Author Archives: Jane

Soolip baby announcements

I really wanted to visit Soolip (such an elegant website!) while we were in LA, but we just ran out of time. These wood block/vellum envelope baby announcements, spotted at the Soolip blog, are stunning. SaveSave

Donna Hay

Picked up the Feb/Mar issue of Donna Hay’s magazine at a Santa Monica newsstand. (I do love my newsstands and they are few and far between near me. LA seemed to have an abundance. Yes, I’m jealous.) The photography and styling is fab as ever, and the “how to cook” feature is pavlova. I’ve always […]

Joan’s on Third

Another location that I was not missing was Joan’s on Third. Once again, fantastic! Third Street is full of cool little shops like Le Labo and Sigerson Morrison and Plastica and noodle stories so it was well worth an afternoon’s stop on our itinerary. The owners of my local bakery moved to Chicago from LA and […]

Sugar Paper

To say that I’m obsessed with Sugar Paper would be quite the understatement. I’ve clicked through their website more times than I ever should admit to …. and so there was no doubt when we decided to visit LA that I was going to pay a proper visit. In person. It didn’t disappoint: just imagine […]

Time to study: quiz to follow

Boston Magazine has “The Obsessive’s Guide to the 2009 Red Sox” online right now. I will be studying up in hopes that by Monday, I will know 1/10 of what my 11-year-old seems to learn while asleep. Wish me luck. SaveSave