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More Lettuce (sort of) 27 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
I wrote about the Lettuce Ware last week and right after that I went to a huge yard sale at the Greek Church close to my office, as I mentioned yesterday. One of the things that I picked up was two gr...
Weekend Update: Late August 26 Aug 2013 | 08:37 am
What a gorgeous weekend we had here in the mid-Atlantic. Clear, cool and cloud-free! In fact, on Saturday night, I was chilly. I had been at a dinner and we ate outside. Once the sun went down, the te...
Peach & Bourbon Preserves 23 Aug 2013 | 04:46 am
My neighbour, an older Greek man who is the most amazing gardener, brought me over some peaches from one of his trees. While they weren’t the biggest or the most beautiful peaches, I know that they we...
New Quiz! 22 Aug 2013 | 06:27 am
Well, not actually a quiz, but a survey. After writing Pigtown*Design for more than seven years, almost 1,900 posts and too many topics to even fathom, I want to stay fresh and relevant! I’ve come up ...
Lettuce Entertain You! 21 Aug 2013 | 08:56 am
A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal had a piece about Lettuce Ware, about which I was vaguely aware. Apparently, C.Z. Guest collected it and had tons of pieces of all sorts. This is some of her c...
The Coasters 20 Aug 2013 | 08:12 am
A few months ago, my friend Wendy came to spend a day or two with me on the way back to NYC from the inauguration festivities in nearby Washington, DC. Wendy was so excited telling me about her new ve...
Don’t Smoke! 19 Aug 2013 | 04:33 am
I picked up two little Staffordshire Dogs at a sale this weekend. Honestly, I almost didn’t get them because of how filthy they were. I started cleaning the one on the right, and then thought I should...
Talk Talk 16 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am
I was asked by one of my old schools to give a talk in October. The school, Roland Park Country School, has a continuing education program called Kaleidoscope which has a wide range of courses. As par...
Naked Ladies 15 Aug 2013 | 07:46 am
Tis the season for spotting Naked Ladies in gardens around this area. Don’t be dashing off looking for Playboy centerfolds, but do keep an eye out for a late summer variety of lilies! Naked Ladies, a...
Blue & White with a Contemporary Twist 14 Aug 2013 | 08:40 am
I was strolling through Facebook and some fascinating contemporary blue and white pieces caught my eye! Enough so that I clicked through to the website and browsed around until I found the pieces feat...
