NEIMANS IV

Candy, nice top ten list. Does Letterman know about you?

STRONGWATER GLUE

Todd, can you loan me your bedazzler glue? I got a Jay Strongwater frame as a gift and all the little baubles have fallen off. Hmm….maybe I can glue them on my cell phone!

NEIMANS III

Christine, having been educated on the East Coast for five years, where we return each summer, I can tell you why you were disappointed with the wares at Neimans in Boston. There is something liberating herewith: Candy’s Take on East Coast Taste:
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SOLD ON I SOLD IT!

I Sold It!
As soon as my e-mails cranked up, I received three messages from the I Sold It store at 4443 Lovers Ln. They have sold my Siemens telephones, two leather jackets (never pleather), and even a wool floral rug. These items had formerly been gathering dust in a closet. My check (less I Sold It’s well-deserved commission) is en route, and I am so psyched! This eBay-ing for the lazy is just the best! I am now totally ready to clean out my closets!

ELLE DECOR AND H. L. MENCKEN: IT ALL FITS TOGETHER

An erudite D Home fan comments on my blog regarding Elle Decor editor Margaret Russell’s recent Dallas experience, wherein she encountered a McMansion that might benevolently be described as “opulent,” at a level it is safe to argue she had never seen before.

“Did H. L. Mencken write, ‘no one has ever lost money on underestimating American taste?’ I for one loved growing up in this area in which trips to the Gift Galleries of N. M. exposed me to some the finest 20th century design. Dansk Fjord flatware, Allan Adler Silver, and Friberg Scandinavian Ceramics, to name a few. Even museum gift shops are disappointing these days. The current retreat into the mass merchandising of opulence (not to be confused with luxury) continues to cause confusion.”
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