Style Scouting: Vol. 264
Thanks for stopping by for this week’s Style Scouting. My Sunday post where I share the random stuff that captured my attention or inspired me that I found online.
I realized something on Thursday. I take my laptop computer for granted, big time!!!! In 16 years of blogging, I have encountered many glitches and storm related electrical power down issues, but none like I experienced on Friday when I was putting together this post.
For some reason that I am still not sure what it was, every link I clicked on when going to my favorite websites and links in my email, I got error messages saying that the sites I was trying to go to were not secure. But all were – they had https: in their URL that would show up in the search bar, but nothing else loaded – just white screens.
It was beyond frustrating. I spent most of Friday trying to get to the matter of the problem, even with the help of ATT – no internet issue, Apple – no computer settings were causing it and Google going through all sorts of diagnostics and remedies – nothing changed. It was a mystery.
Until Saturday morning when everything was back to normal. I was relieved that I could get this post written as it is made up with links. :-). My best guess as to what was going on is that the sites I was opening were all content sites and blogs. Perhaps there was some sort of ad network glitch that wasn’t reported. Did any of you have any problems with websites not opening for you on Friday?
Now onto all the links that I was finally able to compile into this post. Enjoy!
Posts You May Have Missed This Week:
- The Cozy Side of Fall: Decorating Through the 5 Senses (open in same tab)
Decorating
I usually like brighter home decor, but this time of year, this home looks quite nice and livable. (open in same tab)
The modern cottage feeling in this home is more my style. (open in same tab)
Do the things in your home really bring you joy? Love this! (open in same tab)
A new take on Cottagecore for fall decor. (open in same tab)
DIY
Last minute Halloween decor to make in minutes. (open in same tab)
How to whiten pinecones for decor or crafts without bleach. (open in same tab)
When the leaves start to change color around my home, I plan on making one of these. (open in same tab)
Home Improvement
Don’t forget to clean this in your home. Mine was gross! (open in same tab)
A dingy room turns into a dreamy home library. (open in same tab)
Food
I usually make this type of recipe with apples, using pumpkin instead looks delish. (open in same tab)
A simple to make and comforting meal for a weeknight dinner. (open in same tab)
What I have been eating for lunch lately. (open in same tab)
Dorie Greenspan, the food journalist has a new book out this week. (open in same tab) I firmly believe in one thing she wrote about and that is the power of cake on the counter… and of course displayed on a pretty cake stand. (open in same tab)
Out & About
11 fall trip ideas to sneak in before the holidays. (open in same tab)
The simple pleasure of a long walk and a fun meal. (open in same tab)
Keanu Reeves’s new movie, Good Fortune looks like it could be fun. (open in same tab)
Fashion & Beauty
I have ordered a few pieces of fall clothing from Amazon the last few weeks, sadly after the items never were shipped, the orders were auto-canceled by Amazon. One was a jacket I was really excited to get. To replace it, I found this one, although a bit more structured from Walmart. I got it in Navy. (open in same tab)
If you like getting a Christmas countdown calendar every year and also like beauty products, then this one would be fun – but it’s quite a splurge. (open in same tab)
Watching & Reading
Ed and I watched The Woman in Cabin 10 on Netflix – it was very good! (open in same tab)
Just starting this Netflix series – Extraordinary Attorney Woo – so far I am enjoying it, even with the subtitles. It is cute and heartfelt. (open in same tab)
Fun & Interesting
If you would like some cozy ambience while you’re writing, reading or relaxing this fall, this is what I have been listening to. (open in same tab)
Say these phrases to be instantly likeable. :-). (open in same tab)
If you use Google search on your phone, this new addition could be fun to use. (open in same tab)
Something to Think About
When you start having a bad day… do these things to turn it around. (open in same tab)
“Joy isn’t hidden — it’s in the small sparks all around you.” – Dede Hawkins
Oh… So Stylish Finds
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- This is the most realistic faux evergreen wreath I have ever seen. (open in same tab)
- Now this is something fun to connect to your phone. I think I like the pink color the best. Putting it on my Christmas list. (open in same tab)
- This long-sleeve shirt comes in chambray or white – both are so cute and under $25. (open in same tab)
- Every fall I crave this Philadelphia treat. Sadly they are not sold in the south. To get them, I buy them online every year. (open in same tab)
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Hi,
I live on the West Coast, and we also recently had issues with the Internet (I couldn’t sleep, and as usual, I asked Amazon Echo to play music for me-but Alexa kept replying that the Internet wasn’t available)…The next morning, I saw the following article that explained everything:
Hi Dorothea – Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me about the article you found about the Amazon problem. Amazon says it happened on Sunday into Monday, but I was seeing the problem on Friday so I think it started earlier than they stated. I am very happy it is back to normal now. Thanks for reading my blog and connecting with me. :-)
Two things: I have watched Attorney Woo twice – one of my favorite series ever! Have encouraged multiple people to watch and no one has been disappointed. Some of the characters are beyond hilarious. Enjoy! Secondly: if you are using a Mac Book, do you ever ‘clear your browsing history’? This will get rid of any leftover websites that might be running in the background. My Mac is older and I have to do this about every two weeks to keep it from dragging down the browsing ability. Really love your blog!
Hi Becky – So far I am enjoying every episode of Attorney Woo. I have been at my daughter, Mandy’s home in VA this past week so I haven’t been able to binge it like I was at home. Mandy and my SIL Matt had their first child on Monday – a boy. So now I have two grandsons and one granddaughter. I am enjoying spending the evening hours with him to let his parents get some rest. :-).
I do have a MacBook Pro and do clear the browsing history every few days to keep it running smoothly. Many people don’t know about doing this or forget about it. I also have to do the same thing for my blog (clear the cache) so it runs smoothly. Thanks for being a long time reader and connecting with me all these years. :-)
I had odd issues Friday I was looking for bandages. Target’s site wouldn’t find anything. I went to it because google showed the lowest cost for that particular bandage. I wanted to confirm stock before heading out after work.
Also at home I have Att air and been getting intermittent no connection or bad connection on my husband’s game. I think its related to the support shifting to the new operating system for windows 11. More updates and patches are happening.
As I was typing this my internet related equipment remotely decided to re-start. Overall I’ve had to dump cache and/or restart things in a particular order to get things going properly again. It’s okay, it’ll encourage simplicity vs AI related systems in the long run.
HiSewducky – My issues started on Friday too, so I think Amazon wasn’t reporting it then, but it must have gotten too big that they had to report problems on Monday. I am happy that it is running smoothly again. I agree with encouraging simplicity vs Ai related systems in the long run. It is going to be interesting to see how it all plays out over the next year or two.
Two weeks ago I had the same problem with “unsecured” links. All were links I have used in the past numerous times.
My service is through AT&T also. Because it wasn’t imperative I use any of the links at that time I continued doing other things not related to the internet. The next day everything was back to normal and I never found out what caused it.
Hi Deb – Thanks for taking the time to tell me about the problem you experienced with AT&T. I think that we are going to be seeing more online problems going forward as many internet providers move more into Ai systems. It will be interesting to see if Ai makes out lives better or worse. Only time will tell. :-)
I had the same problem as you on Friday, mine was weather apps which had white pages saying “ try again”. After hours of trying everything, the apps were working. I don’t know the cause. It’s very mysterious.
Hi Shirley – Thanks for taking the time to tell me that you experienced the same link problems that I was last Friday. Amazon came out to say Sunday/Monday that it was their servers went down on Sunday night so I am not so sure it was what was happening to my internet since it was on Friday. I hope whatever was causing the issue, it is all fixed now.