I’m heading over to Ireland tomorrow, after having spent the weekend playing amongst the manor estates outside London. I can’t imagine wanting to be anywhere else. Don’t hate me. This vacation is an overt escape from the trials and tribulations of every day life back home, where I frequently feel a bit green when comparing [...]
Pleasure Bouquets: Green with Envy
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Going Green
When I was a child, I wore thick glasses. I couldn’t see the big “E” on the eye chart, much less the alarm clock or people’s faces from more than a few feet away. Perhaps that is why I take such pleasure in the visual world. To clarify, I appreciate all five of my sense [...]
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Pleasure Finds Friday: Galaxy Martini Shakers
I’m not a big drinker. I couldn’t tell you how to make a Manhattan. I shudder at the taste of Brandy. But these hand-blown glass Galaxy Martini Shakers, made by Urban Materials + Accessories, are so damn pretty, I’m tempted to forego water for vodka, or gin. They come in four different swirled colors – [...]
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Rainbows
When I was young, I loved rainbows. At the time, they held no more political significance than leprechauns, or at least none that I knew. I simply thought they were magical – like unicorns, knights in shining armor and ballerinas. So the little girl in me couldn’t have been more pleased to discover the Rainbow Quiz, [...]
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Color Barriers
I was at a gorgeous and great birthday party last night, for a dear friend. It was a very adult soiree, and by adult I mean sophisticated – smart people having interesting conversations while eating gourmet food on breakable dishware and drinking fine wine from real glasses. While looking across the sea of grown-up faces, [...]
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