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Category Archives: garden

Why Don’t You? #79

September 28, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you begin planning out your garden for next year? Once you’ve pulled all the dead flowers, squashes, failed stalks of corn, and planted your autumn salad patch, […]

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advice, clothes, Diana Vreeland, fashion, garden, sewing, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #78

June 1, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you plant an entire garden, a big garden, mind you, with all varieties of salad greens? I did this yesterday, and I simply cannot wait to harvest […]

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advice, art, cocktail, Diana Vreeland, food, garden, inspiration, interior design, suggestion, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #70

April 6, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you plan a formal garden in your yard? Even if you have a small lot you can plant a few boxwoods and set up a fountain. I […]

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advice, ancient Egypt, Diana Vreeland, family, fragrance, France, garden, inspiration, interior design, Italian, language, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU #64

February 16, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you practice and practice and practice until you can throw a perfect free throw with no practice? (Free throws are a thing, right?) This is not a […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, garden, nap, plants, poetry, sleep, summer, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #50

October 27, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

[I am absolutely in love with this picture and want it blown up and then I want to go out and buy an electric fireplace so that I can hang […]

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advice, cooking, Diana Vreeland, food, garden, Reading, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #42

September 1, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 3 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you take a day or two to fix up your shoes? I don’t know anybody who regularly brushes or polishes their footwear, and I think that’s awfully […]

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advice, cosmetic surgery, Diana Vreeland, fashion, garden, hair, inspiration, shoes, suggestion, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #75

June 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Penny Dreadful: Readers, I am obsessed with a new show. I didn’t intend to watch this one and in fact I already gave it up. I watched the first […]

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England, fitness, food, garden, Iceland, money, television, theater, travel

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #74

June 7, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Remodeling: I am a terrible procrastinator. As my comedy goddess, Jennifer Saunders, once said about herself, “I am the worst procrastinator in the world. I wish it was actually […]

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Apple, cooking, garden, hair, interior design, music, travel

Why Don’t You? #37

June 2, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you stop buying bottles of juice and dedicate yourself entirely to juicing? I have a citrus juicer and I always forget how simple and tasty the fresh […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, food, garden, health, inspiration, life, travel, vacation, Why Don't You?

Why Don’t You? #36

May 26, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you design and plant a formal English garden in your yard? It doesn’t matter how big or small your creation is; it only matters that it looks […]

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advice, art, Diana Vreeland, fashion, garden, health, shopping, Why Don't You?

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