This Will Make You Laugh. Promise.

This Will Make You Laugh. Promise.

I am starting to live like a messy teenager here in Budapest, flinging stuff on available surfaces instead of putting things away (“I’m too tired,” she whined).  This is so…

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The Heat is On (But I’ve Got New Digs)

The Heat is On (But I’ve Got New Digs)

  Technically I don’t live in the library (so I can’t really call it “my digs”), but moving library spaces felt as huge as moving apartments would.  Awhile ago, we…

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Touring the Budapest Christmas Fair + Craft Market in Vörösmarty Square

Touring the Budapest Christmas Fair + Craft Market in Vörösmarty Square

Sad-sack me clearly needed a little pick-me-up over the weekend, so we headed to the Budapest Christmas fair and I bought a puppet:  I am totally normal for buying this…

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New Uses for Old Things: Clip Earrings Reborn

New Uses for Old Things: Clip Earrings Reborn

I hope you folks have been enjoying my “new uses for old things” ideas, because I’m kind of obsessed with the concept.  I like the idea of living in a…

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Design Week: Jewellery, Jellies and was Sarah Richardson here?
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Design Week: Jewellery, Jellies and was Sarah Richardson here?

Design Week, which in Hungary seems to mean Design more-than-a-month, finally wrapped up.  We tried to see as many exhibits and fairs as time allowed (see highlights here and here)…

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A Weird Blog Happening, But Good Karma?

A Weird Blog Happening, But Good Karma?

In August, I got an unusual, unexpected email from a stranger.  The stranger told me about his girlfriend, who had brought over her favorite serving utensils for a dinner party…

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