shoe garden: an easy shop for the kids...

last spring i think i must have lost my mind because i thought it would be a good idea for all four of us to get our summer shoes together in one afternoon. trying to get the shoes for the little ones, let alone for the big guy, resulted in some purchases but nothing exciting for the kiddies and definitely...

darling: all dressed up...

while i am not often looking for that perfect little dress, when i do need one it can be a tough hunt and sometimes in the past when i was desperate i would sometimes be forced to visit one of the monster department stores. so a few years ago i was excited to discover darling — a shop brimming...

three lives & company: the last of ...

as is true all over the country, new york has seen its share of independent book stores shrink and many of the great ones have disappeared (like my old favorite coliseum books).   so for the few that are left – the ones that i really love —  i try as hard as i can to be loyal.  unfortunately...

c.o. bigelow: a great place for essentia...

i came late to the party at c.o. bigelow and am now a dedicated convert.  this old-fashioned pharmacy has been in the village since the 1830s, and quaintly still calls itself an apothecary.  the well-stocked shop carries all the best bath and beauty brands and i am especially fond of their own label...

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