grated cheese, served in a French Pillivuyt Sancerre, heated pasta bowl...

To the right of my plate is this French Baccarat crystal glass with 'AMOUR' engraved into it.

I also do have the 'LOVE' version from Baccarat.

With my supper, I do drink the freshly squeezed juice of one lemon (also from Costco).

Sharing some Blogger LOVE and thanks again Daniela for your worthwhile recipe!

{TUTORIAL on how to Move your Google Reader to Bloglovin'}

THANK YOU so much for all the support over the past difficult days when we lost our feline SACHA GIRL!

♥♥

I feel like I ought to do something in return for my dear and loyal readers:

Most of you for sure have read the news that by July 1st, Google Reader will retire. So you better take care of it now; even though you will have a three month sunset period for finding an alternative feed-reading solution.

Importing your favorite blogs from Google Reader is just a snap and I will walk you through, so you don't have to worry about it any more. Feel free to pass this on to others as well!

On March 13, 2013 the announcement was made on Google Reader Blog.

You also best retain your Reader data through Google Takeout:

Okay, you start here: Google Takeout - just click this link.

That will land you here...

Click on CREATE ARCHIVE

Next, Click on Download...

You will have to sign in to your Google account...

Your zip folder will be created...

If you click on it, your Reader will show...

Clicking on Reader will show you all the data you just did Takeout.

Keep it safe on your PC!

If you want to export your Google Reader to e.g. Feedly, for those using WordPress or Gravatar you can do so via Feedly. I have done this also for you never know.

Now, let's go to the BLOGLOVIN'...

You need first to set up your BLOGLOVIN' account of course.

This originated in Sweden and I've been using it since January 22, 2011 and I also have their widget on my side bar. The French Eiffel Tower...

Log in to BLOGLOVIN' just click this link.

Next click Join Bloglovin

For those of you that already have a Facebook account; easy to sign in.

Or else, you sign up with email...

Follow the steps and you created your Bloglovin account.

You will receive an email verification and once you clicked that link; you are done!

Store your password and the login link in a document with password so nobody can hack your info.

NOW you are ready to Move your Google Reader to BLOGLOVIN'

Click: Import your favorite blogs from Google Reader. Use this hyperlink to get started!

You just log in and GO!

On my Google Plus About page I do list my Bloglovin' under my 'Other profiles, see yellow marked above.

Now you're all set and I hope this was clear enough for securing your Google Reader as data on your PC and for importing your favorite blogs from Google Reader to Bloglovin'.

You might want to go through your list again and place your 'blogger-following' in appropriate groups.

Just click on the drop down window at the top...

That's how you create groups and you can create a new group as you need to...

GOOD LUCK and enjoy BLOGLOVIN'

If you wish to keep me current in your BLOGLOVIN' Reader; just click on my Eiffel Tower.

Like that BLOGLOVIN' Eiffel Tower widget; click on hyperlink to install your own.
That's the ultimate Swedish French Touch!

Had to remove their widget on November 8, 2022—as it was causing lots of problems.

See image at bottom of this post: {Is BLOGLOVIN' Stealing Your Page Views}

{R.I.P. SACHA GIRL}

June 17 was a fatal day for our Sacha girl... She got hit by a car before breakfast time as she did not show up when Pieter put all the bowls out in the garage. That was strange. At noon, just as we sat together with a cup of green tea and the mail, the doorbell rang and I opened. There stood the neighbor from across the street with a cat in a bag; literally. His young son was with him. They had picked up 'their' dead cat from the road, they thought. As they were about to bury her; their cat showed up. Oh my gosh it must be the neighbor's cat they said and they had to notify us. That was quite a sad and shocking news. She was still warm but dead. Her chin had gotten a blow and her hind legs were scraped at the knees... I cried, this is such a sad thing and she will be dearly missed by all of us. Her siblings and her human parents.

Rest In Peace dear SACHA GIRL...

Born on March 30, 2007 at 10:45 AM 

Died on June 17, 2013

Here I am holding Sacha in my hands, she is only 4 days old. She is born in our home and was the middle baby of 5...

Here she is romping with her two brothers as they are almost six weeks old.

One week later at the age of 7 weeks; all 5 are napping on my covered chair in the Rose Suite where we all had moved temporarily.

Almost 8 weeks now and playing all 5 together. Learning and discovering life...

Now they are 8 weeks. ALL together napping on this foot stool. 

Their Mamita Spicy, whom we rescued and brought home from Acapulco, Mexico is looking on.

Sacha with her white socks and gloves was the easiest to recognize all the time.

Sacha is almost 3 months here and sleeping in a box... 

All three sisters napping on top of our down duvet... 5 months old here.

Three days later, all 5 siblings napping on the cotton mat in front of the French door to the balcony...

Sacha was like her Mamita Spicy, a tuxedo cat.

Ten months old here and Sacha was like her Mamita Spicy, a master at standing on her hind legs.

Bandido is very vocal, showing his teeth while talking. Sacha was the most vocal; we will miss her talking...

She could just hold on to the down-folded table flap to stand tall for 'begging'.

Whenever we had a cup of coffee or a tea she wanted a cat treat!

Please Papi or Mami; give me 3 of those crunchy treats...!

We always had our coffee or tea as the mail man came. Here something in a parcel was wrapped in tissue paper. Sacha claimed that right away! Now she looked 'gift-wrapped'...

Bandido or 'Dido' as we call him, was her favorite brother and look how they napped together!

4th of July, 2011 and Sacha is watching the US Flag... The Georgia flag is on the other side, not seen here.

December 9, 2011 Sacha got picked up by daughter Liz before we left to the Atlanta airport where we  dropped Liz off...

That was the last time she ever would hold her.

A picture from last year on the driveway where they all love to lie and roll...

April last year and Sacha always was vocal. Here she says goodbye to all of us...

Cuddling her, was not that easy as she was very shy but once she was in my arms; she melted and loved it. 

She always caressed my face with her velvety paw; I love you Mami...

How I miss my sweet girl!

I like to use a quote here from my best friend: 'Only those who share love in life, share sadness in death...'

Related links:
{Our 2 Inseparable Feline Siblings SACHA & BANDIDO} | previous post by me
{Sacha All Boxed Up} | previous post by me
{My Silk Quilted Vest Creation and YOUR Opinion Requested...} | previous post by me

{More of my Handmade Filet Lace Embroidered Angels}

Just like in my earlier post about my Handmade Filet Lace Embroidered Angels for our bathroom, I like to show you more in detail the ones from our guest bathroom. They are made by hand, using the French DMC thread for filling up the machine made net for creating this Filet Lace Embroidery.

This is the outside of our guest bathroom window.

It is the best way for showing these Handmade Filet Lace Embroidered Angels.

For privacy we actually don't need any window treatment as it is quite high and nobody can look through those windows!

But it certainly does add a personal touch of my love for angels and roses...

The first photo I took on June 12, and this one is from August 21, 2012 when the huge fig tree still stood behind the vinyl fence.

We never could reach those figs; only the birds could! So it got the death penalty and is no longer growing there.

This photo is from March 25, of this year and now our bathroom window, to the left, is also visible with its Filet Lace Embroidered Angels (you can see that previous post below).

Did you notice that our home also badly needed to be pressure washed and painted?

Well, the first photo showed you that we DID take care of that, as well as the one below.

Two painters worked for 3 weeks on the pressure wash + painting and on Monday, June 3rd the job got completed.

That's your sneak preview... Quite a  difference or not?!

The guest bathroom angels are a bit larger than the ones in our bathroom but I opted for two different patterns.

This is the pattern I used and I just mirrored it.

Again a pattern that was in the book: Hemels Handwerkboek by Marie Van den Berk-Mertens

The above link will bring you to Amazon.com

Hemels Handwerkbook is Dutch for Heavenly Handworkbook

Even if this book is in Dutch, the patterns and the photos speak for itself and it has many patterns listed.

Hope you enjoyed our guest bathroom angels and the sneak preview of the exterior painting job.

You will get to see more to come but first more renovations inside.

Stay tuned...

Related links:

{Our Guest Bathroom} | previous post by me
{My Hand Made Filet Lace Embroidered Angels} | previous post by me
{Crochet Edging on Antique French Knotted Filet Lace} | previous post by me
{Our New Shower with Dreamline Frameless Sliding Shower Door} | previous post by me