today it’s mostly slush
Hello, my name is Laura and I’m an addict. Hello, Laura. It’s been 30 seconds since I last Googled. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to get off the stuff, but I just keep going back. It gives me everything I need and I can’t live without it. I don’t even remember a time before it—what was that like?! How did we know anything? Go anywhere? Where did our answers come from? I’m safe with Google. It’s the past and the future. It’s knowledge. It’s the modern oracle. It’s everything to me. And it’s good news for you, too. Just take a look at what I’ve found for you this week.
An intriguing new way to enjoy caviar
What we’ll be cooking from come spring
I’m desperate to carry one of these boho-chic creations
The ultimate barn red
The only thing to wear in the kitchen/garden (bedroom?)
A little interior porn
Join me in ordering 12 pounds of these (hello, marmalade and vin d’orange)
More fabulous foraging
Treats to buy or inspire your own homemade version
I absolutely must sweat out my toxins in my very own one of these
Need motivation to exercise?
I haven’t figured out where to buy this yet, but for now I’m ogling
More inspiration for beauties of all ages
A dear friend just sent me an assortment of treats from here and I’m hooked (habanero sugar?!)
Happy Friday! Have a wonderful weekend & holiday, if you’re taking one. xo
I think I’m in shock – Laura would you really pay that much for a felted wool purse? I knit and felt hats and in my market I can barely get $35. Wow. (they are beautiful) Even purses here ( north prairie country Minnesota) barely reach $50.
Posted by Karen on 2.17.12 at 10:21 amKaren, here in New York, women regularly pay upwards of $1,000 for designer handbags! I would much rather splurge on something unique and handcrafted, though I’ll admit those felted bags are pricey. Maybe you should try to get your hats to this market so you can charge a bit more….
Posted by laura on 2.18.12 at 9:21 amLaura, I do forget that I live in a very different land now. I did long ago buy a simple straw hat with a ribbon in NYC for what in today’s $ would be $100. BTW I love window shopping through your blog.
Posted by Karen on 2.18.12 at 10:49 amThanks, Karen! So glad you’re out there representing the prairie country contingent! xo
Posted by laura on 2.18.12 at 2:22 pmHi Laura! That’s hysterical! We were just reminiscing about how we ever knew anything before google and after the encyclopedias we left on our parents shelves. I just can’t remember though Jeff says he loved reference librarians (always at his beck & call).
Posted by suzinn on 2.17.12 at 11:59 pmAh yes, libraries. Back when we had more time…
Posted by laura on 2.18.12 at 9:21 amWhat a fabulous round up this week! Loved it from the caviar cubes (so have to have some of them!) to the inspiration about older women (sent that off to my gorgeous 84 year old mother.) Thanks for all that googling!
Posted by Dee G on 2.19.12 at 4:26 pmGlad you enjoyed, Dee! I’ll be thinking up some creative ways to use those cubes…
Posted by laura on 2.19.12 at 5:11 pmHi sweetheart! You may have discovered this already: contact Betsy.m.smith@gmail.com for the Smith Built Pottery. She lives in Philadelphia. . . . and addressing the subject of spending $$$$’s for something very special, I will NEVER admit to what I spent for my Patricia Underwood brown felt hat. xoxo
Posted by Susan Kallenbach on 2.21.12 at 11:28 amYes, thanks—a friend did forward me her contact info. Maybe I’ll get in touch when I need to treat myself. Love Patricia Underwood’s hats; they last forever and are worth every $!
Posted by laura on 2.21.12 at 12:55 pm