Hope everyone had a good, safe weekend since Hurricane Irene's visit. I headed out of town for a few days, but am back in NYC and the sun is shining on a beautiful, cool day.  And even… Read More

[from tarot.com] Yep, been a great week so far. Even my cat is being nice to me and that's a new development.  And it just keeps on going Read More

It's been a wallop of a spring!  Busy all around, lots of changes, yadda yadda yadda...so it's time to get out of here for a while, see some new things and make some new memories.I hear… Read More

Just got back from a week-long cruise to Bermuda.  It was pretty, warm and fun: here's the white lava cocktail I sipped as the ship left the harbor.There were gorgeous sunsets to watch… Read More

I have 3 beautiful words for you: Korean Barbecue Buffet.  I want to share more about my trip to Bermuda but here's a little side post about my Monday excursion with the lovely Liz… Read More

[letterpress print by sycamorestreetpress]I'm packing for a trip to Paris, my 1st one ever.  I've been wanting to go since I started taking French when I was 11, too bad I haven't kept… Read More

Heading out the door, but writing a few quick e-mails before shutting my phone off for a week and having limited internet access -- yikes!  But I had to do a quick post about the awesom… Read More

"Happiness is an attitude.  We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong.  The amount of work is the same." -- RL Bond Happy August!   There's my boo… Read More

It's somewhat random post time: I'm thoughtful today, grateful, happy. It's been a good day. I had some potentially very good news, personally and professionally at about the same time. &nbs&hell…Read More

"It's your day. You get a day. Not a week." -- Miranda in Sex & the City So said Miranda to Charlotte about her wedding day. Well, I'm not getting married, but it's my birthday tomorro… Read More

[from tarot.com] Yep, been a great week so far. Even my cat is being nice to me and that's a new development.  And it just keeps on going Read More

It takes a lot for me to stop talking, but this birthday cake by Cheryl Kleinman from Betty Bakery took my breath away and was an absolutely perfect guest at my party!  I'm so… Read More

[Cappuccino from Little Bird Coffee House, San Francisco] [petals on my desk] [calligraphy by Ellen Weldon Design] Read More

This is the first year I'm participating in the {lovely} PACKAGE EXCHANGE graciously hosted by Danni from oh, hello friend.Nearly 200 lovely bloggers signed up to exchange pretty presents by… Read More

My 4th canning venture went pretty well.  Justin was away, so Kate came over for Chinese food, wine and to keep me company in the kitchen.Peeling peaches was easier than I expected, jus… Read More

Today's the last day of summer and I hope everyone had a great season.  It's strangely grey outside in NYC but I'm thinking back over the last few months and these Citrus Coasters… Read More

[picture by Charlie from Skeinz]Casually scanning Twitter the other day I saw a tweet by Brett Bara with a link to this article about the plight of penguins who survived an oil spi… Read More

Happy November!  I've been so inspired by lots of fall fruits and events lately, everyone is as busy as little bees....I really enjoyed Pie Party Live hosted by Jackie & Ken -- grea… Read More

Who hearts lettepress?  On Saturday my friend Suzanne and I took an introductory class at Studio on the Square with Mindy Belloff of Intima Press.What is it about letterp… Read More

Oh my, oh my has it been a crazy month: welcome to December! I feel blessed, I feel happy....I feel...tired.  I heart the holiday season there's just so much to do and so much going on… Read More

Call me cheese-y if you need to, but I'm a lover of holidays...and especially of planning!Aside from event planning for a living, back in 2010 there were big plans for Christmas time&nb&hell…Read More

[from Pursuitist]Happy NYC Fashion Week!  On Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending a gallery reception at the Hermès boutique on Madison Avenue showcasing photographs… Read More

[card created at Paperless Post]Happy 2012!  Thank you to everyone who has read or commented on Craftiness Now over the last 2 years.  Now on this 150th post it's a new y… Read More

Hope everyone had a good, safe weekend since Hurricane Irene's visit. I headed out of town for a few days, but am back in NYC and the sun is shining on a beautiful, cool day.  And even… Read More

This is a picture of me with my Mom whose birthday was this Wednesday, July 13.  So tonight I'm baking a cake for her party and just thinking about some stuff that came up this week.My… Read More

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John Shea, a professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University, gives us a double whammy of actual human evolution this month, rather than the typical victorious narrative. Using fossi… Read More