Category Archives: living

January 18, 2012 – 5:00 am

Week Three: Goodie Bags

Looking for a (relatively) easy gift idea? I assembled the “goodies” bags, shown above, for my siblings + their spouses at Christmas. For obvious reasons, I couldn’t share this idea before the holidays, but it would work for any giving occasion, from Valentine’s Day to wedding guest welcome bag to birthday. Here’s how I assembled [...]

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January 4, 2012 – 5:00 am

Week One: It’s all here

I started my very first blog, Midwest Musings, in May 2006, using iWeb to compose and post. I chose iWeb partially out of fear: I didn’t think I had a strong enough tech background to blog and I figured that Apple’s program would be straightforward and easy to use. By May 2007, I needed more [...]

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December 28, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Fifty-one: The Gentlewoman Magazine

In my mind, as long as you are not charged with lots of returns/exchanges and do not obsess over football, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day can be long. Long in a good way because the days are full of possibility and the to-do list is (mostly) clear; long in a not-so-good way [...]

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December 21, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Fifty: Somerset House

If I could magically transport myself to London this week for one hour of holiday revelry (admittedly, a big if), I think I’d spend it at Somerset House. A beautiful ice rink with festive Christmas tree (“Skate” sponsored by Tiffany), my two favorite London restaurants (Tom’s Kitchen and Fernandez & Wells**), a Rizzoli bookstore for [...]

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December 14, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Forty-nine: Petersham Nurseries

Oft-recommended (and with good reason) Petersham Nurseries makes for a lovely day trip when visiting London. It was my most anticipated stop on our Thanksgiving holiday visit, and the word that comes to mind when describing Petersham is charming – the nursery was charmingly full of greenery and plants I wanted to pack up and [...]

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