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« Previous EntriesLeaving Cape Cod? Bring back snacks
I hope you’re not rushing off Cape Cod to get back to work without having snacks in the car. That traffic backup can be bad.
Try grabbing something local before you go. I’d try Pear Preserves from Cape Cod Traveler on some crackers. It has just enough sugar to pick you up and it actually tastes […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 27, 2008Gluten-free gluttony
Strolling through the local farmers market this past weekend, a small hand started pulling me toward a pile of…
“Cookies!” my son shouted.
But these aren’t any cookies. These are gluten-free cookies made with stuff like brown rice flour and potato fibers.
Oh, and chocolate and mint. They are, after all, Chocolate Mint Wafers from Anna’s Swedish Delights. […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 21, 2008Luxury to go
If you’re a lady on the go, you know you have the choice of night-before-your-flight measuring all your favorite soaps and scrubs, pouring them into 2 oz containers, or be left begging the hotel staff for extra tiny soaps. Either way, it’s most likely not how you pictured yourself climbing the corporate ladder.
Fear not, […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 20, 2008Hip, still
If you’ve traded in your Doc Martens for a minivan, don’t despair — there’s still hip out there that’s acceptable at PTA meetings.
Take this Tartan Bag from Sourpuss Clothing. For $30 you get the bag the company bills as “smell like the Dropkick Murphys” that comes with a leather strap and quick-velcro front (so you […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 19, 2008Pack this one for your host
You might be looking at the calendar wishing for the lazy days of summer, but I’m frantically looking for hostess gifts for your home. Something that says “I’m so happy you let us stay for free near a resort area” and could also say “I’m sorry for whatever it is we will spill on your […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 16, 2008Walk with a penguin
Now that we’ve been moved from wait-list to enrolled for the preschool a short walk from our house, I’m desperately looking for backpacks for my little guy.
It needs to be able to fit a tiny blanket, his baby stuffed dog, and it has to be small enough for him to carry himself.
Here’s the thing. Most […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 15, 2008Ye Olde Pepper Companie
Since 1806, people have been marveling at the ingenuity of the folks at Ye Old Pepper Companie, America’s oldest candy company.
While some would love the fudge or blackjacks, I remember a splurge was a turtle
Chocolate, chewy just-made-that-day caramel, and surrounded with nuts. Sometimes it was almonds. Sometimes pecans or cashews. Sometimes I picked milk chocolate […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 14, 2008Chomping at the bit for jewelry?
The Plymouth-based SmartPak company was born out of a need to have easy ways to feed lots of horses their custom supplements, but they’ve branched out of the basics to provide everything a horsewoman needs.
They’ll sell you helmets and sturdy riding undergarments as well as custom packs for your horse.
But if you don’t own a […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 13, 2008Museum-quality kids’ fun
My sister came home from St. Petersburg — not Florida — with a suitcase full of these stacking dolls and the ability to pronounce “matroyshka,” the name for these dolls, like she was born there. And now that it’s birthday season, I’m hunting around wondering where I can find the kind of cool toys she […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 12, 2008Twelve pounds of luxury
While looking for a fruit basket from Pemberton Farms, I stumbled upon “The Great Escape” gift basket that has no fruit, no wine, no nuts, and is exactly what I’m looking for.
It contains, and I’m going to try to read all of this in one breath: soaps, bath salts, bath tea, bath sponge, two […]
Author: Kat Powers | May 8, 2008