Misfits Market
I discovered Misfits Market on a creative subway ad last year. Their slogan is “always fresh, sometimes normal”. They deliver organic produce to your door, for significantly less than supermarket prices. They source from crops rejected by big retailers because they are too big or too small or irregularly shaped. People have been posting pictures […]
Dan Morgan’s Photography
Dan Morgan is someone that we met 20 years ago when he was working at Sotheby’s, and we have followed his career since then. He is a Cleveland-based commercial photographer, and we absolutely love his weekly images. We encourage everyone to sign up for his emails, as the photographs are both beautiful and soothing. Wishing […]
The Farewell / Marriage Story
Films about relationships — which are foreign to me personally — are usually not what I’m drawn to. However, these two films are a powerful portrayal of two different life challenges — The Farewell (Amazon Prime) and Marriage Story (Netflix). I imagine many of you have seen Marriage Story already, as it was Oscar-nominated, but […]
The Outsider
If you’re looking for your next TV crime drama obsession, HBO’s “The Outsider” has all the goods. Based on the novel by Stephen King, this 10-episode miniseries separates itself from the pack by blending two genres — the procedural and Gothic horror. Think “True Detective” meets The Boogeyman. The pedigree behind the camera, which includes […]
Chanel’s Riviera
I recently read Chanel’s Riviera, by Anne de Courcy. I was captivated by this story of Coco Chanel and her intimate circle of friends in Paris and on the French Riviera during the pre-World War II period and right on through the war. The pre-war period was filled with decadence; the period during the war […]
ASJH’s “Jewelry Nibbets”
If you love jewelry, history, or both (like us), then be sure to check out the American Society of Jewelry Historians‘ Instagram page. Each day, they publish “nibbets”, or brief pieces of jewelry history, along with fascinating images. These “nibbets” are also sent to ASJH members via email. We thought this was such a fun […]
Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Experience
I have been practicing meditation for several years and I find the most helpful and easy for all levels is Deepak Chopra’s Meditation app. He and Oprah Winfrey have a series that is quite wonderful. Oprah Winfrey gives a short introduction and Deepak Chopra gives you a mantra and leads you into meditation. Each is […]