Happy New Year! I’m in the throes of organizing at the moment: not the most original of tasks, but a necessary one. Never does excess seem more apparent than in the days immediately following Christmas. So January, by default, becomes a month of triage, cleaning and organizing. And I’d be lying if I didn’t admit [...]
All self-interest aside (more on that in a minute)*, if you like the new wave of indie magazines, I think you’ll love the new travel/food magazine Cereal. Based in the UK, the premiere issue (and website) launched December 3. Editor/founder Rosa Park should be quite proud of her accomplished début: it is not only gorgeously designed, [...]
Much as I am loving the warm (for December) weather we’re enjoying at the moment, I also know that it’s making me think I have much more time to prepare for Christmas than three weeks. So while I try to get organized + enact the plans I envisioned back when the holidays weren’t looming, enjoy [...]
The hardest thing for me about November 1, other than the obvious cold weather + darkness, is that Christmas seems simultaneously far away and omnipresent. Thus, it’s time for the making of lists and planning of gifts. And of course, procrastinating. If you’re inclined to procrastinate, too (please join me!), here are a few of [...]
September has been warm and dry: essentially, day after day of my favorite kind of weather. I’m hoping to keep the string running into October. (Wish me luck!) A few of my Flickr Favorites from September: Backyard Plums 365 Days of 39:298 Sunday read … yes please, any chance I get. blue purple Untitled Cheers [...]
