In honor of the first day of Fall I made butternut squash soup. I have been making this recipe (with a few a changes) since having it at a restaurant in the Pinnacle Peak neighborhood of Scottsdale, Arizona back in the late 80s. (The restaurant was called 8700, but is no longer there). It wasn't until serving it last weekend that I gave up on calling it "Pumpkin Soup." When my sweet ...
DIY Flea Market Dining Chairs
This was a project that began in May during the Spring tag sale season. I collected eight chairs for about $40 total. I've checked around and while tag sales and flea markets have the best prices on mismatched dining room or desk chairs, Goodwill is another great source and they run about $8 to $12 a chair. A few of the chairs needed a little glue and a good scrub. Once they were completely ...
Steele Canvas Basket + Made in America
Last week I had the opportunity to tour Steele Canvas Basket in Chelsea, MA with Director of Marketing, Frank Geffken. Everyone knows (whether you realize it or not) about this company. You've seen the large trucks in hotels, on college campuses, the post office....they are everywhere all over the country supplying every industry. The recognizable old school STEELE logo is still hand ...
Summer Style + Jord Watches
My daughter and I have new Jord wood watches. Did you know that Jord is Swedish for earth, soil & land? I had no idea, but reading about these beautiful timepieces and how they are designed and made with a deep appreciation for the natural elements lives up to their motto...Telling more than time. We have only had our watches for about a week, but we have both worn them ...
Minted Giveaway
I love Minted...Christmas cards, announcements and art! Remember when I included this piece on my collage wall? Minted generously allowed me to choose art to fill the wall in our powder room. It's tiny and all black (including the ceiling) so we needed something to pop on those dark walls. Once I decided on approximate sizes, I chose the largest piece first. I made templates of each ...
Museum Hopping + Queens, NY
When my daughter said she wanted to see the Mad Men exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image, I said "heck yes!" She has Fridays off from her internship in NYC so every Friday we plan a field trip so to speak. This Friday was Queens. Turns out we've spent very little time in the borough of Queens. Sure we spend lots of time at JFK and LaGuardia airports, but even baseball....we're Yankees ...
