When I think of a consignment store, the image is of a shop just a step above Goodwill. I envision a funny smell emerging from racks of jumbled clothing I have to search through to find some incredible treasure.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Goodwill. Goodwill clothed me through college and kids’ consignment shops clothe [...]

We knew we were in trouble when bald spots began to appear. Pale, patchy, dead bald spots. Despite my husband’s best attempts to revive our struggling front lawn, we finally realized it was time for something new. We pondered replacing the old grass with new but instead rebelled against our long-held notion that all American [...]

The San Telmo Antiques Market in Buenos Aires, Argentina is the place to be on Sunday afternoons. Blocks and blocks of cobblestone streets are closed to anything but foot traffic and the place pulses with the life of a city that loves to eat, dance, sing and shop.
You can spend the day selecting eco-chic antique [...]

On a recent jaunt into the elegant city of Buenos Aires, I discovered this incredible jewelry made by the Wichi people of northern Argentina. The necklaces are strung by Wichi women from tree seeds they collect themselves from their native forests. After collecting the seeds they dry them, then string them on a fiber they [...]