Monthly Archives: July 2006

Lost & Found

I’ve never been a good sale shopper – the magazine industry has ingrained in me that from July on it’s fall/winter, and January starts spring/summer.  Therefore, by the time something hits the clearance bin, I’m over it.  This spring, my obsession shoe was a mustard-color Chloe ballet flat, complete with jewels and a bow.  Oh, […]

Friday Five

This week’s New York magazine cover story is “How to Be Happy” – a simplistic segue, but without further ado, Five Things That Make Me Happy: 1.    Coffee    Specifically, a Starbucks Venti Skim Misto.  Heaven! The smell, the taste, the caffeine …. 2.    A Perfect Fall Day    High in the 60s, golden sun filtered through […]

Pink Loves Brown

So, I’m wandering the web, per usual, and today’s unexpected find is this adorable paper suitcase filled with bicycle stationery from Pink Loves Brown.  I just adore these suitcases, and have almost purchased one so many times.  I am the king of almost-purchasing.  This may be what tips the scale – love the bicycle card!  Looks like […]

Don’t quit the day job

Tuesday was an overcast day.  Rain on and off.  Melancholy.  Food shots were hard to come by.  Both inspiration and supply were low.  Something about a lime in an old-fashioned glass appealed to me.  Perhaps it’s the essence of a margarita, I don’t know.  But this was the better of my attempts. (I also shot […]

More on food pix

I may have stumbled upon a mini-trend with my food picture entry from yesterday.  The August issue of Food & Wine arrived yesterday (strangely, Monday is a big day for magazine arrivals with our local post office), and inside there is a feature on how to set up the perfect food photographs.  I need to […]