God bless The New York Times. They led me to ONE KINGS LANE a top draw online sample sale web site. The site focuses on housewares and home furnishing with discounts, typically 50-70% off retail Here is how it works: buyers for ONE KINGS LANE: go directly to top home decor brands and secure the best prices on merchandise typically found at sample sales such as overstocks, discontinued, etc. Once they obtain the items they put them on sale, one brand at a time, for only three days. Items range from furniture to flatware, linens to lamps from the specific brand: For example their current sale includes Jardins en Fleur, Reed And Barton,Somma for Muse, and Cote Bastide. Our favorite items at this sale were the Reed and Barton $134 Echo Chip and Dip Set here only $39 ; Barton and Reed $88 Cake stands available in many colors here for only $35; Jardins en Fleur $120 tea sets in assorted colors here for only $59; and a $54 Cote Bastide Glass bowl here for only $25. Susan Feldman, who was in the fashion industry and Alison Gelb Pincus, who background was in digital media, founded the company. For more information go their website onekingslane.com
In a previous blog, “A Runners Wife” I spoke about my husband training for the NYC marathon. All I have to say is that the months of training all came together of an amazing race. Race day is a grueling day for runners, and the family. But a miracle happened...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the senate judiciary committee and basically shrugged when asked if any other enemy combatant captured overseas had ever been brought to civilian criminal court to face justice. Talk about an incompetent boob, not to mention a disgrace.
Here is a list of wines all from Spain, and menus from restaurants in Brooklyn where a crew of us did a food / wine crawl through Carrol Gardens and Williamsburg recently