Do you know Christene Barberich? She is the founder + editorial director of the uber cool Refinery 29. When I saw she was pinning I immediately had to follow. Barberich has an amazing eye and I am not the only one that believes so, she has legions of even the most jaded of fashionista,’s clamoring to view her site each day. I am more interested in her pins, they are always very diversified and it’s so fun to be able to get a peek into what is currently inspiring a New York editor. I do hope you find her boards as exciting as I do. You can visit her here and the Refinery 29 boards here.
In other news, our cross country trek has been going swimmingly, if not a little monotonous. I thought the long stretches of the Oklahoma highway on the way East were uhm, long, but compared to the scenes from the window driving through Minnesota and South Dakota it was practically a visual feast. I have made it through to the highest level of my Word Solitaire app and feel like I may have avoided a bit of brain deterioration in the process (or added to it), time will tell. I had a bit of a problem again with the Itunes audiobook download, but Audible works like a charm for even the most download challenged. We have listened to Michael Ian Black’s You’re not doing it right. Not, for the easily offended, it made for light listening and lots of laughs. We have also listened to a compilation of live performances by David Sedaris, my husband doesn’t think he is as genius as I do. This makes me question my choice of husbands. Currently we are listening to The Killer of Little Shepards which is about the birth of forensic science in the late 1800’s. It boggles my mind how they came up with such advanced theories in a time sans the interwebs. I jest (not really). And you? I hope your week is going swell. I know I had some blog snafu’s, with posts being launched all willy nilly, I am hoping I have repaired the glitch, but only time shall tell. If you miss me terribly I have been posting awful photos on Instagram documenting the long haul (how the heck did the Pioneers do this in horse drawn wagons?) and tweeting seemingly unwitty quips that garner me zero responses, don’t worry it won’t stop me. I usually don’t have long stretches like this to devote to social media so I am taking advantage of it.
Miss Tristan B. is the proprietress of Besotted Brand and the writer of this delightful blog. She recently re-located to the country with her handsome husband and two pups and will be re-locating back to the city in the very near future.
Lovely pinterest curator! David Sedaris is one of my all-time fave authors, and many years ago when my boyfriend gave me a copy of Naked on one of our dates, I knew that I had to marry him. And I did. :-)
Sanae I agree, he makes me happy with his sharp wit + keen observations. Smart boyfriend (now husband)!
Oh, I feel for you on your trek across the country. I’ve done it twice myself, and can attest to the lack of scenery. Be glad you missed Nebraska and Wyoming…those states seem as though someone is rolling the same 100 yards past your window over and over again. Your ending spot, as you know, is quite an amazing site, and will be worth it in the end!
Oh, yes the long stretches with ‘no service’ are the scariest. I thought my brain would melt from lack of stimulation, but Seattle is definitely a wonderful spot to end up in.
Another awesome curator…and I’m with you on thinking Sedaris is a genius. I’ve been enjoying your tweets!
Thank you Susan, I appreciate that you are the one person that has been enjoying them, lol.
Check out Miss Judy’s boards on Pinterest. And maybe Bill Bryson on audio book..My African Diary s a great starter.
Will do Andrea, always up fro both new curators + book suggestions!
I am hoping you are safely to Seattle as I write. You are the second brilliant woman that I visit frequently in blogland to relocate to our PacNWest! (Aran Goyaga, creator of Cannelle et Vanille just moved here.)
Oh, how I welcome your brilliance to our community! When you settle, I have and order!
~Lynne
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Wow, thank you sweet Lynne! I follow Aran on Instagram and started seeing her feed with tons of Seattle goodness, it makes me happy to see how much she is enjoying the city:)
The weekend is the end of this year first week of vacation and it’s been very quiet until now for my city’s soccer team won the championship and all i can hear from the outside are horns,fireworks and happy chantings :)
Wish you all the best and hoping your trip stays safe!
p.s i’ve your blog open for almost a week and only now i’m catching up on all your latest posts*
Thank you Sara!
Thanks so much for such kind words about my Pinterest obsession AND Refinery29….so grateful! Your site is just lovely, too! xx