Share Your Style #310

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Happy Wednesday, everyone, and welcome to this week’s Share Your Style #310! I don’t know about you, but I thought July was hot… Then, August roared in with back-to-back 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.2 Celsius) the past few days, and it looks to be that way all week… So much for getting much done outside! We will try to do more on the weekend, but for now, it’s all about recovery from last weekend’s hot outdoor work session. Hopefully, it is a wee bit cooler where you live! Let’s check out this week’s featured posts, shall we?

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Kitchen update: Wednesday morning, the installers came with our new Jenn-Air gas cooktop and I cannot wait to cook on it! I have been craving stir-fry veggies and chicken so that’ll be on rotation for a while, lol. 😉 This was our one big splurge for the year (instead of a vacation somewhere fun), and I am happy that I will be able to cook better meals (and not burn them) for Mr. Ethereal and myself, as well as for family and friends who stop by.

Late in the day, Hubby called and said our new clothes washer was available for pick up, but I’d have to move some of the construction trash and the bricks out of our truck… It was 4:10pm and the appliance store would be closing at 6:00pm (hence WHY this post is a day late, lol!). After moving 75 house bricks in the morning, I then moved the other 60 bricks to the backyard in the 108 degree heat… We did get the new washer and it is working great! Four loads of laundry so far. 🙂

My brother Frank and his roommate Cynthia are thinking about coming out for Christmas, so we may have a full house, if our son and grandson and our daughter come, too! I would LOVE to have everyone here as I grew up with three brothers around the dining room table, all making faces and cracking jokes… Miss having family around! Seems like we only see each other after someone’s wedding or funeral… We need to do better with visiting in person, but we do group text!

Also, exciting news for next New Years, but I will share that later. 😉

Below is our house remodeling update. Lots going on and more to come. Things won’t be back together for at least another month or two, but things are progressing. It just takes massive amounts of time, lol! I picked up another set of scaffolding today so Mr. Ethereal can reach the house peaks to work on those.

For now, besides SYS, expect only one other post per week, not the usual two that I have been able to schedule most of the year. I just can’t do it and work on the house at the same time. 😉 Maybe as things slow down in late September… I can hope!

Thanks, friends! 💜

Here’s what I shared this past week at French Ethereal…

A collage image showing a DIY project in progress, featuring a home exterior with scaffolding, new brick, a house corner with blue trim, and a truck loaded with bricks. — Soffit Rebuild Update, a Birthday, and Buying Brick {Part 2 – Summer Projects}

And here are this week’s featured posts…

A well-maintained garden alongside a gray house featuring various plants and flowers, including green foliage and colorful blooms, with stone accents at the base. — A Landscape Renovation – Part 2: Progress Made is this sweet post where **Sandra from Come to Dinner at Eight** and her husband help with more changes to her mother-in-love’s garden. Bravo! It’s turning out great!!

Raw carrots and potatoes, with a bag of potatoes in the background. — **Melynda over at Scratch Made Food** shares easy meal prep shares in this yummy post ~
How I Process Potatoes to Reduce Waste. Great ideas!!!

**Jennifer at Studio 27** shares this idea ~ Using Cube Storage to Extend a Barbie House. Fun idea for big girls and little!!!

Full view — **Carol from Bluesky at Home** has this fun DIY Decorative Tray: An Easy Wrapping Paper Project to share. Yes, so love this!!

And our first fall feature, friends!, of the season… **Penny from Penny’s Treasures** shares a
Coastal Autumn Pumpkin. Sooooo pretty!

Plus size outfit idea for women over 40 — Our final feature for this week is from **Sally from Within a World of My Own** who brings us this winning style combination ~ Combining Magenta and Orange in a Summer Outfit for SIA (Style Imitating Art): Vogue Cover. Love this!!! Do check out Sally’s post… 🙂

Thank You so much to everyone who linked up this past week. A special thank you to everyone for always promoting Share Your Style on your blog and on your social media channels! I do see it when I stop by and I appreciate the love. 💜

Keep cool & happy linking,

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1 thought on “Share Your Style #310”

Sandra @ Dinner at Eight says:

August 20, 2026 at 11:15 pm

Barb, thanks so much for featuring the transformation of my MIL’s yard! Such a nice surprise!
I can not imagine doing all the work you’re doing on the house in this heat. I just want to curl up in the AC until September.

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