Lilly Pulitzer Backgrounds

These pictures are very overdo, but I accidentally left my camera behind after I visited my roommate so I could not access my photos.  After driving back down to Vermont after Canada Day (I went home to Ottawa to see the Queen on Canada Day) I had some trouble at the border, so I decided not to risk crossing over again until I was ready to head home at the end of my internship.  As such, my parents came to me!  I showed them a wee bit around Burlington, introduced them to the folks at Emily Post, and had a lovely time dining in the yummy restaurants in town.  Since Boston is merely 4 hours away from Burlington, we packed up and headed down for a weekend.   Boston is beautiful!  I hadn't been back in years, and I was so happy to go back. We arrived at night and went for dinner at The Black Rose, one of our favorite Irish Pubs in the city and were lucky enough to enjoy some live music, first in the pub, and then in the nearby market square. The next day my mo...

I don't know about you, but I LOVE Sharpies.  No, not love, am OBSESSED with them.  I have a massively growing collection, and I've recently purchased more! I picked up a large pack of 24, complete with new Caribbean colors. With names such as Flamingo (pink), Stingray (purplish gray), and Lime Daiquiri (green), I was too tempted to resist. And then Lizzie Post introduced me to this wonderful tool - the Sharpie pen.  If you haven't tried it yet, you must!  It's amazing.  It writes so smoothly, doesn't bleed, and doesn't smear (a key feature for lefties like me). I picked up a couple of Sharpie paint pens at Michael's this summer, and they're great. I've been using them to label everything from folders and binders to cups and bottles.  They work great, are very smooth, and are relatively permanent.  Plus they're just super fun to use. And last, but not least... Now you can personalize your Sharpies!  Ok, so this feature has been available for a wh...

I finally got my camera back and realized that I forgot to post pictures from Canada Day and the visit from the Queen!  Below are some pictures from the day.  I drove back from Vermont for the amazing opportunity to see the Queen, only to get a view of her hat from a very very far distance.  I went with some friends from school. My father went off by himself at saw the Queen twice!  All of her, not just her hat!  I don't know how he did it, but you'll see the pictures I took versus the one he took. The picture I took. I couldn't snap my camera quickly enough to take a picture of her hat, but I did get a picture of the giant screen in front of Parliament. The amazing picture my dad took.  He probably could have jumped over  the barricades and touched her he was so close! The sunset that day on the bridge near my house.  Thankfully my parents live on the canal and only about a 20 minute walk to Parliament, so it was perfect for Canada Day.  We ...

I LOVE Mad Men.  I love the clothes, the affectations, the traditions, and the vintage marketing concepts (excuse the moment of business school geekiness).   I think my favorite character is Joan. I may also be partial because she quotes Emily Post in the episode in which she throws a dinner party for her husband and his hospital supervisors.  She's great because she is intelligent, hardworking, and authentically beautiful.   I was so anxious after the end of the last season and certainly could not wait until this season started. But holy moly am I ever irked by so many characters all of a sudden!  I always knew Betty was a bit of a demanding princess, but she has really disappointed me this season.  Sally has  become a very obnoxious child.  And Don is taking out his personal frustrations on everyone else (poor Peggy!).  I know these are only television characters, but some of them really need a stern talking to!  Is anyone else just as...

I know I know, I neglect my blog.  And as if the summer didn't go by quickly enough, I swear the new school year is approaching even more rapidly.  I finished my internship at The Emily Post Institute merely weeks ago.  The new website is officially up and running.  Check it out at  http://emilypost.com/  . It features a new concept called the Etipedia (etiquette + encylopedia = etipedia).  It's a simple way to search for answers to any etiquette questions you may have.  Then I helped create the new Etiquette Daily Blog (  http://www.etiquettedaily.com/  ). I had such an amazing time at EPI, and I will miss it (and everyone there) so very very much! So, in honor of the new school year (which officially starts September 13th for me), I've scoped out some old promotional videos from my school (Queen's University in Kingston) from 1956.  There are four parts, so it's all a smidge long, but it's still fun to watch.  It's funny to h...