Today's NY Times has an article in Thursday Styles on "yarn bombing," a "cozy, feminine style of graffiti" that is popping up all over the world. Contrary to the notion that St. Louis catches a trend a year after it surfaces on either coast, we had a "yarn bombing" of our own last May, see…
Relish Offers Monogrammed Baby Gifts
While the Central West End is a neighborhood full of young families, only few shops carry baby gear. The gift shop at the Chase Park Plaza has an assortment of stuffed toys and baby sets by Carter, Bowood Farms stocks unusual toys and children's hats—and, on occasion, I've been able to find baby gifts at…
Another Red-Tailed Hawk Sighting
Jay Reiter sent this photo of a red-tailed hawk he discovered perched behind the Lindell Terrace at Lindell and Taylor one evening last week. There have been several sightings of these raptors—perhaps related to each other—around the neighborhood over the past several months. I sent the photo to Martin Schweig, our neighborhood bird guru, to…