• Weekend Walnut Archive

    Show of hands: how many of you watch Parenthood?…Thought so. If you’re like me, you spend your action-packed weekends tending to the kiddies during the day and catching up on all the shows you’ve DVRed during the week. (I know, I lead an exciting life.) And since the Bravermans have returned to our living room this fall, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the fate of Julia and Joel’s marriage, Kristina’s budding political career and the arrival of the newest Baby Braverman. Well, now you can extend your weekly fix with the soon-to-be-released Parenthood Original Television Soundtrack Volume 2. It’s a collection of tracks playing the background as the daily sagas of the family unfold before our eyes. From Lyle Lovett to CeeLo Green, there are plenty [&hellip

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    Remember when you were a kid and you could get your hands on a box of Cracker Jacks? I didn’t exactly caring for their taste, but it was the prize that I coveted. Well, I may be older now, but I haven’t outgrown my love of sweet treats and special surprises. And since the weekend is upon us, it’s the perfect time to surprise a friend or loved one. If you’re headed to a dinner party or maybe just paying a visit to a friend, you’ll want to bring them something that goes beyond a bottle of wine or a bouquet of flowers. For the perfect hostess with the mostess gift, we are loving the new line of candles from bella j. These aren’t your [&hellip

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    The weekend is upon us, and that means I’ll have more time to read uninterrupted…as if! With a break from the frenetic routine of getting kids off to school, shuttling them to activities, tackling homework, dinner, bath and bed, I make a point of squeezing in some reading before heading off to Dreamland. Because I’m already a full-time bespectacled gal, I don’t need to seek out a pair of reading glasses. But since plenty of friends have been donning a pair during book group, I know that stylish specs are just as important as a fetching pair of shoes (or so I’ve been told). If you’re someone who likes to make more environmentally-friendly purchases, then we’ve found the glasses line for you. Eynack‘s line of [&hellip

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    TGIF. After a week of filling backpacks, packing lunches and getting everyone’s school year off to a bright start, it’s time for some down time, or what I like to refer to as “we time.” The chance for my hard-working husband and I to sit down, put our feet up and relax once the kids are off to bed. The exciting couple that we are, Saturday night is one of our only opportunities to get in a few hours of together time. So when it comes to movie-watching, I tend to be a lot less gracious than I once was (admittedly!) and rarely give in to those car-chasing, bomb-exploding action flicks anymore. (OK, maybe once in a while I do; I’m not entirely selfish.) So [&hellip

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