~Lady Jane Take a Note

Lady Jayne Ltd. Brown List Block (Pack of 2)

The Lady Jayne Ltd. Brown List Block (Pack of 2) with a brown and pink floral design with matching pen tied with a coordinating ribbon for easy gift giving. Have one on hand in case you need that last minute fabulous gift. 450 sheet lined "list block" with matching pen. Drilled hole holds pen in place when not in use. $27.98 Sale $20. Buy here.

~TMC Remind Me

Did you know that you can look up any classic movie on TMC and it will tell you if the movie will be playing soon? You can go one step further & have it send you a reminder email of when it is going to air. On March 29th. you can check out"Sunday in New York".This is a rare showing of this movie. You can't even get it on DVD yet & the VHS is going for like $45. I feel a New York themed night coming on....


Eileen Tyler (Fonda) is twenty-two years old and is suffering from her breakup with Russ (Culp). She comes to New York City to visit her brother Adam (Robertson), who is an airline pilot. Eileen confides to her brother that she thinks she may be the only 22-year-old virgin left in the world. Adam assures her that sex is not what all men look for and insists he hasn't slept around. Of course, Adam is lying and is in hot pursuit of a tryst with his occasional girlfriend Mona. However, Adam's date with Mona has a series of job related interruptions. Meanwhile, Eileen decides to see if she can have some fun for herself in New York, and seems to find the perfect candidate in Mike (Taylor), a man she meets on the bus. But things get complicated when Russ pops in with a proposal and a mistaken assumption.




http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=91903&contentTypeId=130&category=trailer

~My Mug

This mug tantalizes with it's 24k gold leave-behind lip print. Sublime for a 7AM wakeup call. A set of 4 makes a sweet bridal shower gift or wedding present. Fine bone china, hand wash only. By Reiko Kaneko.

http://bestowboutique.3dcartstores.com/Gold-Lip-Print-Mug-_p_1144.html

~Hidden Paris

Sunrise, Sunset~

For all of you Claude Monet fans out there, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée de l’Orangerie and nearby Giverny are special treats. But you may not know that one of the most important collections of Monet’s works is located in a small private museum on the western edge of Paris, near the Bois de Boulogne. This is the Musée Marmottan-Monet, situated at 2 Rue Louis-Boilly, at the far side of a pleasant park called the Jardin du Ranelagh. Here, among other attractions, you will find Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise,” the painting that gave the Impressionist movement its name. This is the painting that was stolen in a daring armed hold-up in 1985 and disappeared—for good, or so everyone thought. But careful police work finally located it in 1990 (in Corsica), and it has quietly hung on the Marmottan’s walls ever since, delighting scores of visitors. Now that you have seen Monet’s “Sunrise,” you should also see a Monet “Sunset,” and there’s a fine example in the delightful but frequently-overlooked museum of the Petit Palais (Avenue Winston-Churchill, right across from the Grand Palais). Here, in an eclectic (and free of charge) collection owned by the City of Paris, you will find Monet’s “Sunset at Lavacourt”. Celebrate your discovery with a snack in the museum’s enchanting outdoor garden and stay a while, quietly dreaming. After all, Monet would expect no less.

The Best Tarts in Paris~

Back about a century ago, when Gertrude Stein was sitting for her portrait by none other than Pablo Picasso, she noted that Rue Lepic, en route to Picasso’s Montmartre studio, was filled with "good things to eat." Rue Lepic still has plenty of goodies to entice passers-by, but its starring attraction nowadays is the tiny pink pâtisserie called Les Petits Mitrons—or, the "baker’s apprentices." Here, since 1991, Samie Didda has been creating an astonishing array of fruit tarts that are absolute show-stoppers. Not only are they gorgeous, in a charmingly rustic way, but they taste just as good as they look. Most are laden with three kinds of fruit, arranged in concentric circles, and may include anything from mirabelle plums and berries to pears, peaches and rhubarb. Chocolate tarts with pears or mandarin oranges are also winners. Each tart is different, and each is delicious, right down to its thin, delectable crust. Can you possibly resist? •Les Petits Mitrons (Pâtisserie Artisanale): 26 Rue Lepic, 18th. Open Mon-Fri, 7am-1:30pm and 3-5:30pm; Sat, Sun, 7am-5:30pm. Closed Wed.

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~Book Lover's Diary

"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train." -- Oscar Wilde

I'm always on the hunt for new ideas for gifts ideas. This struck me for my book loving best friend(who is the bride in my pic by the way). Maybe I should throw in a Barns & Noble gift card to finish it all up.

A Book Lover's Diary is a journal for noting personal discoveries from the books read and recording the books on a wish list. A Book Lover's Diary is a welcome companion during forays to libraries and bookstores when the titles of books wanted can vanish from memory.

Well-organized and practical, this book features separate sections for: - Books to read - Books read and a personal review - Books to buy - Books loaned out or borrowed - Favorite books - Memorable passages - Addresses of libraries and book stores

Beautifully detailed woodcuts illustrate the pages and quotations describe the joy of books and reading. By keeping track of the books read and noting their effect, this journal becomes a valuable personal history.

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Lovers-Diary-Shelagh-Wallace/dp/1552090159/ref=cm_lmf_tit_4

~Pink Lemonade Glazed Madeleines

Ingredients:
For the cookies:
3 large eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder (optional)
zest of one lemon
9 tbsp. butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
additional melted butter for preparing the molds

For the pink lemonade glaze:
¾ cup powdered sugar
3 tbsp. frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed

For the lemon glaze:
¾ cup-1 cup powdered sugar
3 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions:
Brush the indentations of a madeleine mold with melted butter. Dust with flour, tap off any excess, and place in the fridge or freezer.

Whip the eggs, granulated sugar and salt with a stand mixer for 5 minutes until frothy and thickened. Spoon the flour and baking powder, if using, into a sifter or mesh strainer and use a spatula to fold in the flour as you sift it over the batter.

Add the lemon zest to the cooled butter, then dribble the butter into the batter, a few spoonfuls at a time, while simultaneously folding to incorporate the butter. Fold just until all the butter is incorporated. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. (Batter can be chilled for up to 12 hours.)

To bake the madeleines, preheat the oven to 425°. Plop enough batter in the center of each indentation to fill it about ¾ full (approximately 2 tbsp. for a regular madeleine mold and approximately 1 ½ - 2 tsp. for a mini-madeleine mold). Do not spread the batter.

Bake for 8-9 minutes or until the cakes just feel set (5 minutes for mini-madeleines). While the cakes are baking, make the glaze in a small mixing bowl by whisking together the powdered sugar and pink lemonade concentrate or lemon juice. (If necessary, add more powdered sugar to achieve the desired consistency.)

Remove from the oven and tilt the madeleines out onto a cooling rack. The moment they are cool enough to handle, dip each cake in the glaze, turning them over to make sure both sides are coated and scrape off any excess with a dull knife. After dipping, rest each one back on the cooling rack, scalloped side up, until the cakes are cool and the glaze has firmed up.

Storage: Glazed madeleines are best left uncovered, or not tightly wrapped; they are best eaten the day they are made. They can be kept in a container for up to three days after baking, if necessary.

~"Ahhh Sucré....Ahhh Honey Honey"

Sucré Assorted Macaroons
Dusted with glitter and dyed Candyland hues, these macaroons are handmade in New Orleans and some of the freshest and most delicious stateside.
Available from Sucré. A box of eight is $12 and 15 cost $20.

Assorted Marshmallows. Pillowy marshmallows handmade using seasonal flavors.

http://www.shopsucre.com/index.php/macaroons