While I was in Ohio for Thanksgiving, I went shopping at my favorite place, the recently reopened Village Discount Super Thrift Store. I bought a paisley belt ($.99), a cozy cable knit weekend sweater ($1), a striped wool Pendleton sweater ($2.99), and a hand-knit vest ($1.99). What I did not get was this home decorating book from the ’70s. The binding was completely busted, and at the time, its price ($1.50) seemed a fortune. Of course, I’m regretting my non-purchase.
A dinosaur freak when I was younger (and still today), I had several of these wood models, including a brontosaurus who only passed away last year. After her tail broke, she didn’t make it to my mom’s new house. It’s a shame, because she would have looked good on my mantel. (photo via the thinking tank)
The best part about being home for Thanksgiving has been splitting bottles of Pyramid Audacious Apricot Ale with my sister.
Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket stripes look nice on note cards, too. (Etsy)
So far this year, I’ve killed four houseplants. Maybe my next little green friend should be a succulent. They seem like they’d hold up better if someone forgets to water them. (Ruthi Auda)
Rifle Paper Co. just opened shop online, and in addition to all kinds of awesome, you can get notes and calling cards with a little illustrated portrait of YOU on them! (Rifle Paper Co.)
Stylist Sarah Clary, whose client list includes J.Crew, Lands’ End, and Tommy Hilfiger, certainly knows how to dress kids cutely.
This ponys remind me of The Velveteen Rabbit and Eeyore. I’d like to give him a home, but at $92, a sad stuffed animal doesn’t come cheap. (Etsy)
