Category Archives: miscellany

April 15, 2009 – 11:00 am

Officially Unofficial

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Over the weekend, we visited the Officially Unofficial: Inspired Art for Obama at the Chicago Tourism Center. My favorite was “Unite the States of America”, by artist Aaron Allen of Portland, Oregon. See a better picture (without my reflection) right here. Shepard Fairey, too! The exhibit runs through May 31st and admission is free. Check […]

April 14, 2009 – 11:00 am

Lela Rose art wall

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I confess: last week’s posts at The Bride’s Guide, covering Bridal Market, had me quickly skimming as I’m not exactly in the market for a wedding gown. That is, until I got to the Lela Rose coverage. This art wall made my heart skip a beat. Isn’t it fabulous? I would love such an eclectic […]

April 13, 2009 – 11:00 am

Top Pot Doughnuts

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Anyone know of a 12-step program to beat a doughnut addiction? If you are what you eat, right now I’m a Top Pot doughnut. They call to me every time I’m at Starbucks, and I cannot resist. image from toppotdoughnuts.com SaveSaveSaveSave

March 17, 2009 – 5:00 am

Welcome to Simple + Pretty!

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Hello and welcome. The Speckled Egg is now Simple + Pretty, with a spiffy new website  (and logo) designed by Courtney Eliseo at Seamless Creative. The posts are now searchable (hooray!), as well as organized into six categories: paper, fashion, design, living, photography, and miscellany. Just click on any of the category titles above to […]

March 16, 2009 – 9:00 am

Light posting today …

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… big announcement tomorrow. I’m bursting with anticipation, so see you then.