After a very warm March, April has been cool + a bit of a letdown. (Sorry, April, but it’s true.) I am so eager to start outdoor living season, and the forecast is not coöperating. I’m hoping that things turn around this week in time for Cinco de Mayo. While I wait, here are a […]
The Friends of the Public Garden, dedicated to preserving and enhancing Boston’s Public Garden, Boston Common, and Commonwealth Avenue, is hosting its annual Green & White Ball, in conjunction with the Taj Boston, this May. Felix Doolittle was charged with designing this year’s invitation suite – I think it was the perfect choice, as illustrator […]
I need pretty storage items to encourage me to get organized (and declutter), and I’ve had these pretty boxes from Hay on my mind ever since I spotted them at Oh Happy Day a while back. The colors are sweet yet serious, and the inherent challenge of getting them to Chicago from Copenhagen makes them […]
Ici, located on College Avenue in Berkeley, is an ice cream shop that’s full of charm. Opened in 2006 by former Chez Panisse pastry chef Mary Canales, no surprise that the ice cream is top-notch as well. Ici uses all local-sourced, fresh ingredients. We stopped by on our way to SFO, and my affogato (made […]
Looking for a last-minute Easter gift? Head over to the bookstore and pick up a copy of Our Farm. I had a chance to peruse it recently at a bookstore in Mill Valley, and was captivated by Robert Rahway Zakanitch’s illustrations, based on animals rescued from factory farms who live at Farm Sanctuary (located in […]
