Ordrupgaard museum, including the separate architect Finn Juhl’s house (seen in the 2nd photo). They had a special exhibition of Camille Pissarro, who was born in what was then Danish colony St. Thomas.
The apartment is three blocks from the largest park in Copenhagen called Fælledparken. Since it doesn’t get dark until about midnight (and then the sun rises around 4 am), walking and jogging in the park is a safe endeavor late into the evening. Every weekday from 7:00 - 10:00, there is couples dancing at a little amphitheater within the park. We saw them when the night they had salsa dancing. The Danes can salsa, let me tell you!
deodorant musings
Me: It was so hot I didn’t stop sweating the entire week I was in Cuba. And I forgot to bring deodorant!!
My friend: Did you know your BO smells worse when you’re under stress?
Me: That’s true, but I was pretty relaxed. In fact, the only thing stressing me out was that I forgot my deodorant!
Very good restaurant in New Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. Located on Calle 24 between 41st and Conil. Open daily 12 noon to midnight
After years of research, my recs for luxury-bed-on-a-budget
I didn’t start out buying inexpensive linens and mattress. The last mattress I bought was at one of those July 4th mattress sales at Macy’s over 4 years ago. God how I wish Casper and other online mattress companies existed back then, I would have saved over $1000! I also splurged on Charisma sheets from Neiman Marcus (the fitted sheet pilled after a month), sheet sets with high ratings on Overstock.com, an Italian fitted sheet that was too tight for my mattress and an LLBean sheet that billowed on my mattress. Fitted sheets are my nemesis, everything about them drives me nuts (folding one, fuhgheddaboutit). But alas, my Mom discovered the miracle at Target.
Fitted sheet: Threshold™ 300 Thread Count Ultra Soft Fitted Sheet from Target.
Since I liked the Threshold fitted sheet so much, I tried the flat. Love the size, softness and thickness. Threshold™ 300 Thread Count Ultra Soft Fitted Sheet from Target
Pillowcases (silk, because I don’t have any particularly strong recommendations for a cotton): 22 momme White 100% Pure Mulberry Silk Pillowcases (don’t bother with 19 or less momme (”mm”), they’re too thin).
Mattress: there are numerous choices out there for excellent mattresses in the $300-$850 range (for queen). I can recommend this one, it’s like sleeping on a dense cloud: Brentwood Home 11-Inch Gel HD Memory Foam Mattress, Made in USA, CertiPUR-US, 25 Year Warranty, Natural Wool Sleep Surface and Bamboo Cover, Queen
Also companies like Casper, Tuft & Needle, Leesa, Linenspa have 30-100 night guarantees. We bought a Tuft & Needle twin for a guest room, and although too firm for slide sleepers, the company is excellent, good quality product and 100% honors the guarantee.
PSA re: Blinski’s sausages
Let me just say that these sausages Blinski’s pesto romano chicken sausage taste delicious.
But their odor is unrelenting. It first hits you when you open the package. Bam! “Are these rancid?” (Note: make sure you don’t put the package in your garbage can)
Cooking the chicken sausages requires maximum ventilation and opening of windows. The smell is not like other malodorous food; they smell like something you wouldn’t eat.
You’d think after the cooking smells subside, this would be over. Yet I have two sausages left, inside a sealed Tupperware container in the refrigerator. When I open the fridge, the smell permeates from inside the container and hits you hard.
The front page of Charleston’s newspaper “The Post and Courier” this morning.
Nine roses made out of sweetgrass, followed by names of each of the victims, with a short description of their talents and passions. If you’ve never visited the Lowcountry, sweetgrass baskets and other handwoven items made from the grass are a distinct centuries-old part of Charleston’s culture which makes this quite a touching way to honor the nine lives that were lost.
(Source: twitter.com)
We’re the first country in the world to enshrine marriage equality in our constitution and do so by popular mandate. That makes us a beacon, a light to the rest of the world, of liberty and equality. So it’s a very proud day to be Irish.
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(via circanews)
Congratulations Ireland, may you be an inspiration to us all!
(Source: circanews.com)
