Honor Roll

• Bird watchers, with a keen eye for color differentiation and a need for consistent descriptions came up with the color system that eventually became Pantone.*

• “I love effort. Effortless is for tom ford and maybe like two other people. No one else can pull it off, so just show you cared.”

     — Mindy Kaling on Twitter

• Weird Al on writing “Word Crimes” and the process behind his parodies.

• There are six missing letters in the English language.

• House & Garden is being relaunched with Stephen Orr, current editor at Better Homes & Gardens. Meanwhile, Architectural Digest is getting a refresh.

• Next book on my list to pick up: How to Read a Dress. (This review is what put it on my radar.)

• Running a business with boobs.

Small update from yesterday’s post. I had all of the options saved in my shopping cart at each site, and late in the day I noticed that the Benchwright Hutch had sold out since that morning! It was my favorite of the bunch and I was feeling a little regret for not grabbing it in time. Turns out my local store had one on display, and since it was the floor model and on sale, I got one at almost half off. So now I have a hutch with nothing to put it on, but yay?

And with that, have a happy St. Patrick’s Day and a good weekend!

* (See Kari? It made the Honor Roll!)