purchases: new balance classics

I'm not really a sneaker kind of gal, but I'm loving my new kicks from New Balance. So much so, that they might actually inspire me to go running!

london: dean street townhouse

London, ahhhhh London.  So beautiful, so big, so expensive.  There are a lot of amazing places to stay in London and a lot of them are crazy expensive. You know my favorite, but the Dean Street Townhouse is definitely a contender and it's relatively affordable...

italy: j.k. place, florence

Florence is a stunningly beautiful city, but it is also, during certain parts of the year, a Disney World for culturally-inclined American tourists. They overrun the city's well-known museums and more famous piazze. So, it's really very nice stay at the J.K. Place- it's situated on the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, a smaller, less touristy with a lovely garden and picturesque church.