December 15th, 2011 — Films
I LOVED this film!! I got swept away in the era, the romance, the costumes and the music… If your a girl who gets swept up in Fairy Tales than it is definitely for you! – Taryn Cox for THE WIFE
W.E. tells the story of two fragile but determined women – Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) and Wallis Simpson – separated by more than six decades. In 1998, lonely New Yorker Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII’s abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. But Winthrop’s research, including several visits to the Sotheby’s auction of the Windsor Estate, reveals that the couple’s life together was not as perfect as she thought. Weaving back and forth in time, the film intertwines Wally’s journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis (Andrea Riseborough) and Edward (James D’Arcy), from the glamorous early days of their romance to the slow unraveling of their lives in the decades that followed.
December 14th, 2011 — Christmas, Gifts, The Husband
Saturdays Half Type T Shirt, $40.00, Surf Saturdays
Helmet Newton “Sumo” $150.00, Taschen
“Midnight in Paris” DVD, $17.99, Amazon.com
“The Moustache Grower’s Guide” $10.00, Chronicle Books
Cherchbi Weed Wool iPad Case, $112.50, Mr. Porter
Acne Nils Knitted Cashmere Gloves, $140.00, Mr. Porter
The Original Moonshine Whiskey, $85.00, Moonshine.Com
Continue reading →
December 14th, 2011 — Music
December 14th, 2011 — Style Inspiration, The Husband
December 14th, 2011 — Christmas, Cooking
Featherlight meringue produces deliciously elegant, light cookies. These desserts are flavored with fragrant toasted hazelnuts and dipped in melted bittersweet chocolate for a rich, luscious treat.
Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Meringues
- 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp. fine sea sealt
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and coarsely chopped
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Continue reading →