Author Archives: candia

Phaidon Sale resulted in fantastic new book…hurry for the best bargains today!

By candia | Published: January 26, 2012

I adore the Phaidon Store in Soho….they are on Wooster Street. What started about two years ago as a pop up store, has become  permanent and going there during lunch is just the nicest way to pass the time. The books are all so wonderful, and now, they are having an amazing sale with some [...]

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I burned my tongue…I just couldn’t resist the kale chips.

By candia | Published: January 9, 2012

I am really late to this kale chip thing. I adore kale but I must admit I love it with bacon and I am trying to avoid bacon..so as a result I have not been creative enough and have avoided kale. Well, I have been corresponding for work with a very nice lady that has [...]

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The most adorable laundry baskets ever seen and so chic!

By candia | Published: December 27, 2011

I don’t have a washer/dryer in my apartment. I live in a building where they didn’t put them in when it was built, and I made the decision to turn my powder room into my office rather than a laundry room…and I actually don’t regret this decision as there have been issues I hear in [...]

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The Christmas Tree is really a dud..it is official.

By candia | Published: December 24, 2011

The tree is really a dud. I hadn’t decorated it, because I was so unhappy with it, especially as I walked past the beautiful trees on the corner…but it had an issue that I thought we could fix. It is crooked, and so, with help from someone in the building, we got to to at [...]

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