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December 11, 2013
Objects Of Affection
{ Snakeskin and ponyhair sandals awaiting a springtime vacation to parts unknown (fingers crossed) … }
{ … The cutest day-of-the-week socks ever … }
{ … A classic fedora with a red leather accent … }
{ … The best reason I can think of to make a roast chicken (next-day chicken-and-avocado sandwiches) … }
{ … And a black-and-white blazer perfect for throwing over cocktail dresses all season long (get 40% off of your purchase with code HOLIDAY40. }
December 10, 2013
Simple Holiday Beauty Updates
There was a time in my life when I went to parties wearing things like clip-in hair extensions and eyeshadow with enormous glitter-flecks in it. Heels that I couldn’t walk in, because if I fell it didn’t really matter (because I probably wasn’t carrying a child). No coat, because I would rather freeze while waiting for a cab than deal with checking it.
That time in my life is more or less over; even on a big night out, I still want to be…you know…kind of comfortable. I’d like to look like me;...
Snow Day Essentials
One of my favorite things about (mostly) working from home: I get to stay firmly planted in my pajamas next to our space heater on days like today (brrr). If you’re doing the same (or stranded, or playing hooky, or just fantasizing about what you’ll do when you get home tonight), some snow day essentials for you.
1. These flannel J.Crew pajamas are amazing. I don’t own them, but would very much like to. (They also come in black-and-white gingham.)
2. Sitting in my mug right now: a Pop Bar Hot C...
Ladies In Red (And Two Must-Owns)
On Saturday morning, I co-hosted the INC holiday fashion event with Camila Alves in Garden City…and it seemed like a good time to wear red. Holidays and all.
It was also Camila’s last public appearance as the INC Brand Ambassador, which made the whole thing a little bittersweet – I’ve had so much fun getting to know her over these past few months (Vegas! Seattle! Minneapolis!), and am excited to see what she ends up doing next.
On Camila: INC jacket and jeans.
On me: INC vest (also available in...
December 9, 2013
Headboard Rehab: Before And After
LOOK AT WHAT MY PARENTS FOUND.
I mean, that is AMAZING.
It was sitting in the trash room in their apartment building, and the second my mom spotted it she gave me a call and announced that I needed to run our station wagon into the city for a pickup.
Getting it into the car was not-so-fun (the process required three people, the utilization of various stuffed animals as padding, and about twenty thousand pieces of string that were not bungee cords but would have to do), and getting it out of the...
Christmassy Weekend (With Lions)
I love the tradition of picking up a new ornament every Christmas to commemorate the year that just passed. Last year, we went for…a VW bus. For no especially good reason other than that we liked it. So on Sunday’s trip to Nyack we thought we’d get a few that really spoke to these past few months.
For Kendrick, a studious owl…
For me, a pencil (we were looking for a book, but they didn’t have one; this works).
And for Indy, a spirit animalthat after a single afternoon being obsessed over by our...
December 6, 2013
Kendrick Took The Triple Atomic Challenge
OK, so at Quaker Steak & Lube – the wings chain that we stop into every time we drive to Ohio – there’s a huge menu of hot wings arranged according to something called “Scoville Units” (hotness. basically). The ones I would consider eating hover around ninety units, because I am a weenie and I don’t understand why a person would want to eat things that incur pain.
Triple Atomic wings – the hottest ones on the menu – contain something called “ghost peppers” and have FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND units....
Kitchen Essentials
Q. What ingredients/cooking tools would you recommend for a beginner, mid-leveland advanced-level cook?
- Jeannine
A. I’m going to answer this question from the perspective of someone who’s firmly in that middle category: a decent-ish cook who’s interested in moving slightly beyond the basics and experimenting a little. My feeling about cooking – beginner or no – is that it should be fun, not fussy…so I honestly don’t think you just don’t really need a ton in order to create delicious meals, re...
December 5, 2013
Gift Ideas For The Littlest Ones
Alright, last batch of gift ideas!
If you have a preteen, I’m going to be exactly zero help here…but if you have a toddler?! Got it.
We’re getting our son one of those crazy Thomas the Train train tables because despite the fact that the thing is approximately the size of the second floor of our house, he’s going to freak out over it. If you’d like to go the same route (large, expensive toy), may I suggest CraigsList? There are so many people whose kids have aged out of those big, pricey items...
