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The Lexington Junior League put on its 74th annual Charity Horse Show last week.  Like most people, when I think of Kentucky, and horses, my mind automatically goes to "thoroughbreds."  The big, hulking horses who are bred to do two things: race and breed.  These are the ones we see at Keeneland and Churchill Downs -- the ones who get the glory of big-money racing.  Before I was involved with the

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Y'all, Francine Pascal has written a novel about the grown-up Sweet Valley Twins. You can read the first chapter here. I assume everyone has one of these...

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Oh, my goodness! So much has been going on here that I haven't had time to sit down and blog in ages. Blogs to come, but here's where I've been: First of all, remember the teeny-tiny puppy we brought home? Baby Sophie; her head was the size of an iPhone! Well, she's not so teeny-tiny anymore. At each veterinary appointment she's had so far, she has weighed in five pounds heavier. She's

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A few years ago, I moved to a new city. I transferred into my new city's Junior League with a little trepidation. You know what they say about the Junior Leagues in Big Southern Cities. As soon as I attended my first meeting, however, I realized I was home. The League President, Mary, a lovely, friendly lady who has since tragically passed on, made me feel welcome right away. Then, she made an

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Max in Nashville, 2008 For some people, dogs are dogs.  I grew up in a family like that; our dogs were important, and we liked having them around, but they never earned "person" status.  Part of this attitude stemmed from the fact that my parents were both raised in the country, with a very "farm" mentality toward animals. The first day we met Sophie For other people, dogs truly are members

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This week, I learned that one of my sorority sisters was having a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week.  The details aren't mine to share, but it suffices to say that she is faced with three or four major life events -- some wonderful, some terrible-- within the span of a week. Within a few hours of learning of our friend's bad week, several of our sorority sisters had banded together via

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I'm a movie person.  During my undergraduate studies, I actually took a couple of English classes which focused on interpreting film as a literary medium. To be perfectly honest, I far prefer film to television for many reasons: the lack of overtly time-wasting advertisement, the capacity to tailor the story to an audience, the time allotted to the story, the sophistication of budget and design,

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Murfee & Me Now, everyone knows that my favorite color is "Lilly." Somehow, though, I'd managed to miss out on the adorable Murfee scarf, which is a great piece for dyed-in-the-wool Lilly lovers as well as those gals who tend to shy away from all-over prints.  This ridiculous oversight was recently rectified when I had the good fortune to win a Murfee scarf in a generous giveway hosted by

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Did I tell y'all? Max got a sister!! Sophie

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(Cartoon courtesy of The New Yorker) Wow. I haven't blogged in months. The thing is, I've started many times. I have tons of half-written entries saved as drafts. I have ideas that I've spun around in my head. But, the truth is,  this weblog was started as a "lifestyle" blog. More specifically, I set out to create a blog about the shopping, decorating, entertaining lifestyle. But, over the past

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I've never been much of a New Year's reveler. When I was younger, and still into "going out", New Year's Eve always felt like a holiday for amateurs. People drank too much, put too many unrealistic expectations into the evening, and spent a ton of money on an artificially engineered "good time." Now that I'm a little more settled, I prefer to make NYE a quiet evening at home.My favorite New

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My holiday favorite--a longtime tradition in the Magnolia family! 1. Place 1/2 to 1 cup of chopped pecans in shallow bowl. Pour Maker's Mark over nuts, immersing completely. Cover and let soak 12 hours to overnight. 2. Mix bourbon-pecan mixture in powdered sugar until it forms a stiff ball. For less bourbon-y flavor, you can whip in a stick of softened butter. Refrigerate to let stiffen

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11:30 p.m., chez Magnolia: As Mr Mag and Max drift into sleep, I build an awesome quilt-tent so that I can best utilize my Snuggie booklight. Just as I'm good and settled, I notice that the pages skip from 184 to 249. After two weeks of obsessively reading all five Lauren Willig novels, I must put the bodice-ripping and swashbuckling aside, at least until my local bookstore opens tomorrow

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My favorite thing about living in an older house is that it's clearly been "lived in". The storage space under the staircase has extensive drawings on the walls where a former resident created a "spaceship". I found these drawings while digging out our Christmas decorations today. They are so cute that I just had to share!       I'm not ready to put up my decorations until later in the week,

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~ From the backstabbing co-worker to the meddling sister-in-law, you are in charge of how you react to the people and events in your life. You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead. Take control and choose to focus on what is important in your life. Those who cannot live fully often become destroyers of life. ~ Anaïs Nin

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Oh, how I love basketball season! I met one of my sorority sisters at the game today, and had my very first opportunity to see the soon-to-be-great John Wall play in person! Good times. Basketball Day-Game by mintjulepmagnolia featuring Tory Burch shoes

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I honestly can't believe that Thanksgiving is six days away. This year has flown! As the holiday draws near, I keep finding delicious recipes I'd like to make. It seems most of them involve sweet potatoes. (And bourbon, of course...) Here are the most intriguing recipes I've found in the course of my holiday planning. I love the idea of putting a new spin on holiday classics; this helps balance

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So, it's no secret that my favorite color is pink. I have pink Christmas trees, pink dresses, and a pink guest room. I even joined a sorority with the convenient colors of rose and white! As autumn draws to a close this year, however, I find myself loving things in ginger tones. {Image via Target} I pink puffy heart this coral fleece from Target. I've had it for a week now, and have already

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Hey y'all. By my count, we can start celebrating Christmas in 8 days. You see, I've never been much of a Black Friday shopper. I hate the crowds, and don't find the bargains to be worth the stress. I far prefer to spend Thanksgiving Friday in a flurry of twinkle-lights, garland, and Love, Actually. Now, I've already seen a few neighborhood houses that are decorated for Christmas. In my mind,

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Hey y'all. As part of the Lilly Loves Green campaign, we Lilly fans have been asked to produce short videos on the ways that we are acting on the slogan Reduce, Reuse, Re-Lilly. Here is my somewhat embarrassing entry. I think the part with Max is pretty cute; he's yawning and carrying on as though he were narrating the video!

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So, you know how those blog awards roll around? The ones where a dear blog friend nominates you for "cutest/most creative/BFF blogger", and then you have to answer questions and pass the award on to others? Yeah, I won't be winning any of those anytime soon. I've been ruefully negligent lately. And for that, I apologize. I have a bunch of lame excuses for you. Things like the busy-ness and

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