[5 posts tagged “Shopping.”]

Portugese toys at Kiosk photographed by Michael Falco for The Globe and Mail
If you're expected a holiday present from me, it's likely namedropped in here, my story about holiday shopping in NYC, which published this weekend in the Globe and Mail. And no, you're not getting the Taytu tie-dyed handbag. (That's what I want for myself; Santa, take note!) Read it here and here.

Recently I was in Brussels reporting an article about the city's antiques and vintages stores. I tend not to shop while I work. It's not really cost effective, plus, I'm already carrying a map, camera and notebook. But I made an exception for this oddball lamp--for 33 euro, which I found at La Patine. Couldn't be, I thought. It's clearly handmade, and has new wiring and a fresh shade. I asked again, and the shopkeeper confirmed the price and encouraged me to return Sunday so the owner could tell me the story behind it. I left with the lamp and vowed to return. But I probably shouldn't have...

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Study hall, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

I returned from Istanbul nearly a week ago and I still haven't washed my gorgeous new towels and pestemels, finished eating that sickly sweet Turkish delight or even posted a barrage of images yet. That's because I was busy sewing pillow inserts for the vintage kilim covers I bought at the Grand Bazaar. (Priorities!) Here's a teaser--one room of the inimitable harem of Topkapi Palace.

The incredible, inimitable Home Hotel, Buenos Aires; photo courtesy of Home Hotel

New York: 12 degrees. Buenos Aires: 84 and sunny. This month Connecticut Cottages & Gardens published a story I wrote about the jaw-dropping home decor and contemporary art scene in the Argentine capital (call it 'BA,' baby). Click here to read.

Welcome to Love Letter an unabashed, wholehearted endorsement of products, places, people, and more. Up first: Paper Source. New York City has many things but it does not have Neiman Marcus, Baja Fresh, or Paper Source. Pity!

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