I didn’t buy one of these Starbucks reusable cold cups last summer when initially spotted them. I was trying to convince myself that I didn’t need one. However, I spent the balance of the summer searching for them to no avail.

So when I heard that Starbucks was releasing some for the holidays, we dashed out to the Starbucks shop across the street and happily they had just one of each in stock. I was standing there, trying to decide which I wanted when Scott sighed and said, “Just get both. I’ll pay.” He is so good to me.

A cheese and jam tasting at Quince with Tenaya (aka Madame Fromage). That Valencay was just divine

A Friday night dinner of take-out from Tiffin with Shay. I love Indian food and so rarely eat it these days. It’s a situation I must remedy!

TEDx comes to Philly, coordinated by our most talented friend Roz. It was a most inspirational and moving day.

A pulled pork ravioli at Amuse, the restaurant at Philly’s new Le Meridien hotel (carved out of a former YMCA. The food there was absolutely amazing.

A dinner of sauteed spinach, cauliflower puree and meatloaf (all grass-fed beef). A classic meat and two veg dinner.

Recently, I came across fire extinguisher while doing a bit of hall closet purging. As you can see from the tag, it is more than 30 years old. Obviously, it’s no good as a fire extinguisher anymore (although I wonder, could it be recharged?). However, I can’t quite bear to throw it away. It has such charming lines and heft.

A stunning fall day in Rittenhouse Square.

I shared six of my jams at the third annual Barcamp Philly. People seemed to enjoy them, which thrilled me.

Friday morning light shines on Superman.