Tea travels to Bali for Spring 2012

I enjoyed the Mexico-themed clothing that Tea Collection put out last fall, and was eager to see what their next collection would entail. As you may remember, Tea plans each clothing collection around a specific destination … Read More

JCPenney says so long to sales

When I first started to hear about J.C. Penney’s new advertising strategy that ditches frequent sales in favor of lower regular prices, my knee-jerk reaction was “oh, brother”. I guess it’s the way that people were … Read More

Vintage Little People doll house from Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price Little People then and now

Fisher-Price Little People have been a beloved toy for decades–did you know they date back to 1950? My family owned a few Little People sets, my favorite being the tudor-style house with the working doorbell and … Read More

Meet Architect Barbie

My first foray into professional blogging was a website devoted to “young women in architecture” that I created as a college student. Throughout high school I had been the only girl in the various drafting and … Read More

Easter, without the kitsch or the stress

There are many different schools of thought about holidays, gift-giving and commercialism. As for me, I love a good excuse to give gifts!  Since I don’t have the resources (or necessarily the desire) to spoil Mr. … Read More