The Mantle
about once a month or i am embarrassed to say, maybe more than that, i rearrange furniture in my house. i don’t know why i do it, but i have been doing it for years. as a teenager, i would rearrange my room regularly to …
Month: December 2009
More on Christmas trees
there is an ongoing debate in some circles about fake vs. real christmas trees. well, those with fake trees often prefer that they are referred to as faux trees, but nonetheless they are fake. up until last year i always had a real tree. when …
Christmas trees
this tree is just up the road from my house. i love it. i am not a big fan of boatloads of christmas lights, so this seems just about perfect.
cookie swap
yesterday lunchtime….dear friends and a cookie swap. i should have taken photos of the amazing cookies that my talented epicurean buddies cooked up before i inhaled a good part of them, but instead i was just so taken by the fabulous deep dish apple pie …
Vintage Marimekko
several years ago, i worked at crate and barrel, back in the days when it was a much smaller company. at that time, they had a great employee benefit known as the schtickel shelf. items that were not quite right to be sold to a …