Books: What I’ve Read / What I’m Reading

And by reading…I mean listening! I’m still on my audiobook kick. The format is working out well considering all the walking I do and the driving I’ve done lately. Who else listens to audiobooks? What are you listening to now? I just finished listening to The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman. It was a long

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Trivia Thursday: Birdie by Ingo Maurer

I first saw the Birdie in a hotel in Switzerland (at the Hotel Alpine Lodge) over a decade ago. I thought it was so whimsical. Birdie – Ingo Maurer, €1740 The Birdie was designed by German lighting designer Ingo Maurer in 2002. While a few versions do exist, the one above is made up of

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The Friday Five: Moncler

I learned about the luxury clothing brand Moncler when I was working in the Swiss Alps.  Since then, I’ve been watching news of the brand pop up here and there in my online and offline travels. The brand was founded in 1952 in Monestier-de-Clermont, France (where it got its name), and it’s now located in

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Garden: Let’s Get Growing

I don’t have a lot of garden space to work with – or time to tend to it, for that matter – but I do enjoy a bit of gardening, and in usual-Jordana-style, I like to keep things simple. In my back garden, I have a ton of hostas. They’re incredibly easy, they grow like

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Food: Riviera Yogurt

Months and months ago when I was grocery shopping and my local Sobey’s, I picked up a package of Riviera yogurt. Now, I’m not much of a yogurt consumer. I buy Greek yogurt every so often, but I’m not a daily consumer. So when I saw this Riviera yogurt, I was mostly interested in the

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