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 This winter has been less winter-y than most so far, but occasionally cool enough to require an extra bit of coziness. The Etsy grouping above are a few things that gave me that cozy feeling.  I can't really say how glad I am that I don't have to deal with snow and uber-bulky outerwear all [...]

With St. Pat's Day coming up this month, green has been on the brain.  Actually, green is always on the brain – I love the color.  Poison green, emerald green, muted nature-y green – such a wide palette range that I love to see people in.  It's so alive and vibrant. Fancy peacock fascinator from [...]

  UPDATE:  I'm doing an EasyBloom giveaway here!!  This post goes out to all the green thumbed gardeners – the lovers of flora, the devotees of dirt.  And also to the rest of us who are none of those things at all. There's something amazing about watching a little plant grow from a tiny seed [...]

  Surely some of you are as obsessed with NPR as I am – All Things Considered, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me… the list goes on and on full of NPR goodness. Want a perfect gift idea for an NPR geek?  Check out the NPR radio by Livio – an Internet radio that connects your [...]

As much as I used to love shopping, I don't really dig it so much these days.  Too much to do.  I hate parking lots.  Houston summer heat is obnoxious.  I have a 3 year old that is still conquering her fear of public restrooms, etc.  <<Enter other random complaints here>> In fact, sometimes even [...]

All right, who's the jerk that came up with the bright idea to bring select Origins products to Target anyway?  Now not only do I have to talk myself out of ridiculous Hello Kitty-themed purchases in the dollar bins, talk Adam down from the Transformers section in the toy aisle and steer Ella away from… [...]

The moo.com MiniCard holder from Moo Cru on Vimeo. For once waiting an incredibly long time for a beer paid off.  At SXSWi 2008 I caught the tail end of the People Powered Party and managed to snag a MOO MiniCard Holder while standing, standing, standing, standing in line trying to get a bartender’s attention. [...]

One Love Mimobot, originally uploaded by courtneyp. At SXSW this weekend, the uber-lovely Mimoco-ites had a booth at the sxswi trade show displaying their various Mimobot USB pals. I’ve been a longtime fan (see 2005 post here) and was excited to get a peek at some newer Mimobots and meet the brains behind the extremely [...]

Because the world wasn’t beautiful enough already – I give you the Vespa Hybrid.

I’m semi-obsessing over Tord Boontje (the uber-fab Dutch designer who is now being featured at more affordable prices in our beloved Target).  Specifically I’m dying to get my dinner on some of his Tord multi-color dishware as they would match so very well to our old-skool Sundance Franciscan Ware dishes. Tord, of course, has a [...]