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

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THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #86

November 7, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Spectacular Spectacular Cocktail: Every Halloween, my sister, my father, and I get together for something that has come to be known as the “¡¡¡Shitty Phillips Halloween Spectacular Spectacular!!!” It’s our […]

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cocktail, coffee, cooking, donut, Halloween, Ina Garten, Paris, recipe

Why Don’t You? #51

November 3, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you pick a country, find out who their greatest singer of all time is, and then learn their classics? It’s great fun for me to sing along […]

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advice, Anne Rice, book, Christmas, coffee, Diana Vreeland, Halloween, inspiration, shopping, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #85

November 1, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Ridiculous Family Stories: I don’t know very many stories about my mother’s side of the family, which is something that saddens me. Maybe they aren’t storytellers? My father loves to […]

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Angela Lansbury, Apple, baking, family, history, travel, Washington DC, writing

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?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #84

October 26, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Vampire Teeth: I have long loved vampires. Not the sparkly kind that twinkle in the sun, mind you. I don’t have any time for that Twilight nonsense. I read the […]

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cemetery, food, Halloween, Honey Boo Boo, interior design, music, television, vampire, writing

What Would I Say?

October 22, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

This image is not relevant to this post, but Beyoncé is relevant to everything, so whatevs. There is a delightful website (click here!) that generates Facebook style statuses based on […]

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Why Don’t You? #49

October 20, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend an evening at the cinema and see all the films you’ve not been bothered to watch? It will surely cost you a pretty penny, but […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, diet, fashion, film, funeral, health, movie, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #83

October 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Annabelle: I’m not one for slasher flicks. I don’t care for blood and gore to be splashed on my screen. I don’t want a mutilated body or a serial killer […]

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cleaning, cooking, Craig Ferguson, eggs, film, museum, television, writing

Why Don’t You? #48

October 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend the day baking bread and then freezing it for future convenience? Few things are as satisfying as making fresh bread, and a stint in the […]

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advice, baking, bread, Diana Vreeland, food, interior decorating, museum, Paris, travel, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #82

October 11, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: HyVee’s Asiago Cheese Bread: I love grocery stores. They have always been one of my favorite places. Even when I travel, I find grocery stores to be one of […]

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American Horror Story, art, book, bread, depression

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