Green Acres Meets Paris

My Love of Fall and October

October 4, 2019 No Comments

Love of Fall and October / www.vanessahwood.com

October is my favorite month of the year. Not only can I pull out my sweaters and scarves and boots, but I get to cook hot meals and plan festive get-togethers with friends. Since there are 31 days in the month of October, I’ve put together a showcase of 20+ great ideas for meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), 31 beautiful fashion ideas, and 40+ must try fall ideas. Not only are there 23 food holidays this month, but there are dozens of Fall bucket lists full of awesome and memorable ideas that can be completed by you and your friends, […]

Life

25 Random Facts About Me – Part 1

October 3, 2019 3 Comments

Random Facts About Me / www.vanessahwood.com

**This is a “Throwback Thursday” post from 2015. I thought it only fitting to introduce {or re-introduce} myself to everyone. I have updated some of these facts to make them more current. Lately I’ve seen a lot of other bloggers posting “50 random facts” about themselves and so I thought I’d give it a try. I think this will give you a better idea of who I am (hopefully). I divided this up into two parts because I didn’t realize how much I babbled about some of my “random facts”. Here is part one of my “50 random facts”. 1. […]

#Write31Days, All Things Wanderlust, Travel

Wanderlust: Islands Without Cars

October 2, 2019 No Comments

There are destinations around the world where people get around by walking, bicycles, and donkeys. There are places where there are no cars, or at least, a place where no cars are allowed. To me, there is an adventure around every corner in these far away locales. Kira Cook hosts a series on PBS, entitled Islands without Cars. This first season of this show highlighted six islands without cars, including the Greek Island of Hydra, Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast, Ireland’s Inis Meain, Italy’s Aeolian Islands, The Channel Island of Sark, and France’s Isle of Porquerolles. In doing a little more research […]

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Links I Love: September 2019

October 1, 2019 No Comments

September was filled with some great “Links I Love” material, so this may be a very looonnng post {sorry, not sorry}. For my fashion-loving friends, I included some links highlighting the trends and outfit inspirations from all four {yes, I said four!} fashion weeks that occurred during September. So let’s get started… Zara French Girl Outfits for Fall {Fashion Gone Rogue} From the quilted mini crossbag with the Eiffel Tower bag charm and the belted velvet dress to the flowing animal print dress and the black dress with the embroidered, the Zara look book had me wanting {almost} everything. Weight […]

Style

Steal Her Style: Reese Witherspoon

September 30, 2019 No Comments

Some women just have a more relatable and accessible style than others, and Reese Witherspoon is one of those women. If you want to steal her style, then keep reading. Reese Witherspoon’s style is so accessible that she even created her own brand and opened her store, Draper James, with its flagship store being located in Nashville, Tenn. Draper James is “steeped in Southern charm, designed for real life, and unapologetically pretty.” Steal Her Fall Look Sweater Skirt {or} Dress Boots Rider Boot, Southern Fried Chics {$49.99}Melissa Boot, The Frye Company {$348} Next, add accessories like stylish sunglasses, a long […]