Mondays Should be Like Candy

Hope you guys had a lovely weekend. We were back on the road again countryside to visit the Boy-Toy's family for a lovely pinic and then the rest of the time was spent poolside with some refreshing cock-a-tails with friends. Alas I'm not ready for the week to begin. I'll trying my best to have a good start of the week... some caffeine and candy today, and I'll be just fine!...as usual, the weekend ends too quickly huh?! Every Monday should be like the game board Candyland don't you think?

Tea party anyone? Stunning Petit fours!


Rock candy blooms!



A very hot lolli


Cotton candy storm


Licking a lolli.


Salt water taffy arrangement


Clear toy jewels!


A gummi chandaleir


I think this video should sum up my mood. Every Monday should be like this.....

Out of Towne....Again

Boy, it was a loooooong week, but the Mistress survived her first full week back to work! I love my job, but think there is so much more I could be doing and seeing, but the job just sorta gets in the way you know? Anywho, the weather has been just beautiful and the heat has broken here. This weekend were off- again- this time for the Boy-Toy's family's place for a wonderful summer wing-ding and some delish little nibbles, and nothing completes a picnic like some real nice ice cold beers! Sunday will be spent poolside again. I can't wait to show off my new wide brim, big enough for four people to fit under!!! Like the one designer Trinia Turk wears.



While were not suppose to get rain, if we do, that should keep us dry! SOOOOOOOO, lets get this weekend started, can we? I hope you all have a devilishly good time this weekend! See ya Monday. Tootles!

The Glass Pavilion

You heard that old saying people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones right? In this case it's true. I came across a story of this place this week and just had to share. As a lover of interior design and architecture I just feel in love with this hip and sexy pad. Known for his modern designs, Los Angeles- based and self taught architect Steve Hermann finished his latest project in Montecito, Calif., about four months ago. This lot measures about three-and-a-half acres and gave him the space he needed to create a home featuring walls of glass. The 13,875-square-foot home features five bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms, a kitchen with a wine room and an art gallery that displays the architect’s vintage car collection.




While the comparisons to one of Mies van der Rohe’s most famous works are apparent, Hermann’s work remains a singular success in architecture. The home is an open white stunner, with rooms that feature unrestricted views of the oak and fern Montecito landscape.





I think I could definitely live in this house. How cool would that be? It might be like living in a fish bowl. If it was out in the middle of no where, I would feel better, as I do like to walk around in my undies, and sometimes nothing at all if a fancy!!! It would be so relaxing to sit in that tub, staring out at the outdoors! And it would be like cooking in a outdoor kitchen. Or what if your getting your sport nookie on....blush, I guess one can dream........... except when it comes to cleaning the windows! How much Windex would that take?



He originally built the home for himself, but while the six-year project was underway, he says, his plans changed. The home is now listed for $35 million, and the furnishings are negotiable. Sotheby's International Realty has the listing.

Blogger Uproar in Philadelphia

Have you all heard about the uproar in Philadelphia about the blogging bussiness tax? While this doesn't affect the Mistress, she is just outside city limits and I don't advertise on my blog, I would love to hear what you think. This is from the Washington Examiner.

Bloggers in Philadelphia are upset over a city business fee that they say is an unfair tax on their Internet musings. The city's so-called business privilege license costs $50 a year or $300 for a lifetime. If a blog takes money for advertising, or sells photographs or other goods, it's a business and must pay for a license — no matter how little it makes — plus taxes on profits. A spokesman for Mayor Michael Nutter says the license is nothing new and is required for any moneymaking enterprise, from large corporations to neighborhood pizza joints and all other kinds of mom-and-pop businesses. But the idea of the city mandating a license for people who blog in their spare time and garner some income, no matter how minuscule, rankled the blogosphere, though it was clear there is a distinction that some bloggers are pros, while others are just hobbyists.
The uproar began after the city Revenue Department recently sent out letters to Philadelphia residents who reported business revenue with the Internal Revenue Service but hadn't gotten a city business license. Some bloggers are complaining that the fee would impinge on their free speech and would discourage dissent. They also say it's unfair to require a business to pay taxes if it's making only $25-$50 a year. What do yuo think about this?