THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #125
LOVE: “The Librarians” on TNT: Basic cable Christmas specials with cheesy lines should not make me sob like an infant. But The Librarians did. How did I end up watching […]
Why Don’t You? #87
Monday: Why don’t you put wallpaper on the backs of your stairs? It’d be ever so elegant to have a bold pattern or a mural climbing your stairwell. Staircases can […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #124
LOVE: Aux Merveilleux de Fred: A shop in Paris that I desperately love is Aux Merveilleux de Fred. I went there on the recommendation of David Sedaris, a pastry chef […]
An Egyptologist in America – Part 2
Sometimes I have profound things to share with you, like my thoughts on terrorism or ancient Egyptian discoveries, but at other times my profound thoughts aren’t quite so riveting. But […]
Why Don’t You? #86
Monday: Why don’t you have an elevator installed in your home? It’d be so convenient to be able to ride up to your upper rooms with a tea tray instead […]
An Egyptologist in America – Part 1
I woke the next morning about forty pounds lighter. For some reason, the radiator was out of control on the third level of The Jane, and everybody was boiling. It […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #123
LOVE: Martinis: I don’t often get the chance to partake of a good martini…or three. I never order them. Don’t rightly know why since I adore them whenever I do. I […]
A Parisian in America
Before I go anywhere, I know exactly where I’m going, how to get there, and what I’m going to wear. It’s all part of the preparations that make me a […]
Why Don’t You? #85
Monday: Why don’t you go to an antique shop and purchase tons of old maps? They’re rarely expensive, and they look so charming. Take your new collection and use them […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #122
LOVE: “Dracula Dead and Loving It”: Many, many, many years ago, after an afternoon at Egyptian Treasures, an unlikely shop that used to be in the middle of Des Moines which specialized […]
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