September 1, 2006 – 5:00 am
September! The beginning of fall, the beginning of fabulous weather (that is more reliable) – the last weekend of summer. Check out these five unrelated things before you head out to make the most of Labor Day weekend. 1. Port2Port’s September Card Gorgeous, gorgeous letterpressed card – “love”. 2. Photobird’s Pebbles & Shell […]
August 31, 2006 – 5:00 am
Courtesy of my ever-hipper cousin, another great food photographer – Roberto Santos. Loved the macaroni-and-cheese photo! (Great website too, by the way) Check him out at rsantosphotography.com. And speaking of photos, last night I bit the bullet and opened a Flickr account. So far, I’ve only posted one photo (of clam chowder – yes, more […]
August 30, 2006 – 5:00 am
Original flavors and beautiful wrappers – that’s why I love Rococo Chocolates! Chances are, you’ve seen them featured in a catalog or magazine without knowing it. I know that Martha has used the wrappers from time to time as a nice bulletin board adornment. And at Easter time, Rococo makes some beautiful hen and egg-shaped chocolates. Unfortunately, […]
August 29, 2006 – 5:00 am
As you may know (ha ha), I am quite obsessed with letterpress stationery. So, when a letterpress company is compiling a mailing list, you just know I need to be on it. I registered a while ago with Eggpress, a Portland, OR company that makes the coolest (and cutest) stuff. They are re-launching their site September […]
August 28, 2006 – 5:00 am
It’s no more for Shop, Etc or Weekend. Both were closed by Hearst last week after the release of the latest circulation numbers. Frankly, I’m not surprised. Shop, Etc was no Lucky. It had moved from “I might buy it” to “Whatever” on my radar. And Weekend? It never knew what it wanted to be. I loved […]
