Thanks to everyone!  The response to the beetles has been overwhelming.  I'm still sifting through all of the e-mail.   For ordering information, please go here.  We are expecting a new shipment of beetles in the next couple of weeks, but more than likely, it will be around 60 days before we ship the beetles.  If [...]

    Click to enlarge photos For those who didn't get to see Jane's room on Nowness, here are some pictures.  Sam from StyleSwoon helped me design Jane's room.  Jane was in Italy, and we had only one week for a total transformation.  Sam decided to mount the oriental screen that we didn't use downstairs [...]

This past weekend, Carol made these delicious zucchini fritters.  They were so good.  These would make a perfect Sunday morning breakfast dish.  They were quick and easy to make.     Recipe from Williams Sonoma, Essentials of French Cooking listed below.   We topped them with plain greek yogurt.   Here is the recipe: ZUCCHINI [...]

Every year I end up with one of these piles.  A mess of socks with no mates.  This is what Carol and I came up with this week when we went through the sock drawer. I hate throwing away perfectly good socks.  A couple of years ago, I found this great book.  Stupid Sock Creatures. [...]

This week Carol and I tried two new biscotti recipes.  Orange almond biscotti, and cinnamon raisin.  They were both good, but the almond orange biscotti was the best recipe for biscotti that I have ever tried!     The cinnamon raisin was very good, and we chose this recipe so that we could try substituting [...]

Karen just picked up our first batch of beetle necklaces from the foundry.  Here is a little sneak peek!  If you would like to order one, just e-mail me.  (judy@judyaldridge.com)  I will give you shipping, sizing and pricing info, and supply pics of the various chains available for your beetle.  These are all solid bronze, [...]

Friday night I baked this cake from my new cookbook, Market Vegetarian.  You can view the book here.   It's a great book for anyone, vegetarian or not.  So many tasty recipes!     This is not an overly sweet cake, and it's full of shredded carrots and walnuts.   Here is the recipe.  The batter looks [...]

I absolutely loved the fall 2010 collection from Chloe.  It reminded me so much of growing up in the late 70' s and early 80's.  I have been scouring eBay and my favorite vintage stores for vintage pieces that would re-create this look. Style.com Here is my own version.   Vintage Courreges sweater purchased from [...]