February 3, 2016 – 1:00 pm
Sometimes, it seems that the universe aligns to deliver the book you need at the exact moment you need it. This January, Paris In Winter was that book.* Written and gloriously illustrated in watercolor by Minnesota-based artist David Coggins, Paris In Winter (powerHouse Books $24.95) serves as a memoir/journal of his family’s annual trips to Paris, a […]
January 26, 2016 – 12:00 pm
I continue to envelop myself in January’s quiet, poring over gardening magazines and taking lots of walks. A recent addition to my magazine habit is the English publication Gardens Illustrated — which oddly enough, I came across while at the Chicago Botanic Garden over the holidays. While flipping through the latest issue, dreaming of my future […]
January 19, 2016 – 12:00 pm
Serendipity led me to Top Drawer over the weekend. I went to see one person*, and fell into a rabbit hole of fun finds in the stationery section. It felt like NYC in May for a moment as I wandered the aisles. 42 Pressed It was a delight to stumble across 42 Pressed at the […]
January 12, 2016 – 12:00 pm
Here we are at January, again. Suddenly, there’s all the time in the world but less that I’m motivated to do. I’ve dragged out the non-original, repetitive (yet well-intended) resolutions for a re-boot, and am hopeful that in this winter/spring of uncertainty, that the pieces will naturally fall into place. Less broody is the thought […]
January 8, 2016 – 10:00 am
The problem with sale shopping (for me, anyway) is that I immediately abandon the plan to scavenge for deals and instead home in on the new, full-price merchandise. Case in point: yesterday’s scroll through Jayson Home‘s “Flea” sale ended with me coveting the gorgeous, not-on-sale items. I’d love to add one of the pieces shown here […]
