Things I Loved

I’m a sucker for the Christmas flavors of pretty much everything. Right now, I’m falling for the Cinnamon Dolce lattes at Starbucks and loving these Iced Gingerbread Clif Bars. There are chunks of crystallized ginger under the icing. I eat a Clif Bar every morning and this flavor feels like a real holiday splurge.

Drying our laundry inside – instead of at the laundromat – has been working out. Rob rigged up an auxiliary line to go along with our new Ikea rack. We haven’t put a load in the dryer in 3 weeks. Between the sun at that window and our warm radiators, the clothes dry in a…

This ring seems like just the thing someone stylish at a design agency would wear. The sort of person who could really pull off a white blouse and has an extensive collection of sharpies. Plus, I like that the proportions are similar to my engagement ring. It could be a great Christmas gift for a…

You may want to steady yourself for this one: Royal Limoges, the French company that produced my lovely dishwasher safe wedding china, has come out with a new modern design. Paradis Vegetal is not cheap, but just look at that gold, pink, blue and red peony pattern.

The PBS’s special on life with the Royal Family is one of my favorite things. I love all the behind the scenes work, pomp and fuss. So far, I’ve deduced that the best part of being the Queen is – not the jewels and palaces – but the fact that people offer you flowers wherever…

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…

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…

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

As I’ve said, I love Ikea and the opportunity it provides me to pretend that I’m a Swede for a few hours. Those Sweedes! With their bikes, tiny homes, calmness and adorable children…love them. We were caught up in that fever last time and bought a clothes drying rack for our apartment. We installed on…