My Manhattan mini holiday may have been a couple of weeks ago, but I have another recommended pit stop for you: Rice to Riches, located at 37 Spring Street, between Mott and Mulberry.
I will be honest, rice pudding is not really my thing, but it was worth a stop regardless if only for the signage. According to my esteemed rice pudding connoisseur friends, this is THE place to get the best around. They sell flavors like cookies & cream, rocky road, pineapple, coconut and...
The flavors are almost endless.
And, they serve them in super cute, reusable containers!
When we stopped by, the line was out the door, which is apparently the norm.
While I didn't partake, I did take lots of pictures. Like I said, the signs alone are worth dropping in...
Had to get a picture of the "Tommy" tribute, too! Speaking of, The Who's Tommy opens in 10 days! Tickets are going quickly, hint, hint...
Spring has sprung! With that comes a little Chandelierious make-over. I love a good make-over, don't you?
Last Saturday I was in my happy place: New York City. I encountered many new places including a small bakery with the cutest mini cupcakes ever. Baked by Melissa sells a variety of teeny tiny, bite sized confections and will ship them anywhere. Check out their website.
We tried flavors like tie dye, peanut butter and jelly, cookie dough, cookies and cream and birthday cake...all delicious. (And being bite sized, you can try many flavors without quite as much cupcake guilt! Well, we can pretend, anyway.)
Too busy to blog? Say it isn't so!
Alas, unfortunately, it is...
Between being mommy, travel, work, "Tommy" rehearsals and more being mommy, I am just barely finding time to brush my teeth. (barely...I DO make the time!)
But, I am still obsessed with all things beautiful and love to share what I find. Take a gander:
If this chair from Overstock.com isn't chandelierious, then I don't know what is. It is literally a chandelier fabric covered chair. Sigh...
Another item I could base an entire room around.
And since I mentioned "Tommy" earlier, don't forget tickets are on sale and going quickly. It's going to be amazing...
Happy almost weekend!
So, the packages have arrived: my new Jonathon Adler "happy" books and the pink plastic, cuckoo clock. The books truly are eye candy. Bright, bold, graphic, light hearted and yes, happy. It would be almost impossible to be moody in a Jonathon Adler room. I have been loving this sort of mod mixed with "traditional" thing for a while now and these books just reinforce that. Soon, I will have new spaces to adorn and I do think this is the route I'm taking. I'm inspired, baby, yeah...
As for the clock, love it. It was $8.99 for goodness sake. I could, and just might, design a room around the whimsy of this simple, single clock.
Cute.
Also, I'm sharing some thrift store fabulous finds today. This, practically brand new, garment bag was at the Salvation Army for $4.99.
I had to bribe Ellie with McDonalds to go back for it, but it was worth it. She and I are off to Manhattan this weekend, so the timing couldn't be better.
I also practically stole a Banana Republic black trench coat at $4.50 and a sassy pair of Clarks slip ons for $2.50. (Do you know what Clarks shoes cost new?) Please, I beg of you, go to your local thrift stores. Everyone, including Mother Earth, benefits from this type of shopping. Here, I even waxed poetic about it once.
That'll do it for today...
For those of you that look forward to a little Thirsty Thursday, I will leave you with this:
personally, my favorite adult beverage is a single, albeit generous, glass of a good, oaky Chardonnay. If you enjoy that too, try La Crema, Kendall Jackson, J. Lohr or the yummiest I have had, Talbot. There you go...
Happy almost weekend!
Simple, money saving tip today...who can't use that, right? Well, feel free to correct me if I am wrong, BUT...next time you go get a car wash, try skipping the super one and opt for the $5 basic. Tell me if you notice a difference.
May lightning strike me down, I have never seen a difference. All of the assorted light up signs as you mosey through even light up. My car looks exactly the same as the pricier versions each and every time.
Yes, I know the super variety comes with another free wash, but...let's do the math. The super starts at $11.99 for 2 washes...the fancy pants plus is $16.99 for 3...
I'm just saying...
(saving $$ is tres chic.)
It's here! Karley's new store launched yesterday and it's full of vintage wonderfulness...
Please visit Loubird's Nest for perfectly shabby linens, china and kitchenware. Here's a sample of her inventory:
For a grand opening 15% off discount, enter code "Nest" at checkout! Happy shopping, and happy Saturday. Miss Lulu and I are off to the theater for a little "Lion King." Chandelierious? Oh yes.
