Coming Soon: The 3rd Annual Westchester Tattoo Convention

This October 16, 17, and 18, the 3rd annual Westchester Tattoo Convention will roll into White Plains, NY.  To be held at the Westchester County Center for the Arts, this year’s con will feature a paint-and-sip class, a Miss Inked New York pageant, a seminar on painting with human blood, and of course plenty of… Continue reading Coming Soon: The 3rd Annual Westchester Tattoo Convention

Women in Business, Part V: Laura Grasseler Flake and Storybrook Soap Co.

Laura Grasseler Flake is yet another college buddy of mine. She makes the coolest soap you’ve ever seen. Little works of art that clean you up! How did you start making soap? I stumbled upon soapmaking while researching in an inexpensive way to avoid the contact dermatitis each of my children had been experiencing. Since… Continue reading Women in Business, Part V: Laura Grasseler Flake and Storybrook Soap Co.

Women In Business, Part III: Thirty-One Bags with Barbara Hillman Davis

Barbara Hillman Davis and I went to college together at WestConn. She has a great business selling Thirty-One bags that fits in well with raising her family. If you haven’t heard, Thirty-One bags are the 21st century’s Tupperware parties, except they’re way more stylish. Here’s what she had to say… How did you first hear… Continue reading Women In Business, Part III: Thirty-One Bags with Barbara Hillman Davis

OMG, It’s a Makeup Giveaway!

I recently participated in a fun blogger mug swap organized by Kallie Elizabeth of But First Coffee.  My partner Kaelyn and I emailed each other for a few weeks and found lots of commanalities even though our sites are quite different.  Then the fun part: we mailed each other a coffee mug! So when Kaelyn… Continue reading OMG, It’s a Makeup Giveaway!

Scarfbombing Stammy

My New Year’s Resolution this year was to be more productive. I happened to be on a knitting kick as 2015 began and I knit myself a colorful cowl, a Painted Bunting inspired scarf and another scarf I affectionately refer to as my “Fruit Loop” scarf. Then Snowmageddon came. Armed with my needles and scraps of yarn leftover from… Continue reading Scarfbombing Stammy

A Connecticut Yankee in John Tru’s Court: My “Best Of” Hothfest 2015

Last weekend, I got to be “band wife” on Mission Hothfest with my husband’s symphonic metal outfit Lyra. They had a Sunday afternoon slot on Tru Entertainment’s two-day metal festival, but scene supporters that they are, we were at The Waterfront pretty much all weekend. Far from my southern Connecticut home with no set to… Continue reading A Connecticut Yankee in John Tru’s Court: My “Best Of” Hothfest 2015

The Pastel Menswear of Greenwich: An Alternative Control Exclusive

  Belinda Burberry here, bringing you the latest in the Connecticut fashion scene!  There are few places in America where a guy can wear pastel colors without having his masculinity questioned, and Greenwich, Connecticut is one of them. The Greenwich Wine and Food Festival, which was held at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park Sept. 25-27, was… Continue reading The Pastel Menswear of Greenwich: An Alternative Control Exclusive