Artful Stew

Told you I had a lot of stellar nail designs to share with you all! Pretty sweet deal, right? It was also fun for me because it was like a q...

I know I usually only post my nails if they have a pretty design, but isn't it such a lovely coincidence that I happened to paint my toe...

I kind of had a very polka dot-infused summer this year. I also got a few new colors as you might be able to tell (this pink, the blue for...

Excellent YouTube curation here, I've got to say. This video is the perfect combination of childhood summertime nostalgia + adorable pup...

Before our big trip up to Maine at the end of summer, I decided to try to freehand paint some pink chevrons. We were running low on time a...

This could also be titled, "The Month I Started Doing More than One Nail Pattern A Month That was Interesting Enough to Instagram...

Clearly, by this point I've masted the without-a-dotting-tool polka dots (CONTINUE TO NOT PANIC. I PROMISE I WILL EXPLAIN WHAT A DOTTI...

Also, this series on camp ! I wonder if they're accepting submissions. I've got so many great camp stories. Every summer since I...

I'm trying to pick some good summer beach reads. What are you all reading now?

Sorry, I just really wanted to post this adorable photo of two corgis in the grass and didn't really know how to lead into it. ...

Real French macarons have landed in NYC! Beloved French tea salon Laduree has finally (finally!) opened a store in New York, at 864 Ma...

The Hairpin has another excellent write-up , though very different from Harry Potter fun - this time all about sunscreen safety. Check it ou...

I've had lightning on the brain a lot since my vacation. We were in a beach town where it rained a lot at night and had this brilliant l...

In what's totally not a surprise for anyone who doesn't watch Fox News, this past decade was the hottest one on record. If you'd...

Sorry I've been terrible in Brewing up some Stew, but to be honest, my personal stewing has mainly involved my favorite staple, the PB...

4 hours left - for a second there rainy days looks like it was going to take the lead but no! Someone gave the last-minute push to Sundaes! ...

Is on vacation due to the glory that is Restaurant Week. Later this week I'll write a jam-packed double-header Stew to make up for it. C...

One has six-pack abs. The other a fuzzy coat and a knockout stud-walk. But only one can be: King of the Beach. June 1, 2009: Beauty Competes...

My gracious sister just gave me a very Stew of the Week friendly book for graduation: Babycakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free...

This is how I've always felt about sunscreen, as well. I wish they had suggested the amount you need daily for your face, though, as tha...