This summer seems to be the season of buying housewarming gifts. Not sure why so many of my friends are in transition, but I’ve attended at least four housewarming barbecues, cocktail parties and brunches in the last couple of months. I love a good party, but in these cases I’m also faced with the [...]

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It seems the cell phone has ousted the watch as the new standard for time-telling devices, but when you’re active, toting along your phone just isn’t practical. Enter the Wooloot Wave Ion Sport Watch. Unlike many bulky, serious-looking sports watches, this fun, functional, durable rubber watch is more like a funky accessory. It’s ultra lightweight–it [...]

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The chop-chop-chop sound of table fans and ceiling fans is a summer staple, but no longer! James Dyson, who became famous by taking the bags out of vacuum cleaners, has taken the blades out of table fans.
The Dyson Air Multiplier creates a soft, steady breeze without the need for clunky and sometimes dangerous fan blades. [...]

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These cheery enamel-coated steel charcoal barbecues from Bodum make me daydream about grilling burgers, brats and hotdogs on the beach or at the park. Perfect for tailgating, camping or picnics, the Frykat charcoal grills are 13.4 inches in diameter. They come with chrome-plated steel legs and have a heat-resistant silicone handle with silicone lid clips [...]

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When the hot weather hits it’s always better to cook outdoors. No slaving over the kitchen range, a lot less cleaning and much more fun! I have developed quite a crush on my stainless steel beast this season and plan to purchase a few new accessories for grilling. The goals are to make mealtime tasty, [...]

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Father’s Day is less than a week away! Are you ready? We’ve rounded up some unusual and funny gifts for dad—all less than $20.
The groove and crevice cleaner removes debris from all those outdoor spaces that are hard to reach: between deck planks, bricks, patio tiles and concrete slabs. The steel blade is weather- [...]

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Where have I been?
Target launched the Liberty of London for Target collection back in March, and I don’t know how on earth I missed it. Fortunately, this beautiful and totally-on-trend collection of clothing and housewares is still going strong, and new products are still launching. Both the home and fashion collections are full of delicious [...]

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Have a choosy mom? Forget the kitchen towels and the blender. Here are some good looking ideas that will get your creativity spinning and maybe help you win an award for the most inspired Mother’s Day gift.
This glass sphere contains its own little world. Plants, live shrimp, algae, and micro-organisms live together and [...]

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One of my favorite boutique jewelry stores, Gorjana jewelry, is having a special sale, today only! This sale is not advertised on their site, so you can feel lucky to be an insider on this one. Today only, you can get 25% off anything on their site — necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, even handbags, and [...]

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We all know that there’s no gift large enough or expensive enough to adequately express appreciation for everything our moms have done for us. Childbirth alone would warrant a car or a house or a trip to Paris, and just forget about the debt we owe her for our teen years.
Of course, moms often don’t care about [...]

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