misosouper, a shopping blog

Like a pagoda for your drinks, bedecked with a handle so your hand’s heat won’t melt the ice.

In these glasses, mint juleps on my back porch just became a religious experience.

When friends/family/random acquaintances discover that I write a shopping blog, their most fervent request is this: give me a product that will keep my plants watered (in their own pots, as opposed to the God in a pot featured in March).  So to appease all the lazy brown thumbs in my life, I present the Plant Nanny, which comes conveniently attached to a little fluted globe that dispenses water directly to your plant’s roots. Digi types might gravitate more toward the Thirsty Light, which blinks when your plant runs dry.

I’m partial to the Plant Nanny’s design, which looks like an adorable miniature gazing ball, plus eliminates the all-important act of actually watering the plant (you just have to remember to refill the globe). It’s sweet and receptive, just like a certain helpful blogger you know.

In February, Misosouper began as a boondoggle; with an imaginary audience and imaginary ad revenue, our future was tentative, more Steve & Barry’s than Saks.

100 posts later, Misosouper has been busting out of its britches: just last week, we were featured in the Chicago Sun-Times. Tomorrow Misosouper will return to its regularly scheduled programming, but for today, thanks for playing in our sandbox. We hope the best is yet to come.

Possibly the most gorgeous engagement ring I’ve seen, diamond or otherwise. And considering the recent price of diamonds, purchasing an emerald for your beloved would be an economical (and green!) choice.

While I’m loving the pre-fab Ikea birchness of this faux deer, I’m also wondering how it would look spray-painted black. Or cerulean blue.