Monthly Archives: April 2009

Residence: Palm Beach.Occupations: “Geriatric starlet and founder of Old World Weavers.”Age: 86.Current projects: Advertising model for Coach handbags“Iris Apfel: Rare Bird of Fashion” “Black leather, braided necklace with a silver-and-turquoise Navajo charm.”Favorite handbag: “A $5 denim handbag I bought from … Continue reading →

Basically out of the blue I started to like cooking.Whole foods. Alice Waters style.I’m sure there are many more but here are a few blogs I read daily + a little sampling of what they’re all about… The Slow Cook … Continue reading →

First published in 1931, Vita Sackville-West’s masterpiece is the fictional companion to her great friend Virginia Woolf’s ‘A Room of One’s Own’. A beautiful book, quiet and haunting. And a fascinating exploration of how a building can exert a profound … Continue reading →

There are many great vintage blogs out there.a time to get started in December 2008 and as a newcomer is up there stylin’ with the rest of the vintage veterans.He’s a young guy but brings to his posts retro cool. … Continue reading →

The film recounts the sad, interwoven declines of socialite Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her aspiring actress-singer-dancer daughter, Edith Bouvier Beale—a.k.a. “Big Edie” and “Little Edie.” Their story became a tabloid fixture in 1971 after town officials in East Hampton, … Continue reading →

If you like vintage, antique spirit, fashion, taxidermy and travel (not to mention a younger point of view) you should have a look at her blog. House Beautiful selected her blog as one of the sites they love. an excerpt. … Continue reading →

“…she owes her longevity to the Lord, that she never did drink, she never did smoke and she never did fool around.” …and apparently she likes crispy bacon.Wow.and I thought 50 was old. another good Huff Post article – here.

Bob Dylan on Barack Obama, Ulysses Grant and American Civil War ghosts. Good article. here. Also read “Dreams of My Father” – written by Barack Obama.

This photo – snowmen protesting global warming and the fact that all that extra CO2 is being affected by the global recession, and is unable to find employment in it’s normal line of work – trapping heat. Commentary on puzzling … Continue reading →

Good article from Huffington Post.Didn’t want you to miss it. Right here.

Art Projects for Kids is a blog by Kathy Barbro geared to teaching art to young people. Kathy has a passion for encouraging creative thinking. Her blog rocks. In California, Visual Art Standards recommend that 3rd graders learn how to … Continue reading →

Seth Godin’s Alternative MBA program. The SAMBA (six month MBA) blog is one awesome site. A real source of inspiration, influence, challenge and encouragement. Check out their 999 business ideas for example. Ideas are a dime a dozen. The money … Continue reading →

a bit of sillyness for sure… Image courtesy © Koji Sasahara / Associated Press and the other, don’t know.

World-renowned primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall turned 75 yesterday. Her patient observations of Gombe’s chimps–David Greybeard and Flo among many others–enabled her to correct a slew of misunderstandings about chimps prevalent at that time. She discovered chimp were omnivores, not … Continue reading →

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Introducing: The Better Project from Arc90 on Vimeo. yup.cool.The Better Project “Harnesses the collaboration of the internet to help make anything better”

The Diary of Samuel Pepys is being published online as a daily blog as literature enthusiasts take advantage of technology to open up the classics to new audiences. The detailed private diary he kept during 1660–1669 was first published in … Continue reading →

Phew. I just got back from the Baja. Happened really fast and didn’t have time to get posts organized for my departure. My friend Sandra, boutique hotel owner, photographer and flyfisher women (more about her trip to Argentina later) gave … Continue reading →