We have so many absolutely lovely local shops and restaurants here in Philadelphia, and I am SO very grateful to be able to give them some love (always), but especially during this time. PLEASE share in comments other local favs (wherever you are). Let’s keep that love flowing!
Local LOVE Philly: Shop Linzi's Favorite Small Businesses
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I'm a Philly girl. My love of our local talent is fierce and deep (don't read that the wrong way). There's no shortage of beautiful people crafting and presenting beautiful things here — none whatsoever. My mind and heart are blown, regularly, just walking our streets and visiting our events.(Those were the days, right? When we did that?)
The...
People coming together to support each other...THAT is what I'm totally into right now. It's amazing to see how people are really stepping up to help and give and share love and make people laugh (I'm looking at you Trevor Noah and Chrissy Teigen.) GAH I need to laugh right now. I highly recommend seeking out the funny things....
I think we can all agree that this is a strange time, indeed. But in the grand scheme of things, our household is relatively isolated from the longer-term effects of COVID-19. (Knocking on wood that we steer clear of the actual virus, itself, of course.) We have careers that allow us to work from home with relatively little disruption...
My friend Amy Voloshin started a new venture, Printfresh Studios. They make the coolest stationary (I'm obsessed with their journals, too — "feminist inferno" — for example) and then...because curling up to write is best done in cute PJs...they added a line of pajamas.
The prints you guys. It's Amy, so of course there are fabulous, hand-drawn prints.
The tigers are...
Etsy is by far one of my favorite places on the internet. It's like the online version of a trip to Target — a black-hole shopping experience — where I lose hours of my life and end up with a shopping cart of (wonderful, artful, one-of-a-kind) things I didn't know I needed, but definitely do now. So, when Shana...
I randomly found myself on Emerson Fry's site one Saturday morning and, as I scrolled and browsed, I realized something — I would wear every. single. item. of clothing that they have. As in, I'd happily trade in my current wardrobe for everything Emerson Fry, and I'd be perfectly content with that. So, I told them just that...and they...
Have you heard of Shop BURU? It's an online boutique owned by my friend, Morgan Hutchinson. She started it way back in 2014, and her original intention was to stock chic, nursing-friendly pieces. If you've been a really long-time reader (yes, this is a test) you might remember this post. It was the beginning of my love affair.
Things have...
I love pretend play and dress-up, but I'm not a big Halloween fan. I mean sure...if babies are involved, I'm ALL in. I dressed R up as a bee, and remember Pax the chicken? Yeah - that's my kind of Halloween dress-up. But as soon as they get old enough to form their own opinions, I find myself trying...