have a seat

  I have an aqua fetish. Anyone who has been in my home can attest to this. Clearly I surround myself with this soothing shade at home, but the cool, watery color manages to grab me every time I’m in a store...

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contain yourself

“Her eyes lit up like a kid in a candy store.” I’ve always loved that line. My eyes still light up in old-fashioned candy stores; but the sparkle is probably just as much about the beautiful apothecary jars standing in profusion on the shelves, as...

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last resort

I’ve always wanted to go to St. Barth’s, the exquisite island in the French West Indies, where celebrities frolic in the sun while wearing things like Tory Burch tunics and Chanel bikinis. I almost got there on my honeymoon, until our travel agent informed me...

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when life gives you lemons…

You know the old saying, “What came first? The chicken or the egg?” I’m grappling with a similar dilemma; only for me, it's a toss-up between the lemons and the lemon squeezer. I was grocery shopping a few weeks ago and, there, sandwiched between the Jazz...

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upon reflection

Is it creepy that I am as fascinated by the furniture in the 1981 film, Mommie Dearest, as everyone else is in the “no-more-wire-hangers scene?” Hate to say it, but no matter how many hideous acts Joan Crawford could be accused of, bad decorating was...

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now serving

Saw my first cherry blossom of the season today. (I’m fairly certain they’ve been out for a while, but were a little hard to spot through the torrential downpours known as “March in Seattle.”) Anyway, combined with the spring-forward clock adjustment this weekend, I know...

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super bowls

A moment of self-deprecation here: I’m one of those football fans who need to have a vested interest in a team to actually enjoy the game. Which is why I was hoping and praying that my Seahawks would pull off some sort of miracle against...

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