Jeff and I had a whirlwind long weekend in Philadelphia. The weather was warm and perfect for walking. As usual, Jeff and I did lots of stuff.
We saw the first post office in the U.S. that was started by Benjamin Franklin, and several beautiful federal-style attached buildings where Franklin had an office and a print shop.
We tried to visit Independence Hall (we had both been there years ago) but you had to go on a tour, and we didn’t have time. Instead, we visited the building where the nation’s first Supreme Court (that consisted of 6 justices, not 9 like we have now) met.
We saw the Liberty Bell through the window, since we both had seen it before. Then we took a long walk to the Italian Market. What we didn’t know if that the Italian Market is a neighborhood or an area with a number of different shops and business. We had been looking for a big building with stalls. At any rate, I bought some spicy linguine and Marcona almonds to bring home, and we stopped to eat some of the best sfolgiatelle (a crispy and creamy shell-shaped pastry originally from Naples Italy) I have ever tasted!
Over the next couple of days, we went to the idiosyncratic art collection at The Barnes Foundation, to the Jewish Museum, and to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
We got together with new and old friends for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. We had a wonderful time! The only snag was that our return flight home to Boston was substantially delayed (it left at 12:45am), and we didn’t get home till 3am. I’m still exhausted!
So instead of a blogpost, here are this weekend’s posts from the Beauty Spotlight Team and Fashion Flash.
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Beauty Info Zone is going to make you want to start your holiday shopping soon. With Doll 10’s Brighten Your Beauty collection there’s enough for you to look well put together and to share with others for a great stocking stuffer/gift. You don’t want to miss this well priced set or the beauty that results.
Stacie from The Makeup Obsessed Mom has a quick and easy way to cover gray hairs that pop up between colorings.
French Pharmacy fanatics, Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog highly recommends these amazing Vichy Mineral 89 picks to keep your face and eyes in tip-top shadpe this season!
Are you still trying to figure out your Halloween makeup look? Are your special effects skills sorely limited, or do you prefer to keep your look more natural? Jen from Laugh, Love, Contour has created a fun and easy look that embraces Halloween, all without needing to buy any special types of products you’ll never use again!
Pammy Blogs Beauty treats and deputes her tired eyes to Youth to the People’s Superfood Eye Cream.
This week’s edition of Fashion Flash is hosted by exercise specialist, Mirabai from Moving Free. Click on over to her website and check out not only this week’s beauty, style, health and wellness, travel, and healthy aging posts from the members of Fashion Flash but how the Halloween fabulosity that is Mirabai this week! It’s the Halloween edition of FF, and Mirabai is dressed for the holiday!
Have fun and have a great week!
