Recently I was talking with a friend who was back in NYC for the 1st time since moving to Chicago. She regaled all the running around she was doing in order to see everyone and everything that was important in her life while living here. For a vacation it sounded absolutely exhausting. Which is precisely why I have little desire to move ... read more
So now it has been established that your are a VIP guest with your hostess gift in hand, but what is that in your other hand? A shopping bag with ingredients to whip up a little something to bestow upon the already planned and prepared menu? Unless you are attending a potluck dinner or the hostess has specifically requested you bring that amazing ... read more
This is all I have read about in the past week. Perhaps the repetition is due to my plowing through 213 blog entries in Google Reader on Friday night or that suddenly every tweeter I follow has joined en mass, but I have been attacked on all social media fronts with the word, ‘Pinterest’. I finally had to investigate this online phenom ... read more
There is a stack of Polaroids in my nightstand drawer that are not fit for presentation – no, no they aren’t smutty or inappropriate subject matter, but just not good enough to be displayed. Most are of Little Bit, a few of Pancake and one of a couple of friends who normally are super photogenic, but the camera failed them and their facial ... read more
Do you have a friend who is well meaning, but a tad unrefined when it comes to proper party etiquette? Perhaps she hails from a culture where entertaining isn’t fraught with formalities. Or there isn’t a distinction in the style of gatherings? If so, then this partyjeanie post should serve you well. With the summer ... read more
Between being completely absorbed in an amazing new interior décor book – that was intended to be the subject of today’s post and my MAC begging to die a slow death, a quality apartmentjeanie post this is not. However, I do feel the gorgeous pink peonies from James Durr Wholesale Florist located in Union Square Farmers Market are deserving of ... read more
