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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and although most of us are reminded of the severity of the disease on a daily basis, this annual campaign is a good...

Interview with Kyle Van Der Velden owner of North American Quality Purveyors
When looking for well made, distinct men's apparel and accessories that will stand the test look no further than Calgary's own North American Quality Purveyors. This unique Canadian outpost carries products...

The Big Sky Country's Answer to a Classic Cocktail
Although he is not a professional Mixologist, my Step-Father is no slouch when it comes to the art of creative cocktail making. Never does a visit take place without one...

Side Project Skateboards | Indigo Collection
The fellows at Side Project Skateboards are always cooking up something fresh, functional, and beautiful. Their new Indigo Collection has us wondering how they could possibly surpass it. Good luck,...

Quickie Dinner Idea- A General Knot & Co. Original Recipe
Sautéed Spinach, Mushrooms & Sweet Sausage Sometimes you just need to work with what you have when it is getting late and the troops are hungry. Luckily we had just...

Stone Barns Sheep Shearing Fest
Above photo, courtesy of Ben Hider Photography For over eleven years, Stone Barns has been operating just around the corner from where we live in Westchester, NY. In all of those years, I haven't found...

What's For Dinner Tonight- Steak Au Poivre & Crispy Mushrooms
We found these two recipes (one from a recent NY Times Dining Section and a recipe post from the site Pure Wow) seem to go together perfectly for a flavorful weekend dinner....

c.1900 - Hand-Blocked Vegetable Dye Batik
There is vintage and then there's VINTAGE! 40 years is the defining age for true "vintage". When a fabric is well over 100 years old, well, you have something else...