Looking for a quick East coast getaway for two? This past weekend, I went to the Skytop Lodge (www.skytop.com) in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, just 2 short hours from NYC and a step back in time.

They have lots of accommodations, but we stayed in the main lodge and had a nice, quaint room with view of one of the many gardens on their 5,500 acres. Prices aren’t cheap, but they include all of your meals. Being somewhat of a foodie, I wasn’t expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised with the yummy food and … Read More

She may not be a household name but the early 1900’s brought us the very first “it" girl: Evelyn Nesbit. A model and showgirl starting at the tender age of 14, Nesbit later became involved with one of the most preeminent architects of our time.

Stanford White was 47 (famous for buildings his firm McKim, Mead and White designed, such as the original Madison Square Garden and the Washington Square Arch), and Nesbit was 16 when he wined and dined the naïve, poor girl.

White slowly lured her into an abusive sexual relationship that ended only when her future … Read More

I was perusing one of my favorite websites,apartmenttherapyand saw a piece on my beating heart. It’s a heart shaped pillow that plays a unique heartbeat rhythm and is meant to remind you of holding a pet or loved one, according to their literature. The first thing I thought of was when I was little and we put a beating clock wrapped in a towel with our new puppy to remind her of her mother’s heartbeat. It didn’t work on our puppy and I was skeptical about it working on me. Well, color me wrong.

The … Read More

Do you remember the movie The Real Blonde? Well now you can be one--whether you are or not. According to bettybeauty.com, “color for the hair down there,” 100,000+ women in the last year have chosen to dye their hair to match, cover gray, or just have some fun. For V-Day they feature a hot-pink dye along with a heart stencil and tattoo to match. Wow, what will they think of next? Green for St. Patrick’s Day? A bunny shape for Easter? Is this another way to feel more beautiful or just … Read More

We told you where to get great snail mail cards for the sarcastic in you, but here is a source of some of the most wry, dark, online cards going "when you care enough to hit send." Someecards has a variety of cards for occasions you didn’t even know you needed cards for, but there are some V-Day cards that are decidedly memorable like, “As f**k buddies, we should f**k this Valentine’s Day” and “This Valentine’s Day, I want you to know exactly how I feel about you in someone else’s words.” You … Read More