Author Archives: Jane

Little by little

Today is a day for small pleasures …. 1. Jon Stewart’s smack-down of William Bennett on the Daily Show (I love when Jon argues with people and wins – and so easily – why, oh why do they come on his show and try to argue with him?)2. Getting rid of the birds’ nest, complete with three baby […]

Catalog obsession

The latest Williams-Sonoma catalog arrived today, and I’m so in love with this Rose Flower Arranging Kit from Pinon Designs!  The flowers look beautiful, and I really want the illustrated step-by-step directions.  (and the rose dethorner, too – I’d feel so Martha!)  How long will I be able to hold out before I break down and […]

TV Night

I am so happy to be “newsy” again that I’m going to overlook Comedy Central’s scheduling changes, which caused me to miss both Jon and Stephen’s reruns this morning.  No matter – it’ll be a triple header tonight for me: Jon at 7, Stephen at 7:30 and Kathy Griffin at 8 on Bravo.  Ahhhh, life […]

Stuff you should buy ….

Seriously, you cannot pass this up, especially if you are a stationery/letterpress nut like myself.  Get over to Port2Port Press, and check out “the card society.”  You can subscribe for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months.  And when you do (like how I wrote “when”?), you will get the sweetest little membership card ever!  I’ve […]

Monday Monday

Had a great time in Boston!  The flight out was delayed 2 hrs, but no matter ….. Saturday morning I went to my favorite spot for breakfast, the South End Buttery.  They make the best chocolate chip muffins, and the coffee is nice and strong.  If you’re in the South End, you must go. The downpours let […]