Lily Boots: Shoes, shoes, shoes! You can never have enough shoes. Well this holds true for the pup too. Protect your doggie’s feet with these fabulous, couture doggie booties. Honestly, you have never seen cute until you see these wee booties on your pooch.

Of course, we like pink the best! And they don’t discriminate. They come in all sizes, so even your big macho dog that wouldn’t be caught dead in them, can wear them too.

Actually, talk about a hip dog. Your dog needs these fully functional Doggles, especially when he’s out hiking, jogging, riding in that convertible… to protect his eyes and keep them healthy. Plus, he’ll make such a cool impression with his doggie friends. They’ll know how cool he is with his Doggles and he’ll be so popular.

The chicks, or dare we say bitches, will be all over him.

T-shirts from Hip Doggie: Yet another of Paris Hilton’s ventures, she has created hip clothing for dogs.

Just like the cool t-shirt trend for people, t-shirts are all the rage with the doggie set.

And Hip Doggie rules.

Puchi Bag: Like the shoe fetish, bags are IT too.

The impression you make with his carrier is not to be underestimated. He has to be seen in it, it has to be comfy, stylish.

We all know how stylin’ Pucci is. Well, Puchi is hot for dogs too. Puchi – where canine comfort and couture collide.

These are so darn gorgeous; we would like to own them even if we didn’t have a dog.

Searching high and low for the hottest summer make-up around?

In case you haven’t heard the buzz surrounding Paint Cosmetiques’ fresh and funky cosmetics line, all you have to do is open up InStyle, O Magazine, W or Allure to hear its praises (among a zillion others). While their line encompasses everything from cheeks to eyes to lips to face, we’re over the moon about their Lip Gloss Wands and eye shadows.

Their glosses are bleed free, with just enough moisture but ample staying power so you’re not reapplying every 10 minutes (finally!). Gone is that wretched lip-gloss plastic ooze in your mouth. These supple products soften your lips while creating a satin finish. We especially love Quartz and Rhythm (great for summer). The eye shadows glide onto your skin (they’re triple-milled and enriched with silicone proteins) and the colors are to die for.

We’re not the only fans either…Paint Cosmetiques devotees include Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie (she was wearing Paint when she won her Oscar), Kate Hudson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, and scores of others.

Shimmy and sparkle your way around the cabana in these fab new matching nail lacquers and glamour dusts from Peek Cosmetics.

We haven’t seen such vibrant colors in eons... or, choose a subtler, sheerer shade to suit your palette. It is not just the cute bottles!

We originally fell in love with the package but we have matured and now absolutely love the product.

We adore the Glamour Dust --- wear it over the polish or a little sparkle for your sexy birthday suit!

Ever wished you could lounge around your room with the sumptuous scents of summer when the weather just doesn’t want to comply?

Enter Aunt Sadie’s Candles…it’s like they bottled the beach and delivered it to your bedroom, but without the sand in your bathing suit and the saltwater in your hair.

They say that scent is the sense most closely linked to memory. Be transported to a sunny, sunny place.

We love these beach towels from Garnett Hill.

What a welcoming bright statement on the beach! Granted, we also adore them because of the matching beach bag (with room to hold our spf and Lucky magazine too).

Cheerful colors and gorgeous, thick quality towels that you want to stretch out on. Orla Kiely Beach Towel and Bag. Garnett Hill

Seersucker is so sweet and preppy and feminine.

We’re so happy it’s back in these lady-like styles.

We especially love this seersucker sundress from Garnett Hill, $148.

Catch a whiff of a summer fragrance wave and pick up one our absolute faves, Demeter’s yummy new scent set at www.sephora.com.

Demeter and Kahala (the authentic Aloha Hawaiian shirt company) have teamed up to create the Blue Hawaii & Hawaiian Surf Duet, first among a collection of original Hawaiian fragrances.

Blue Hawaii smells like a cocktail of light rum and Blue Curacao splashed over fresh pineapple, and Hawaiian Surf smells like you’re surfing the waves in Maui.

The set includes a .5 oz Blue Hawaii Cologne Spray and a .5 oz Hawaiian Surf Cologne Spray.

The perfect cover-up for any swimsuit this season, the tunic has made a comeback as a “must-have” for summer.

Paired with jeans or shorts, it’s the perfect funky clothing accessory, and the detailed embroidery makes us love them even more. They say that a yearning for the seventies is the theme of this summer. Hop in your VW bus and never leave home without your tunic and you are well on your way to the intersection of fashion and comfort!

42 Below Passion fruit Vodka is the only one of its kind and fresh from New Zealand.

Its unique tropical flavor is complemented by its top-shelf quality, which helps with the ever-dreaded hangover! Try out this new, refreshing cocktail and pretend you’re in the tropics:

Tropical Thai Screwdriver

• 42 Below Passion fruit Vodka
• Spicy sweet Thai chili sauce
• Pineapple & orange juice
• Shaken and then poured over basil & ice in a rocks glass

Coco Gets Dressed: We love Coco & Toulouse in Sellwood.

Well, guess what? Now we get double the fun. They’re opening a clothing boutique around the corner next to Starbucks, called Coco Gets Dressed. It will open July 24th. We are holding our breath until then!

Dream Dinners: Have you heard of them yet? It’s a very cool concept. You get together at their beautiful store, socialize, and assemble 12 family sized entrees from a gourmet monthly menu. All for under $200. You take them home and enjoy home-cooked dinners ready to go, at your fingertips. Just take it out of the refrigerator or freezer, and wha-lah. A Dream Dinner! No more fretting, planning, running to the supermarket at 5 pm to scramble with dinner. Of course we’d love someone else to do the assembling too but we’ll take what ease we can get. (We have a date set to try it out…. so more specifics to come!) Dream Dinners opens in Portland today, June 18th.

Portland Dream Dinners (Opening June 18th)
9220 SW Barbur Blvd Ste 104 Portland, 503-245-5460

Grand Opening Special
If You Register Now!

• The first 44 Guests to register for a session will receive their 13th entree for Free for the next 6 MONTHS!
• Only $178 for 12 entrees, serves 4-6 adults
• Can be packaged in 2-3 servings sizes
• Arrive within 30 minutes of your scheduled time

Monkey Bar Buddies: I see London, I see France, but thank heavens I don’t see your underpants! Where were these when we were little girls? They are so cute and clever, and a fashion must-have for the pre-tween set! You know how it is. It can surely ruin your day if there’s even a remote possibility someone might see your underwear. No monkey bars, no criss-cross applesauce, no fun at all.

But now your little princess can wear a dress and feel confident to be free to do all the things she desires without the threat of being “exposed.” And the packaging is so cute. Next time she refuses to wear a dress, just give her Monkey Bar Buddies, made right here in Portland.

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Summer is here and hopefully with it, some sunny days. We need to enjoy it while we can, bask in the few rainless, hazy, lazy daze of summer.

For a great evening out, head over to dinner and a movie in charming Lake Oswego and feel a million miles away. Sit out on the picturesque lakefront patio at Blinn’s Boathouse, “Where the Hip Sip.” Enjoy a glass of local Syrah, their simple but delicious Wedge salad, their signature smoked pork ribs, and their grilled sweet corn on the cob, and revel in that fleeting summer feeling. 40 N. State Street, 636-4561

After dinner, head next door to a movie at the Lake Twin Cinema, a wonderful mom and pop theater with small town comfort. Enter into the warmth of the cozy living room with fireplace, order some hot tea, and popcorn that isn’t made with that terrible “movie theater butter,” and enjoy the A List movie in a non-commercial setting (with the best quality of picture and sound.) Lake Twin Cinema, Show times: 503-635-5956, Located on State Street next to Blinns, across from Albertsons.

After the movie, stroll around the lake and down to the beautiful New Millennium Park, or head across the street to Moonstruck Chocolate Café for a decaf Latte.

A lovely, easy summer date.

Anna In The Tropics by Nilo Cruz; November 9-28, 2004

This lyrical ode to great literature takes us to Tampa in 1930, where every day the workers at a cigar factory recreate the intoxicating Cuba they left behind.

Into this heady atmosphere comes a mysterious and handsome professional “lector” who reads Tolstoy’s tragic love story, Anna Karenina, aloud to the workers.

The results are seductive, bemusing – and shocking. Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris; A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll crave fruitcake.

The best and worst of the holiday season. The Santaland Diaries is David Sedaris’ sardonic account of his job as an elf at Macy’s during the Christmas season.

Truman Capote’s, A Christmas Memory is a heartfelt reminiscence of his boyhood holidays in the rural South. December 7-24, 2004

21 Dog Years (or Doing Time at Amazon.com), written and performed by Mike Daisey. The hilarious rise of one man from customer service obscurity to the executive cubicle.

Mike Daisey comes to Portland to perform his cult-hit, one-man show about the humiliation and hilarity of working at Amazon.com during the early days. A one-time Gen-Xer and former aesthetics major, Mike is unwittingly promoted to Business Development – whatever that is – where he must contend with a cast of characters that defy description.

21 Dog Years is a rare and funny look inside the dot.com mania that reigned (and reined) in the 90s. January 4 – February 4, 2005

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You're invited to the grand opening of Nolita, a wonderful new clothing store in the Pearl....featuring designer jeans, trendy tshirts, and wonderful classics. There's something for everyone at this beautiful new space. Opens today at 10 am, serving wine and refreshments. 923 NW 10th, 503.274.7114