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Ah...nothing more lovely then an impeccably dressed man...so dashing. :)

Credit: From Me to You

Hugs & Best Wishes,

Lizzie

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photo from The Cherry Blossom Girl

Bonjour!
Hugs & Best Wishes,
Lizzy

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Lizzy

Today In History: June 22

Events
1377- Richard II succeeds Edward III as king of England
1740- King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture & guarantees religion & freedom of the press
1772- Slavery outlawed in England
1812- Napoleon's Grand Army invades Russia
1847- Doughnut created
1851- Fire destroys part of San Francisco
1870- Congress creates Department of Justice
1911- King George V of England crowned
1939- Future Queen Elizabeth of England meets future husband Philip
1940- France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarms
1969- Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance
1981- Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon
1990- Florida passes a law prohibits wearing a throng bathing suit
1992- 2 skeletons excavated in Yekaterinburg IDed as Czar Nicholas II & wife
2009- 2009 Washington Metro subway crash: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing 9 and injuring over 80.

Birthdays
1906- Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author/aviator
1922- Bill Blass, fashion designer
1933- Dianne Feinstein, 1st female mayor of San Francisco
1936- Kris Kristofferson, singer/actor
1949- Meryl Streep, New Jersey, actress
1953- Cyndi Lauper, singer
1960- Erin Brockovich, legal clerk & enviromental activist
1964- Dan Brown, author

Deaths
1969- Judy Garland, actress
1987- Fred Astaire, actor & dancer
1993- Pat Nixon, former First Lady

Have a lovely night.
Hugs & Best Wishes,
Lizzy

Charmed, Darling.

Fossil is one of my absolute favorite stores. They have a touch of whimsy and a love of antiques that I adore. So, for getting all A's this school year, my Dad is buying me one of their new charn bracelets and some charms. They have the best charms I've ever seen! Here are my favorites.

Envelope Charm

Paris Charm

Pave Love Charm

Flower Locket Charm

Compasss Charm

Palm Tree Charm

Pineapple Charm

Scooter Charm

World Charm (Opens to reveal a peace sign!)

View Finder Charm

Silver Key Charm

Number Charm (I want the #4, because Audrey Hepburn was born May 4th.)

Turtle Charm (Turtles are my lucky animal.)

Daisy Charm

Headphones Charm

Frog Charm

Owl Charm

Camera Charm

The bracelet I'm getting. My top 5 are:

- Paris Charm

- Camera Charm

- Scooter Charm

- Turtle Charm

- World Charm

What are your favorites?

Love and Best Wishes,

Lizzy

Today In History: June 21

Events

1547- Great fire in Moscow

1607- First Protestant Episcopal parish in America estabilished in Jamestown

1633- Galileo Galilei is forced by the Inquisition to "abjure, curse, & detest" his Copernican heliocentric views

1791- Fleeing French King Louis XVI & family captured at Varennes-en-Argonne (picture above)

1879- F. W. Woolworth opens his first store, which failed almost immediately

1893- First Ferris Wheel premieres at Chicago's Columbian Exposition

1933- 1st Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans

1942- Winston Churchill arrives in Washington DC to meet President Roosevelt

1945- US forces defeat the Japanese at Okinawa during WWII

1956- Anti-protons detected in atmosphere

1956- German DR frees almost 19,000 prisoners

1975- "Jaws", directed by Steven Spielberg opens

1982- John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity

1985- American, Brazilian & West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele

1990- 7.7 Earthquake with 100s of after shocks hits Iran; about 50,000 die

1990- NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 4th victim, Larry Parham

2001- Total solar eclipse in Madagascar-Atl Ocean (4m56s)

2006- Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix & Hydra

Birthdays

1732- Johann Christoph Frederic Bach, composer

1732- Martha Washington, wife of George Washington, 1st First Lady

1851- Daniel Carter Beard, organized first Boy Scout troop

1921- Fran Scott, pianist on Lawrence Welk Show

1922- Judy Holliday, actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib)

1933- Bernie Kopell, actor (The Love Boat, Get Smart)

1948- Ian McEwan, writer (Atonement, Solar)

1953- Benazir Bhutto, first female leader of a Muslim nation (Pakistan)

1973- Juliette Lewis, actress (What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Whip It!)

1982- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Deaths

1527- Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author,

1876- Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo)

1893- Leland Stanford, American business tycoon and founder of Stanford University

2007- Bob Evans, American restaurateur

Have a lovely day! Hope you learned something.

Hugs & Best Wishes,

Lizzy

(Info from History Orb, photo from here)

Today In History: June 20

Events
1214- The University of Oxford recieves its charter.
1782- Congress approves Great Seal of USA & the Bald Eagle as its symbol
1837- At 18, Queen Victoria ascends British throne; rules for 63 years(picture above)
1895- First female PhD earned (Caroline Willard Baldwin, in Science)
1901- Charlotte Manye is the firstAfrican graduate of a US college
1939- Test flight of first rocket plane using liquid propellants
1944- Nazis begin mass extermination of Jews at Auschwitz
1963- The Beatles form "Beatles Ltd." to handle their income
1988- "Price is Right" model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera
1994- OJ Simpson arraigned on murders of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldman

Birthdays
1733- Betty Washington, sister of George Washington
1866- Lord George ESMH Carnarvon, England, egyptologist (Tutankhamun)
1915- Terence Young, director (Dr No, Thunderball)
1950- Lionel Richie, singer
1953- Cyndi Lauper, singer
1967- Nicole Kidman, actress

Deaths
1837- William IV, King of England, dies

(info from History Orb, image from The Daily Mail)

Hope you learned something.
Hugs & Best Wishes,
Lizzy

Back from the Break! (With A Lovely Treat....)

Hey! To those who are still reading, thanks, and I'm sorry I've been gone for so long. The explanation is that I got into a funk of uninspiration. I wasn't "feeling it". Putting together posts was starting to become a thing that I dreaded, so I decided to take a hiatus until I felt re-inspired. So now, I'm back, and the posts will be better then ever! Cheers, to a "new" beginning! :)

Here is the treat! This is Rhiannon, of Hey Gorgeous' (notice the custom art?) "girl cave". It was featured on MadeByGirl, and I just had to share! For Rhiannon's comments on her girl cave and where to buy similar items, check out MadeByGirl. Also, check out Hey Gorgeous...neither blog disapoints.

Thank you card board. Love it.Wanted one of these wire letters for awhile.

Rhiannon and her cat(fellow kitty love!*smiles*), Chenks.

I want one that says "Keep Calm and Stay Southern". Zebra!
LOVE. I actually asked for a zebra head on my b-day wosh list, from Anthropologie. But I do love Mr.Rhino. (All photos from MadeByGirl, Taken by Jenna McKenzie Photography)

Have a happy rest of Monday!

Hugs & Best Wishes,

Lizzie