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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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Giggling Through The Galleries

March 21, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

The struggle of waking and getting ready for the day was an even greater one than usual. And that’s saying something. It wasn’t that I wasn’t excited to get out […]

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America, ancient Egypt, art, fashion, history, Julia Child, museum, restaurant, travel, vacation, Washington DC

The Cat In Coach

March 18, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

“SOMEBODY HAS DIED!” This dramatic proclamation was not one I intended to utter Monday afternoon. No. I was putting the finishing touches on my packing organization (something I have elevated to […]

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cat, Chicago, macaron, travel, vacation, Washington DC

Things I Loved This Week #101

March 14, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

TOFU: Tofu gets a really bad wrap, which is not at all deserved. I understand that there is a legion of people actively working against our palates, trying their damnedest […]

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cooking, Dolly Parton, food, music, spring, sun, travel, Washington DC

Why Don’t You? #67

March 9, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you plan your final meal just in case you ever find yourself on death row? I hope you don’t, but it never hurts to plan ahead. I […]

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advice, animals, clothes, coffee, Diana Vreeland, fashion, food, pet, travel, vacation, Why Don't You?

Things I Loved This Week #100

March 7, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I have written a hundred of these posts now. They’re never very popular, and I can understand you readers not wanting to hear an endless rant. And they can be endless, […]

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clothes, Dame Edna, drag, fashion, glasses, shopping, spring, weather, writing

Why Don’t You? #66

March 2, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you write Lady Gaga a congratulatory letter for her performance at the Academy Awards? I’m still shaken by how good it was. When you’ve finished that, you […]

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advice, bucket list, comedy, death, Diana Vreeland, Joan Rivers, Lady Gaga, music, travel, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #99

February 28, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Victorian Britain by The Great Courses: I have always felt that a person should know everything. Clearly this is an impossibility and will never be accomplished in one lifetime, […]

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chocolate, design, England, film, food, IKEA, IKEA Monkey, Lady Gaga, travel, Victorian, Washington DC, weather, writing

WHY DON’T YOU #65

February 23, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you plan a trip to Hollywood to get some GOOD hair extensions? Because I’m growing out my hair, and I have next to no patience, I am obsessed […]

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advice, art, Diana Vreeland, fashion, hair, Los Angeles, music, shopping, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #98

February 21, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Comic Relief Episode of “Great British Bake Off”: One of my recent obsessions is, as I told you a few weeks back, The Great British Bake Off. We call […]

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Egypt, Hollywood, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, music, writing

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?

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“If you don’t do it, you won’t have done it.” –Patsy Stone

“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

“My only ambition in life is to wear size 28 jeans.” –Karl Lagerfeld

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

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