Archive for November, 2009

This week’s Modern Manners lesson goes out to my new friend Matthew Vlahos who sent out this tweet over the holiday weekend around 9:45pm:
“attention acme shoppers: i do not want to see you in your pajamas.”
Followed by, “ever.”
And finally, “under any circumstances!”
I have also noticed this trend of running errands while wearing pajamas increasing amongst [...]

I started hearing rumors of an organic grocery store opening on East Passyunk Ave. (EPA) in the spring and have been keeping watch over the area for some time. Rumors were soon confirmed that South Philly natives Adam and Andrew Erace were indeed taking over the empty spot at 1618 EPA, just across the street [...]

I bet you thought I was going to miss my Monday deadline again this week, but I’m sneaking in under the wire. It’s Modern Manners time:
Last Sunday, my best friend (BF) and I were invited to the season premiere of VH1’s Tough Love 2 at Union Trust steakhouse in center city. We decided [...]

It took me years, decades even, to learn the essential roll pepper plays in just about everything I make. For years, I’ve been using a pretty standard, clear, plastic pepper mill, which is a step above the pre-cracked black pepper my mother kept on the dining room table growing up. But when that pepper mill [...]

Ok, I realize I blew my own Monday deadline yesterday by not posting a modern manners lesson. It was a beautiful day here in Philly and who knows how many more of those we’ll have this year? I just had to play hooky. But, I’m going to try to make it up to you by [...]

You know SPF is a proponent of all things home-made and natural, but let’s be honest for a minutes this holiday season: not everyone has time to go that route. I often tell my BF to remember that I am technically unemployed at the moment, so it’s easy for me to preach, but I know [...]

In case you needed another sign that East Passyunk Ave (EPA has arrived, some of our talented local vendors have put together what is planned to be the first annual Fall Fashion Show on the Avenue at Michael’s Cafe this Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7pm. The event will feature clothing from Mia’s, Metro Men’s [...]

Zheng’s Nails
12th & Porter Sts.
215-336-8170

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I have a confession to make; I have abandoned my old nail salon. It’s not that Today’s nails did anything wrong, it’s just that I found someplace better … and cheaper! It’s a bit further to walk, but soooo worth it.
A friend told me Zheng’s was her new addiction (don’t be [...]

Say what you will, but little things in life amuse me. It helps me not to take things too seriously. When I feel like life is taking some kind of karmic vengeance out on me, it’s often some small amusement that enables me to pull myself out of the negativity cycle.
You may have caught my [...]

Whether it’s rooted in environmental awareness or economic necessity, the recycling movement has been experiencing increased momentum lately. But it’s nothing new to Philadelphia author Kayte Terry who – literally – wrote the book on recycling crafts,
Appliqué Your Way: 35 Pretty Sewing Projects and Patterns (Chronicle Books), which features step-by-step illustrations, photos and reusable [...]