A few years ago, in DE
Jon and I are sprinting towards an early August wedding– for lots of reasons a long engagement just isn’t for us.  When I realized that we’d be doing a courthouse wedding (weirdly, long before he even popped the question) I felt this great sense of relief.  When Jon said he [...]

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The first, and to date only, Kickstarter project I’ve donated to is the super-exciting LetterMPress app.  I purchased an iPad2 a few months ago and while I enjoy it as a consumption device, I’m excited to have an app that might encourage me to create just a bit more.  Plus, I suspect that for most [...]

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So very intrigued by “the Airmail,” a rum and champagne cocktail that I first came across on a blog based out of the UK.  I’ve found several variations on this recipe (just tweaking the ratios a bit) but very little on the origins of this drink.  According to Esquire’s “resident cocktail historian,” “[the Airmail] simply [...]

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Image via the super brilliant Peter Marks, Portland, OR
I’m only slightly less obsessed with the perfect desk than I am with the perfect calendar. I want something that has personality, the same amount of surface area as a drafting table, and tons of storage. Oh, and I dont want to spend too much. [...]

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Image via Catoctin Creek Distilling’s website.
I spent Sunday touring the Catoctin Creek Distilling Company based in Loudon County, VA. Not only was it fun, I learned a lot and sampled some great liquor.  Did you know, for example, that there is a federal law that says distillers can only use their barrels one time?  It’s [...]

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I Like Americans
Edna St. Vincent Millay
I like Americans.
You may say what you will, they are the nicest people in the world.
They sleep with their windows open.
Their bathtubs are never dry.
They are not grown up yet. They still believe in Santa Claus.
They are terribly in earnest.
But they laugh at everything…
I like Americans.
They give the matches free…
I [...]

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Some very dear friends will be married this August… Their save the dates are playful, charming, and a perfect summation of their equally playful and charming relationship.  I’m so proud to say that I consulted with them while they put together these save-the-dates!  They are deceptively simple to do: custom stamp, stayz-on ink, and a [...]

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Here is the thing, as a soon-to-be full time student, I feel that I shouldn’t just agree to spend $38 per month every month.  And yet, here is this awesome thing called Lost Crates that promises:
Each month you will receive a “crate” of items, ranging from classic notebooks from the best known brands, to hidden [...]

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I loved the book jacket description of Alan Bradley’s The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: “A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath.”  I picked [...]

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Ahem… um… is anyone still out there?
You’d think that with my obsession with calendars and planners and schedules I could keep up this whole blogging thing.  Sadly it’s been three months since I last stopped by this space.  I’d like to tell you it’s because I’ve been terribly busy with all kinds of productive, crafty [...]

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