Archive for March, 2008
« Previous EntriesNow only if it came with change for a dollar…
For those of use who breeze into town, find a meter and then get ourselves lost in shopping, this is the perfect gift.
Poor Little Rich Girl, increasingly moving beyond its original funky-consignment-store parameters, now has Kikkerland Parking Meter Alarms for just $8.50.
I must say, with the price of violations going to $20 or $30 in […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 31, 2008Garden clogs that survive the snow
When I saw them, I thought A) I like green and B) rubber clogs would be better to garden in than bare feet, especially when the brick borders to the garden get hot.
So I took a chance and bought these clog-shaped Sloggers two years ago. They’re sized a little small, so I went for one […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 30, 2008All aboard, we’re eating cake
One of my coworkers, knowing I have a habit of going overboard when it comes to baking children’s birthday cakes, found this lovely item for me.
The Railway Cake Pan from Williams-Sonoma sounds pricey at $34, if you think it’s just a cake pan. I’m calling it an heirloom that’s going to be sturdy enough for […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 29, 2008When you need fashion most is in the hospital
Some of us love clothes because looking good is feeling good.
And when you need to feel best is in the hospital.
Healing Threads offers alternative hospital gowns in flattering colors, and gowns that open up only when you want your doctor looking, and not from behind as you’re walking to the visitor’s lobby.
They’ve been featured locally […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 28, 2008Sometimes a cigar box is not just a cigar box
What would Sigmund Freud say?
Sometimes a cigar box gets reincarnated as a fashionable bag.
And the fact that this one is decorated with a poster from the vintage epic Ben-Hur, well, what more could you want?
Helen Bellomo of Helen’s Handbags creates one-of-a-kind handbags you can see in select spots like The Five Crows in Natick, MA. […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 27, 2008Oh so more than a jewelry box
Can I just say I love my new present?
My husband, guided by my best friend just a little, went to JC Penney for Christmas and got me an eight-drawer jewelry armoire. It’s on sale now for $179.99. I love the color. I love the giant drawers that are so big, I can fit my old […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 26, 2008A starter kit for decadence
Usually, the height of decadence is caviar, and the food from Little Pearl is no exception. But they’re sensible too — selling well-made gift items with their food and supporting sustainable fisheries.
Little Pearl’s rainbow trout caviar has been served at places like Nantucket’s American Seasons, but you can get an ounce served to you for […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 26, 2008Baubles with bubbles
If you’re living north of the Mason Dixon line, it’s not warm enough outside yet.
There’s a little heat to be had with this sunny orange-silver bracelet with the color captured in glass bubbles, waiting for summer. At just $12.99, you can afford the sun block too, just to be hopeful.
The Salem Street Beadery is a […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 25, 2008It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s cuff links
The Man of Steel in your life, when masquerading as a mild-mannered reporter, may be more comfortable without his cape if he has these Superman cuff links, which might fly out of the store at $65 from Johnston & Murphy.
Fear not, the rhodium plating is not like Kryptonite, it’s actually from the platinum family […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 24, 2008Staging a tea party for your little monkeys
My kids love Curious George. (He’s a monkey, so he can do things you can’t do.)
They also love trying to do adult things, and like George, they sometimes succeed, but it’s better to get some practice at adult things like carrying a tray full of tea cups.
Luckily, we’re not very far from the Curious George […]
Author: Kat Powers | March 24, 2008