Dear Spring, Are you really here? Please say yes. We are gearing up for our very first egg hunt with an outing to a local farm on Sunday. I can’t wait to see the bebes with the little spring farm animals. Should be a fun weekend and the forecast here calls for blue skies- we’ll see how it shakes out as Punxsutawney Phil was clearly trying to pull a fast one on us. A Few Fun Easterly Things -Thomson’s seersucker pin striped blazer with matching shorts at Pink Olive. -Dad’s skinny minty tie, an Etsy find. -My Peacekeeper’s “Paint Me Content”[…]

  

I love the look of walnut and sheepskin together- warm and fuzzy while still modern.  Recreate the lok with Room and Board’s Soren lounge chair- a beautifully crafted nod to its mid century scissor-legged sisters and Ikea’s very affordable sheepskin. For a more affordable re-creation, look to craigslist for vintage mid century chairs. I scored a Cherner chair for $200 on NYC’s craigslist, a steal. {Modern Chair Image: Rue Mag} Related posts:Oscar’s Heavy MetalHappy Weekend!Happy Weekend!

  

That guy always does the right thing. He charms the ladies with his soulful ways, breaks up street fights by using good old fashioned common sense tactics, and stands up for equality. Just love him. Rothko re-imaginied for Marriage Equality. I like it. This is a big moment for our country. Let’s hope our Justices step up to the plate and help to cement an equal rights world for all of our citizens.   Related posts:Present-ing: The MomVINO POPS: the Rosé edition (of course)Happy Weekend!

  

I recently had a delicious dark glass of fizzy Opera 02 Lambrusco with my mushroom burger and fries at Sonoma in Capitol Hill. Delish. Seriously delish. Sonoma is known for its impressive Italian wine list so some may scoff at my choice of its red bubbles. Lambrusco has gotten a bad rap in the past and I have written about it here before so let’s just move on and get with the program. There are lots of delicious old school lambruscos now being imported to the US for our drinking pleasure. It’s a fantastic pizza/burger/bbq wine, it’s rustic, it’s earthy,[…]

  

The world’s most famous milliner up close and personal in a new Phaidon photo book. If you live on this planet you most likely caught a glimpse of this: If you hadn’t heard of Philip Treacy, the milliner to the stars, before Princess Beatrice’s appearance at the Royal Wedding in 2011, you were made acutely aware of him at that moment. Say what you will about her fascinator- a fallopian fantasy, an ovarian odyssey- perhaps, but Treacy is an artist who has stayed true to his craft throughout his career. His work has been prevalent in the fashion world for decades[…]

  

Easter bonnets for me always conjure up that great Irving Berlin song from Easter Parade- “On the Avenue…”- and I imagine myself strolling down Fifth Ave. in a big pink and proud hat. I actually don’t think I’ve ever worn a proper Easter bonnet. Have you? In any case, here is a great little DIY for your littles so that they can do so via our Clever Girl’s paper bowl bonnet. Clever Girl’s challenge: Make an Easter hat out of a paper bowl for her daughter’s school parade. Leave it to Natalia, mission accomplished. Her little one is decked out in her[…]

  

I love a tiny sandwich in my drink. We went to brunch this weekend at one of our local haunts, The Evening Star and this tiny sandwich with a side of bacon arrived in my Bloody Mary. What a fun surprise, it’s the little things… literally. I thought it was a cute idea especially for brunch gatherings. Stick a little mini grilled cheese in your guests’ Bloody Mary and add a side of bacon for the meat eaters. Who wouldn’t love that! Cin Cin! Related posts:Tartans and Ghillies and Peat Moss- Oh My!Couch Tripping: Reggie’s Camel CampHappy Halloween

  

It’s still a little chilly here on the east coast to feel much like spring but I’m off to tackle some spring cleaning in the spirit of the season. My friend and Volatizing’s Clever Girl, Natalia sent me Jessica Alba’s new book, The Honest Life and I’ve been thumbing through it this week for some toxin-free inspiration (so has Gigi, above). I read Healthy Child, Healthy World a few years ago and it set me on a new path to clean living. It is a bit overwhelming though. I have to admit that after reading it, I was a little[…]

  

Last up in my weeklong mini course in movie musical love, The Frug. If you have not seen Fosse’s Frug, please treat yourself to this viewing. From Sweet Charity, this is true mastery at work- such a gem of a piece. If you love fashion and/or film, you will love this. Inspired by Fellini, you can clearly see the Italian auteur’s influence at hand. This is 60s mod fabulousness meets Fellini’s freaks. L.O.V.E. Ok, so to roundup my top 5 (or 6) favorite movie musical numbers of all time, we have: “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This”- Sweet Charity[…]

  

Gene or Fred? Gene or Fred? It’s really the most ridiculous question, almost as ridiculous as Beatles or Stones? BOTH is the correct answer. How can you have one without the other? You can’t, so today I had to pick 2 favorite numbers. I tried really hard to stick to 5 but I just can’t choose between Gene and Fred, so I’m not going to. There are so many ridiculously mind blowing numbers that these two created, choreographed and perfected on film that it’s tough narrowing it down. I could go with Fred’s and Gene’s iconic numbers, “Puttin’ On The Ritz”[…]