Friday Flotsam

September 3, 2010

1.  The makings of a guest bedroom: desk, reading chair, turquoise and stripes, plenty of light, maps galore.  Via Simply Grove.

2. The Lake Superior tote by Frost River Designs. Perfect for country weekends (or week days).  Stuff it with vegetables, fruits, baguettes, books, thrift store finds; the more you beat it up the better it’ll look. Via Sycamore Street Press.

3. Table with brass legs by Marcia Holzer Studio.  Via Elements of Style.

4. Bags in jewel tones, like this one and this one.  The first via Destined to Design.

5. Hammered brass spoon by Magpie & Rye.  Via Oh Joy!

6. Boat of Life print by Aardvark.  Via India Knight.

7. Clear dome umbrella.  Via The Neo-Traditionalist.

8. Hung chairs.  Via Automatism.

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The Secret To Mindblowing Iced Coffee

September 1, 2010 Food

It couldn’t be simpler. Whenever you find yourself with a few drops of leftover hot coffee, send the dregs on a Siberian vacation instead of pouring them down the drain.   Transfer them into an ice cube tray and freeze for a sweltering day. For a twist on the traditional proportions, drop the coffee cubes [...]

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CSA Week 11: Meet Tomatillo’s Cousin, The Ground Cherry

August 30, 2010 Food
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One of the great pleasures of a CSA share is encountering vegetables for the very first time. Tiny ones, perhaps, cloaked in Chinese lantern husks. Farmer Dave’s ever-helpful distributors identified them as husk cherry tomatoes.  They are also called ground cherries, and cape gooseberries. They’re often mistaken for tomatillos.  The two are close relatives and [...]

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Friday Flotsam

August 27, 2010 Fashion
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1. Sam Winston’s Romeo and Juliet: in which he rearranges every letter in the play into collages. Via Daucus Carota. 2. Nautical sleeping bags, via A Cup Of Joe. 3. The Sketchbook Project: Thousands of sketchbooks tour museums and galleries nationwide en route to the Brooklyn Art Library.  Via Oh Joy! 4. Postalco’s miner’s key [...]

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3 Lust-Worthy Music Players To Amp Up Your Interior

August 26, 2010 Feathering the Nest
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The Phonofone II by Science & Sons.  $600 at Charles & Marie. My house is slow to adopt gadgets, especially ones that refer to themselves as “systems.” The extent of our music system is a small, unassuming radio we bought to tide us over while we unpacked our moving boxes.  A year and half later, [...]

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Fall 2010 Micro Trend: The Irish Fisherman’s Sweater

August 25, 2010 Fashion
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Anybody else have childhood memories of trying to escape the encroaching itch of an Aran sweater? No matter how many layers I had on underneath, the wool made the slightest bit of exposed skin crawl.  The only truly protective undergarment scenario was a turtleneck tucked into tights (to avoid the dreaded stomach/wool encounter), and even [...]

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CSA Week 8: Raw Corn Chowder

August 23, 2010 Food
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My unlikely flirtation with vegan recipes continues apace. This sweet, raw corn chowder, courtesy of Food & Wine, fits the summer bill in so many ways:  it’s great use of ubiquitous corn, full of good fats, and blends up in an instant –as long as you remember to soak the cashews the night before. The [...]

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Friday Flotsam

August 20, 2010 Fashion
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1. Stina Persson via Oh Joy! 2. Puzzle cheeseboards via The Kitchn 3. Holiday magazine covers via Hither & Thither 4. Topshop flats via {wit + delight} 5. Serif tote via Bows & Sparrows 6. Cardboard bunting letters via Lake Jane 7. Scratch map via A Cup of Joe 8. Birthday cards via Lake Jane [...]

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3 Secrets For Perfecting Fall’s Cat Eyeliner

August 19, 2010 Fashion
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Swedish Elle via Boho Market From Bazaar to Boden, the cat-eye look is back big time this fall.  I’ve never gotten it quite right; generally I end up with way too much on after trying to correct mistakes. Recently I found three simplifying, fool-proof tips (who knew a scalene triangle does the trick?).  Read on, [...]

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The (Other) Vegan Salad Carnivores Will Love

August 17, 2010 Food
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Today brings us yet another easy, healthy and gob-stoppingly delicious recipe from Nancy Baker Cahill. Actually, I take that back.  I predict you won’t be able to stop your gob when you taste this one. Remember her lemon-tahini kale salad last week?  This salad is completely different and similarly addictive.  My husband, who looks askew [...]

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