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 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 […]
January 5, 2016 – 10:00 am
One big advantage of living in London is the easy access a big city provides to an amazing range of art. Whether at a small gallery, or large museum, or a happenstance stumbling across a street fair, there are myriad ways to connect with artists and derive inspiration. One of my happiest discoveries in 2015 […]
November 30, 2015 – 10:00 am
A confession (which will no doubt be validated by family and friends): I am hard to shop for. I tend to obsessively research items, at which point I either decide I definitely need it — and then go out and buy it for myself — or declare myself over it. Even something straightforward, like perusing my […]
