Champagne Wednesdays

Two birthday celebrations on a Wednesday night have left me itching for champagne:
One for the gracefully bed-bound, Liv, which I was so pleased to attend.
And one for the ever-charming, Rich. I am sorry I missed your party. Instead of my presence, I give you internet fame.  I am sorry readers, he’s taken.
Happy Birthdays!
Jen

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Between budget restraints and being a bit under-the-weather, Ash and I haven’t had much champagne to report of lately.  Not that I’m complaining. It would just be nice to have a little bubble-powered story to tell you.  Sometimes when I’m too sleepy or distracted to think of new things to say, I roam around trying [...]

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What to do with all those leftover corks? Here’s an idea from Design Within Reach. Previously, DWR and I were in a big fight. I had ordered Ash a very high-tech air purifier for Christmas to cure all his allergy related ailments – and they never bothered to send it. And when I called, they really could [...]

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Because I have been in the smelly back corners of Main Street vintage shops, I ask you this question: is this gross or genius?
A Vancouver-based company named Coat Check is saving mink coats everywhere. Yesterday’s social faux-pas is today’s designer recycled good. The Coat Check ladies refurbish old fur coats into reincarnations of plush throws, pillows and personal accessories – and sell them back [...]

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Rain.
Reluctance.
Oatmeal.
A little London through her lens: My Funny Eye.

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Ohh na na na na…(theme song of So You Think You Can Dance…hereinafter known as SYTYCD).
At great risk of of my husband hating me forever, I give you these pictures of us in Paris. Possbile reasons for hating me: 1) Convincing him to leap in public; 2) Exposing photos of him wearing his man-bag; 3) Using the very close-up photo [...]

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… to me!
Thanks for all your birthday wishes!
Jen

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Your heart will thank you for a little of this:

Comme des enfants by Beatrice Martin.

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There was a party.

And it was for me.

I just wanted to say thanks. It rocked.
On Sunday (yes, with a bit of a pain in my head), I read my new copy of Taschen’s Paris (thanks Matt and Kim) and then revolutionized my views on hospitality via Amy Sedaris (Thanks Jay and Christina).  I got so [...]

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What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial,
national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no
need to preempt grievance.
 
In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made,
any sentence begun.
 
On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp — praise song for walking
forward in [...]

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