I was at a complete loss the other day as I was in Left Bank Books looking for gift suggestions to pass along to my readers. The problem is that the independent bookstore's selection is so broad that it was hard to know where to start. So I looked for books that I considered to…
Category: Art & Architecture
Unique gifts – Part III
Catch Marty London, proprietor of Dazzle Me Twice, today (Saturday), if you can, as this is the only day she will be in her shop before Christmas. There are 4 MacKenzie Childs stockings, $37.50 each, hanging from the mantle in her gorgeous consignment shop at 4632 McPherson (across from The Vino Gallery). You'll also find…
Unique gifts from neighborhood shops – Part 1
I am really missing that extra week between Thanksgiving and Christmas. To demonstrate how out of sync I am with the season, I just threw the Halloween pumpkins out last weekend, and the other day wondered aloud what the wrens were doing congregating in the tree where I usually put a bird feeder. How did…