Today Trends and Tolstoy is ten years old. A whole decade has passed since a self conscious teenage Celina sat at her computer and decided she had something to say. Or at least something to wear. When I launched this site I was ambitious, well-read, and deeply commitment to extravagant fashion. I was fortunate to…Read More
Anniversary
27 Years
Today is my 27th birthday! I’m a big celebrator of birthdays, mine and everyone else’s. I just think there’s something so nice about celebrating the fact someone exists. It feels like a very pure expression of love. Due to COVID-19, I’ve scaled back on my usual elaborate birthday plans. I’ll be celebrating with a 3-hour…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Homemade bread and dulce de leche for my friends’ housewarming! 2) I wish I could have a tea party every weekend. 3) Celebrated nine years of blogging this week! 4) Happy hour oysters. 5) Forever in the theater. 6) More adventures on the sewing machine.
9 Year Anniversary
Somehow I looked up and nine years have gone by since I wrote my first blog post for Trends and Tolstoy. It’s crazy to think that almost a full decade of my life is immortalized on this website. If my 17-year-old self knew when she started this website that nine years later she would have…Read More
7 Year Anniversary
Tolstoy said, “We are asleep until we fall in love.” I always took that to mean until we fall in love, not just with a person, but with a project, an art piece, a mission. We are asleep until we find our passion, and Trends and Tolstoy has always been mine. Seven years ago today…Read More
6 Year Blogiversary!
Six years ago today I sat down and tentatively penned my first post for Trends and Tolstoy. 12 countries, hundreds of books, and countless glasses of champagne later, I’m a better person for it. Writing this blog has helped me pursue and discover my passions, and has allowed me (through lots of hard work and…Read More