I'm a big advocate of cloth over paper products, if only that it nurtures yet another one of my collections: dish towels. So, like our inaugural Lo's List post on the little Japanese cloth squares called Furoshiki (commonly used for gift-wrapping), their textile-sibling, the Tenugui (手拭い), is a shot to the heart... http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-tenugui-at-tenukore/feed/ 0 http://www.los-list.com/blog/in-the-bag-lirs-first-backpack/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/in-the-bag-lirs-first-backpack/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:42:40 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10595

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Yesterday we bid a very sad farewell to little Lir who, with her parents, jetted off to visit her Safta in Tel Aviv for 2 long months! I needed to be sure she had all the superfluous doodads she might want during her stay so, I packed her a sweet little owl backpack from Skip*Hop full of fun things from her Doda and Dodo. http://www.los-list.com/blog/in-the-bag-lirs-first-backpack/feed/ 6 http://www.los-list.com/blog/top-ten-thank-you-santa/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/top-ten-thank-you-santa/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:11:26 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10492

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Oh Santa! I almost forgive you for that flu you plagued YZ and I with this Xmas, what with all the juicy gifts you lugged down our chimney along with it. All in all, the 25th was a veritable indulge-fest, with everything on my list neatly wrapped in recycled paper under the tree... http://www.los-list.com/blog/top-ten-thank-you-santa/feed/ 78 http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-giude-top-ten-bookworm/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-giude-top-ten-bookworm/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:38:04 +0000 Jerome Luc Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10325

For some of us, the holiday season is about one thing and one thing only. Ok, two things. Ok, a bunch of things—all nicely wrapped and book-related. Because there is nothing more satisfying than winter reading, whether it’s the classic you know almost by heart, the novel everybody else already read six months ago, or the thriller you’ll never admit you couldn’t put down. http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-giude-top-ten-bookworm/feed/ 12 http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-guide-top-ten-handmade-etsy/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-guide-top-ten-handmade-etsy/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:57:39 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10261

Etsy has to be one of the coolest places for gift giving — simply because most of the offerings on the site are handcrafted and one-of-a-kind. But, with this endless trove of offerings, a bushy-eyed shopper can quickly get dissuaded by too much good stuff... http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-guide-top-ten-handmade-etsy/feed/ 9 http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-guide-top-ten-treats-for-tots/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-guide-top-ten-treats-for-tots/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:46:31 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=9997

Hip hip hooray! 'Tis that time of year again: christmas trees, wreaths, family get togethers, snuggling up by the fireplace singing carols, oh, yes... and lots of gift giving! What better way to kick things off than with the wee ones!! http://www.los-list.com/blog/gift-guide-top-ten-treats-for-tots/feed/ 13 http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-out-of-print/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-out-of-print/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:23:07 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10056

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We've been big fans of the Out of Print tee series ever since we first stumbled upon the site. Then, about a month ago we saw this book design gem over on Mikey Burton's Flickr stream. Thus, when we saw that Out of Print and Mikey hooked up to make the tees above, well, it was like a fairy godmother had read our diary! http://www.los-list.com/blog/t-shirt-tuesdays-out-of-print/feed/ 7 http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-deego-toys/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-deego-toys/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:20:58 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=9855

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In the wake of yesterday's Lo's List computer crash of 2010, it seems appropriate to write a quick entry about Deego Toys' adorable tools for backing up your data. Any computer user's relationship with their hard drives is that of love and hate: yet another thing to sort, organize, care for and, equally, another thing that saves your tail (and files) time and again when faced with an iMac meltdown. http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-deego-toys/feed/ 0 http://www.los-list.com/blog/found-at-etsy-the-sunday-times-market/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/found-at-etsy-the-sunday-times-market/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:02:06 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=9756

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What is a tchotchke? I would say it's an object that you just don't need but, somehow, are drawn towards. In the world of flea markets, antique shops, Ebay, and strange gift-givers, it's hard to avoid the constant barrage of doodads that are daring you to find room for them in your 4th floor railroad walk-up. As our little house has started filling up with bowls of Italian glass marbles, stacks of vintage flashcards, turn-of-the-century typewriters and so forth, I'm realizing that I must become more strict with my collection curating... http://www.los-list.com/blog/found-at-etsy-the-sunday-times-market/feed/ 8 http://www.los-list.com/blog/georg-jensen-jorgen-moller/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/georg-jensen-jorgen-moller/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:11:11 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8944

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"Silver is the best material we have. And silver has this wonderful shine like moonlight...a light taken straight from a Danish summer's night. When covered by dew, silver can look like magical mist." — Georg Jensen http://www.los-list.com/blog/georg-jensen-jorgen-moller/feed/ 10