RIP

I just got some terrible news.  Ms. Walker passed along the news that Conde Nast is folding Domino magazine. My absolute favorite magazine! What now? Damn economy.

While the website is still up, be sure to check out their spread on White House decor and the Obama's new decorator, Michael Smith.

Goop

Anyone checked out Gwyneth Paltrow's new-ish blog Goop? It's kind of a lifestyle/diary blog that promises to "nourish the inner aspect". Whatever that means. The website is gorgeous but I think I was expecting more content. I'll have to track it as it evolves and see what it grows up to be!

More Marjorie Williams...

One of my first posts ever was about one of my now favorite books: The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate by Marjorie Williams. I was so excited to get the most recent anthology of her work for Christmas, Reputation: Portraits in Power, edited by her husband Timothy Noah of Slate fame. I can't wait to start!

Rand

Why does Daily Puppy do this to me? More Vizslas!

This is Rand:

Marimekko Continued

Stephen from Thrice-Told Tales sent me a link to a packaging blog featuring Marimekko packaging for Avon. It's everywhere! And I love it!

She's baaaack...

Zooey's back in my life, still with those gorgeous bangs. She's on the cover of my favorite magazine, Domino. If I'm still thinking about it after all this time, does it mean I should just bite the bullet?

Find the kitty...

Atty's latest hiding spot.

Lucy

Oh Daily Puppy, how you melt my heart. Meet Lucy the Weimaraner. Click here for more pics.

The Floatplane Notebooks

I've been on a bit of a reading hiatus, which is very unlike me. But I'm back in action. I finished The Floatplane Notebooks last night. 170 pages in one sitting! The novel spans 150 years and is told by different characters. Lots of great family stories. I felt like I was listening to my Great Aunt Ruth tell old stories about her youth in western Kentucky. 

Sometimes it snows in Boston

Pictures from New Years Eve in Boston. There were about 8 inches of snow on the ground. It was really beautiful and REALLY cold!

You could spit on the Massachusetts State House from the rooftop. But of course it would have frozen before it landed anywhere!

Tap the Rockies! 

Coors is always better with snow to keep it cool.

Ahh Beacon Hill. 

With my new camera, I can write on pictures, just like Ashton Kutcher!

More Holiday Cards...

Turns out, Mrs. Q had the Quigliasco holiday card from 2007 hanging on the Christmas tree. I loved making those cards but as mentioned before, postage for square envelopes can be quite pricey. These cards were very easy to make especially with the help of my favorite product: Zots. They are little adhesive circles that make gluing paper together so easy, and mess-free!

Rodey

My second favorite pup Rodey (Jefe's parents' dog).

Holiday Cards

I decided to make holiday cards this year. I made them last year too and was sure this time to learn from my mistakes... who knew that square envelopes require more postage???

This year I tried to make it simple and PaperSource was of course my go-to.

I got lime-green cards, two stamps, dark-green ink and some red stick-on sparkly things per Steph's suggestion. Not the most creative or detailed, but not half-bad either, if I do say so myself.

More Yellow and Grey

Remember the ole' Yellow and Grey post? I was walking through Arhaus in the Mall the other day and ran across this gorgeous thing. It was so yummy I made my Dad wait while I sat in it for a minute.

More Macaroni...

Katherine + New Camera for Christmas = Finally pictures of Macaroni! 

Turns out that Goldendoodles are smart like Poodles and ADD like Golden Retreivers and Macaroni is no exception. He knows how to sit, but he sure wont stay there for too long! Apparently Dee and Bill were watching a show on Animal Planet last night about Poodles and Mac couldn't keep his eyes off the television. How wild is that?

Happy New Year!

Macaroni

I didn't exactly do a good job of posting over the Thanksgiving break. I did however, spend a lot of time with my parents' new puppy Macaroni! He's an adorable Goldendoodle. I'll try to find some good pictures to post, but in the mean time, he looks a lot like this...

He's such an angel! 

Marimekko

I recently went to my first Marimekko store while visiting KT and Nicky in NYC. A dream come true. The wall of fabric was just as gorgeous as the photo above. If you aren't familiar with Marimekko, you make recognize their very popular print Unikko, seen below.

KT and Nicky used the Ginkgo print (below) to make a piece of wall art that covers a large wall in their new apartment. The best part? The leaves in the print were actually on the ground in NYC while I was there. How apropos! And beautiful.

This cow print (Kevätjuhla) is all over CB2 right now.

And this is my current favorite: Keisarinna. Kind of muted for me. Must be the weather.

Marimekko is a Finnish company founded in 1951. Per wikipedia, Marimekko fabrics were made famous in the United States by Jacqueline Kennedy, who bought eight Marimekko dresses which she wore throughout the 1960 US Presidential campaign.

Perfect.

Yellow and Grey

KT and I have been talking about our love for all things yellow and grey lately. This photo from Design*Sponge really caught my eye. Check out this link to see the rest of the house. I'm in love with the whole thing. Also, Coco + Kelley has an entire Yellow & Grey post!

Ham Man

Nicky sent over these photos of Hamlin the pup. He lives with Merrie and Anne in Maine. Now that's a pup smile that will make your day!

I'm baaaaaack!

Busy season at work is complete so I promise to be better about posting.

I had my own NYC celeb sighting this weekend...

Ivanka Trump on Madison Avenue!