It’s Friday again – this week’s five is places I’ve never traveled to, but would like to. 1. London If to do nothing else than visit an Emma Bridgewater shop – have to go. 2. Paris L’Arc de Triomphe, the food, the cafes. So romantic! 3. Portland, OR Getting a lot of buzz lately – […]
It’s the first day of summer! I have two items for your enjoyment today – keeping it short and sweet. 1. Read David Sedaris’ commencement speech at Princeton, courtesy of the New Yorker. (v. funny) 2. Check out the Office’s song, “Wound Up,” at iTunes. It was the free song of the week a […]
Over the weekend, I read a Newsweek magazine snippet about the new book Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World, by Linda Hirshman. (by the way, Amazon is offering a special deal if you buy the book along with Mommy Wars – marketing genius!) After scanning the editorial reviews at Amazon, my quick thoughts are: 1/ She’s likely […]
My procrastinator’s list just got one (small) item shorter. Yesterday, on a rainy Father’s Day, we went to Winfield, IL, home of Planter’s Palette. Kind of a hike for us, but the plant selection is outstanding, and we’ve had great luck with all of our purchases over the years. Our front porch was looking like November […]
Thursday’s Chicago Tribune featured its annual picks for 50 best magazines. I thought it would be fun to start a poll on Fridays of five things. Since magazines are one of my obsessions …. the first Friday Five is favorite magazines! 1. Vogue The go-to, reliable fashion magazine. Great writers, chock-full of ads, and […]
