From left to right: 1) Volunteering at the Sherrill House nursing home has become the highlight of my week. 2) Breakfast & The Banner. 3) Perpetually looking at art. 4) An aggressive, but not unwarranted, feminist wake up call. 5) Starting the year right with a trip to the Motherland. 6) Found this little oasis in my office building.
Archives for January 2017
Heroes and Villains
Through February 11, the Hamill Gallery of Tribal Art in Roxbury is exhibiting “Grotesques,” an installation of masks and figural representations. Used in the ceremonies of African tribes over centuries, each piece has a specific story. The figures are exhibited on white, block pedestals against the walls and scattered through the central gallery space. This…Read More
Private Eye
Trench coats always make me feel like a combination private eye and big time reporter. I like to wear them when I’m covering stories to feel extra professional. This Banana Republic trench was a Christmas gift from a friend and it holds up surprisingly well in the snow, it has a thick removable lining for…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Jumping into the new year full force with some great article leads. 2) I always come back to Goya. 3) The first serious snowfall in Boston calls for a photoshoot. 4) Corgi coloring books for those cozy days in. 5) Getting literary with Coco. 6) Still drooling over this Chagall from the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Good Morning, Baltimore
One of my resolutions is to travel more and I’ve started off a few months of heavy jet setting with a trip to Baltimore. I’ve never been to Charm City before this but I’d heard the usual stories about it being dangerous, derelict, and unfriendly to tourists. The city I found was a burgeoning arts…Read More
Style Smarts
My love of school-inspired style is well documented, so this two piece tweed set was a shoo-in for my collection. I paired it with a burgundy sleeveless turtleneck, picking up on the colors in the plaid. It could be worn with tights on colder days or heels for an elevated look. Coat: Primark, Skirt: Primark,…Read More