brooklyn
nyc-etc: dun-well doughnuts
February 25th, 2013
In last week’s “blogiversary” post, I wrote about doing more regularly scheduled features in the coming year. And while I’ve written – often – about my latest NYC “finds”, the posts themselves have been a bit sporadic. They’ve been some of my very favorites to write, so I’ve decided to turn them into a monthly [...]
another one rides the bus
November 14th, 2012
Do you ever get a thought stuck in your head about something - a movie, restaurant, vacation spot – based solely on a random opinion you heard? You know what I mean; I do this all the time. And then Mike will say to me, “want to go to (fill in the blank)?” And I’ll [...]
brooklyn bound: DUMBO arts festival
October 4th, 2012
DUMBO has quickly become one of my very favorite places to spend the day – and our time at the DUMBO Arts Festival last weekend is yet another reason why. DUMBO (which stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is way cool, with so much to do – especially for families. There are great [...]
a bakery, a bridge and a birthday
June 17th, 2012
Sometime in March: Me: So Chels, your 21st birthday is coming up - how should we celebrate? Chelsea: You mean, other than THE CAKE? Me: Yes. Chels: I don’t know – how about drinks and desserts in the city? Okay – I could do this. I’d gather her good friends at a cute dessert place, followed by drinks [...]
me. myself. and i.
May 9th, 2012
A while back I read a post by one of my favorite bloggers, Sharon (who I got to meet at this dinner!). She wrote about her yearly weekend away. Alone. No kids. No husband. I finished reading and then just sort of stared off for a while, thinking. Thinking about what I would do with [...]
favor- “ette”: liddabit sweets
April 4th, 2012
Repeat after me: Bourbon. Coffee. Bacon. Caramel. Popcorn. While these are five most excellent ingredients all on their own, they also happen to come together in the amazing kitchen of Liddabit Sweets (in – what else? – their Bourbon-Coffee-Bacon Caramel Corn, of course). My sweet tooth has been well-documented on this blog, and Liddabit Sweets is [...]
in the ‘hood
March 28th, 2012
I don’t know who was happier on this trip – me or the boy. The New York area definitely has its share of children’s museums, but I only recently learned that there was one in Brooklyn – and it turns out that it’s the oldest children’s museum IN THE WORLD! Once I got over my shame [...]
brooklyn bound: one girl cookies
February 22nd, 2012
One Girl Cookies. Where do I even begin, I love this place so, so much??? Okay, I’ll start at the beginning. Mike’s cousin lives around the corner and took us there a few years ago. It was literally love at first sight – and bite. The bakery itself is beyond charming – cute and cool, [...]
just say yes
January 26th, 2012
This was such a big day for Noah and it happened months ago. I wanted to write about it right away but then I got busy with this. And this. And then there were events that were ENDING SOON and I just had to share those too. So here it is. I had been eagerly awaiting [...]
favor- “ette” friday: saipua
September 23rd, 2011
I love this place. And so will you. Saipua (Finnish for “soap”) has been making beautiful, hand-made soaps and candles since 1999. The soaps are made from the highest quality ingredients – food-grade oils, butters and fresh herbs – and have been a favorite of mine for years. As they are wrapped in unusual, lovely papers [...]
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