Category Archives: Rantings

counting down…

obsessing over…

I really really really really want a couple of rugs for the apartment… this however is not an easy decision.  I have however obsessively online stalked some different sources and have narrowed it down. I thought putting them all together here would help me make a decision. Basically I want one rug around 5 x […]

a kitchen must have…

I discovered this website recently… beeswrap.com Personally I think its genius.  I constantly wrap leftovers, bread, cheese, whatnot etc with a household of just two we generally have half finished items laying around usually jammed in old tuperware or ziplock baggies. But this will definitely chic up the fridge, the kitchen and the lefterovers!

new pillow line…

So I have been tweaking my new pillow line, available here, and at Cafiero Select Home, in the East Village, Manhattan.  I’m kinda loving the vintage Saltillo front and solid linen back… color combinations I have made recently… some of the color backings are, hot pink, coral, mustard, grey, persimmon, light brown, green and burgundy… […]

pillow fight, anyone?

I have been toying around with starting a sewing project for awhile now… ever since i finished my two knitting projects… you’re sensing a theme right? But how many blankets does one gal need? I’ve always wanted to get back into sewing.. which… cough cough I remember from my childhood waaaay back when.  Hannukah Santa […]

crushing in January 2013 on…

WHY WHY WHY…. is it when you find something fabulous, it’s either A. utterly out of price range or B. utterly sold out! ARGH… my favorite girl crushes right now are… Zambesi shawl collar dress… details here, once I’d figured out the wacky sizing details it took all of a second to realize this right […]

Happy Schmoliday’s….

To all … may they be everything you want them to be… I wanted snow. Yesterday we got over a foot!!  YIPPEE. see you in the New Year…

manhattan divided…

half light, half dark… just heard some parts of downtown with power restored! 14th – Canal and Broadway to East River..YIPEE!! Photo source credit here.

50th anniversary of…

A few times a year I travel to Des Moines, Iowa for a weeks work and one of the first things the entire New York crew does is make a beeline to SuperTarget.  We scored huge one time when our trip coincided with the Missoni for Target line coming out, you haven’t got a hope […]

tub and deck update!

So close and yet….. so FAR away….. the deck is waiting for the last few rails to be attached…the tub is waiting waiting waiting for an electrician to show up… which is no easy feat around these parts, you’d swear everyone is sleeping on a bed of money! But for now here is where we […]

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