Yearly Archives: 2008

How did it go with the red lipstick this week? I had a great time glamming it up through the heat wave, cold snap and misty day we had this week. Resolution for next week: Be a better baker. I’m on the hook for making cranberry bread and apple pie for Thanksgiving. Trouble is: I’m…

When life gives you too much fruit, make sorbet! I broke out the ice cream maker last Sunday to make use of some frozen pureed plums I had leftover from the summer. It was simple, healthy and gorgeous. Plum Merlot Sorbet About 6-10 plums depending on size, enough to make about 4 cups of puree1/4…

Jump ahead to 1:30 if you want to skip straight to the singing and tap dancing.

We had the Ladies Activity Club party last night. November’s activity usually something charitable, it is a great lead in to the holidays. Amber hosted us this year for making shoebox gifts for children in impoverished countries. We each brought a variety of gifts – crayons, pencils, gum, toys, toothpaste, marbles, stickers, modeling clay, etc…

I love the holidays in the city! There are so many opportunities to be festive. If my sister were in town or if I had a niece nearby, I would spluge for lunch or tea at the Palace Garden Court during a day of Christmas shopping. It is such an elegant space and I love…

Advent calendars are an annual tradition in my family. When I found these Taos pueblo advent calendars in Santa Fe, I immediately snapped them up to send to my mother and aunt. I love a well-spotted souvenir!

Such an easy way to glam up some of your winter clothes from last year! These peacock tights would be so amazing with a salt & pepper tweed skirt and black pumps. Does anyone own a pair? PS: They still haven’t fixed the J.Crew site? I recently ordered from them and the coupon code made…

This weekend is going to be all about our Christmas cards. We’re already a bit behind schedule. Each year, we stage a fun photo. This will be the first year with Rob in the shot too! My grandmother always made her own Christmas cards. She was a talented artist and usually would draw a holiday…

I love the Masterpiece Theater versions of Jane Austen, but I may need to stop watching them. No matter how many times I’ve seen them, I always get stressed about the outcome. Watching Persuasion on Monday night, my blood pressure must have gone through the roof. There was simply no way that Anne and Wentworth…

Dear weather, Please cut it out with this heat wave business so that I can justify buying this quite reasonably priced emerald green coat. Best wishes, Emily