My best bargain find: I looked high and low for a Chandler & Price Letterpress and found one in my hometown, in an old barn…free.
My hometown: Sharon, Vermont.
Words I live by:... Read More >
When she started booking Ashland Coffee & Tea’s bands a decade ago, Kay had no experience and agents weren’t jumping to book the unknown venue. Kay imagined a Listening Room like the... Read More >
With tweezers, glue, and synthetic eyelashes, Kendrick’s built a thriving business and earned a devoted clientele. “Eyelash extensions hit California via Korea six years ago, but they... Read More >
My parents had a house at the lake, and every weekend we made the two-hour trek from home to that house. I was a kid in junior high when we started going there, and twice each trip (on the way there... Read More >
This year, I almost gave up ice cream for Lent, then it occurred to me that what I’d really be giving up is my favorite coconut-milk-non-dairy-frozen-desert. I gave up ice cream - the real... Read More >
Have you ever been overcome by a case of “Costco-sis”, a bulk buying phenomenon that strikes when you least expect it?
This recently happened to me while on... Read More >
I just finished teaching a series of cooking classes with Spanish Tapas on the menu. Entertaining with Tapas is always a lot of fun because you get to sample small size dishes... Read More >
When I picked up Lori Gottlieb’s book, Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, which came out in February, it was with skepticism. I have spent the last three years interviewing... Read More >
Imagine wanting what you already have.”
Her words stop me cold, freeze my deep and purposeful breathing.
“What,” I think, “did that crazy hippie lady just say?”
I... Read More >
When we were engaged to be married, back in the halcyon days of early 2001, my husband and I participated in an elaborate mating ritual that has taken hold deep within American culture. We... Read More >
I got my first clue things were shifting when they changed the name of the Personnel Department to Human Resources. That title brought to mind bodies wearing pressed suits and hanging from huge... Read More >
The Jewish Sabbath is a festival of liberation, but for the uninitiated, it can also be quite a workout. No work is done on Shabbat, no commerce transacted. In the first winter of my observance, I... Read More >
“My sister and I used to play dress up in our grandmother’s whimsies, so I love that these gloves from Estella Vitae are vintage but updated in color.”
~ Cat, Sales Director Read More >
“Country girls wear bib overalls; city girls wear bib necklaces like my new “Aztec” necklace from Stylexchange.”
~ Julie, Senior Account Executive Read More >
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