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This weekend I had the pleasure of going to the SoWa Art Open Market, which is like a real live Etsy in the South End of Boston. There were so many great artists making everything from dog leashes to hats to jewelry in addition to food vendors like bakers, jam makers, and a hot dog […]

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In my life my mom was both my mother and a child too – always learning, helping, and admiring other women herself – though almost always from women who were physically closer to her than her own mother. Just this past month the greatest figure that I saw in my mom’s life passed away, Stella […]

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I just learned that you can search locally on Etsy – I know, not news to many people, but news to me. First I went through Austin and found some amazing things and then I went through Boston where I was once again racked with nostalgia when I came upon the store Twigs and Heather. […]

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Since I was five years old we’ve had our house in New Hampshire. Over the years my parents have made a few friends in the neighborhood – more since they’ve been up there fulltime. One of the families we’ve always been close to was the Reid family. Chris Reid, the mom, is an amazing pastel […]

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Where my folks live in New Hampshire there are some fabulous little antiques stores for the peepers who come up every year to see the leaves change colors. My favorite is Red Chair Antiques for its collection of furniture, household items, as well as collectibles, a few beads, ribbons, stamps, vintage bags and nightgowns, odd […]

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Sometimes when I’m missing Boston all I want to do is look at pictures of my neighborhood or my family. Today I came upon a company called Ork Posters, which will allow me to look at an awesome map of Boston’s neighborhood in the colors of my beloved Celtics! Other colors are available but this, […]

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In the Fall I was in New Hampshire visiting my parents for a weekend. They became full time New Hampshire residents a few years ago so that their Obama vote would mean more. This particular weekend was the Monadnock Art Open Studio Tour in our area, Peterborough, where Our Town, the play, is based. While […]

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This Boston artist is a woman after my own heart – just look at all those dots, look like amoebas to me! Isabelle Abramson lives near where I grew up in Boston’s Back Bay and I’m definitely interested in focusing more on what’s going on in various regions in the crafts/arts space. Not only that […]

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I don’t think of myself as a covetous person but I have one friend who has the most fabulous things, I covet them all. She has taught me about some of the loveliest items in the world and the best part is that she doesn’t even know how she learned about them, except from her […]

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It’s very cold in NYC right now and all I can think about are blankets. This one’s from Swans Island’s Winter line – they’re my favorite to look at with their plush two layers of wool. As it’s late here as well I’m going to go to sleep with the image of the untended sheep […]