Fashion Style Hunter

This summer is starting to heat up and we can even boil it up just by wearing footwear. That’s right, footwear can do that but it’s not just any other footwear – it’s Dolce Vita sandals!
Today, we have several types of Dolce Vita sandals that are waiting to occupy a space in your wardrobe and also your foot!

Why don’t we step into these wonderful Dolce Vita sandals now and see if they fit?

Feeling Strappy?
Take the DV sandals that are strapped, open toe that has a very classic style that will definitely fit any sort of occasion and also season. A mini dress will look great paired with the Idalia Flat Thong sandal by Dolce Vita. This season, it is one of the hottest styles that are being taken off the shelves. The thong strap sandals have numerous cords that form and tuck into each other in…

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Really Risa

my husband found a pearl in his oyster last weekend. how cool is that?!

Is it me, or is summer a complete blur that is somehow almost over? I can’t recall exactly where I’ve been or what’s been keeping me so busy, but I’ve had almost no time to myself it seems, and, unfortunately, not much time to blog. I’m a bit stressed, really overwhelmed and in need of a proper vacation, but isn’t everyone? Luckily, I’ve snapped a few photos along the way so maybe this will give us a both a taste of life lately.

i’ve done a lot of shopping! these two forever 21 blouses are my current favorites (found here and here).

i’ve not spent nearly enough time here.

i had my first jury duty, which meant I was able to spend a few hours at Reading Terminal Market, the most amazing indoor market…

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The Bradley Chronicles

Thank you again to MadisonWoods for all her work and organization. You can visit her site and read through the other Flash Fiction Friday postings at:

http://madison-woods.com/index-of-stories/082412-2/

For those who are new, MadisonWoods shares a photo prompt to which several #FridayFictioneers will compose a 100-word flash of fiction. Come. Would you like a piece of candy? How about a nice balloon?

Today’s installment:

To Decide

Nailed to the town center post was a stretched vellum bearing proper seal and ink. Rose came upon the misty square at first light while bringing eggs for the market. She paused at the notice, lips slowly shaping words, her palm mindfully caressing her protruding belly as she read a second time with narrower eyes. Her grasp weakened, mouth slackened. The woven basket slid then crashed to the ground. Another government decree, this time declaring only one child per marriage, effective immediately. The most chilling…

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Buried Treasure

One month ago, people from Jan Gorodkin’s group and my own group published a paper in BMC Systems Biology. This happened after a very long process during which we were very close to retracting the manuscript due to inaction by the editor and sending it elsewhere. In the end it got accepted, but even now there is only the provisional PDF available. The paper has still not been typeset.

Typesetting is one of very few things an online-only journal does to add value. Publishers often claim to add value by organizing peer review, but if you think about it, they pass the manuscript to an unpaid editor who subsequently recruits unpaid referees to review it. Careful copyediting and typesetting of the final, accepted manuscript is thus in my view the only hands-on work that most journals do for their considerable article-processing charge. Neil Saunders’ recent blog post “We really…

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Hello friends.

I am sorry I have not been blogging much lately. After a whirlwind of nesting energy, I have gutted closets, cleaned out drawers and reorganized just about everything I could get my hands on. My husband and my house appreciated it but my back did not…so I’ve been trying to take it easy this week. Hormones are pretty damn powerful, that’s for sure!

Anyway…I finally got around to editing some more shots from my Paris trip and I wanted to share them with you. Paris, at night, takes on another level of beauty and grandeur…

I can see why they call it the City of Light! Isn’t she beautiful?

Have a wonderful week! Baby Claire is due in 18 short days so I will keep you posted as best I can but if it seems I have dropped off the face of the earth – you will know…

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