Archives for January 2011

for rebecca on her birthday…

January 4, 2011

I started this “happy birthday” tradition last year and felt so darn good about it I’m going to do it again in 2011. I used to be that girl that forgot all my friends’ birthdays. Key term being, used to. Not anymore, dear friends. Last year my resolution was to be a rememberer of birthdays. And I did it (go me!), and it stuck (like glue). My brain just lights up now. Today, for instance, just seconds ago really, I popped up from my seat and exlaimed, “IS TODAY JANUARY 4th?!”. To which Zan said slowly (and kind of like he was worried), “Yeeees.”… and I just started jumping up and down giddy as if it was my own birthday because I remembered. I remembered!

So Rebecca, today is your day! Cheers! Hope today was super and that your year is fabulous. I love you love you love you and can’t wait to see you next! Happy Birthday, Beck! xo!

Oh, and come back to Boston already!

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gussy sews

January 3, 2011

Nook and Kindle readers… have I got the just the thing for you! Check out these precious cases I found on a terrific blog, Gussy Sews:

Fun and functional! I only wish I had an e-reader to store in one of these perfectly adorable cases. For those of you who are lucky enough to own a Nook or Kindle (and I know many of my friends do!) check out this wonderful blog and shop. I love all the prints and patterns. And the ruffles are the best part!


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sunday in harvard square

January 2, 2011

Today, as an excuse not to do planning for school next week, I went over to Harvard Square to do some window shopping/test out my new camera. It was a rainy day, so I decided to put an antique spin on my pictures. I had fun snapping away! Meg and I reveled in the new 4 story Anthropologie (!!), and enjoyed lattes in some of the last red Starbucks cups of the season. A great last day of vacation, wish it didn’t have to end.

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hummingbird bakery

January 2, 2011

While browsing the anthropologie website (a daily go-to for me) I came across this wonderful baking cookbook.

It’s from an American bakery in London that I went to a few years back. Right on Portobello Road, this bakery lies in the midst of one of the most famous and largest antique markets in the world. I remember being very pleased to have found it after walking the stretch of the market, which takes a lot out of you!

Thanks to trusty old facebook, I still have some pictures from that glorious day:

It’s fun revisiting old photos isn’t it? I just spent the last 45 minutes looking through the each and every one of my facebook albums. I started with the London one, but then got caught up in the memories of my past. After rekindling my memories of London, I savored the pictures from Venice, and then decided while I was at it I might as well look through every other facebook album I’ve ever posted, which just so happens to be over 30 albums (because I love taking pictures), and here I am 45 minutes later and none the wiser. But that’s what facebook’s all about, right? Wasting time and reliving memories? At least that’s what it is to me and boy do I love it.

Anywhoo, where was I? Oh yes, The Hummingbird Bakery. That place was sure mighty delicious if my memory serves me right. I had a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting, because that’s what I like best. But they have lots and lots of goodies to choose from and just because we live here in the US doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them either. Just buy the cookbook and you can bake up those delectable treats right in your very own kitchen!

Think of all the fun you’d have eating these treats…

above photos from hummingbirdbakery.com

Yummy. Oh so yummy. I love dessert. It’s just the best. Pick up your own copy of The Hummingbird Bakery cookbook online at anthropologie, amazon, or at The Hummingbird Bakery’s website. Enjoy!

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