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A big, cheery bag that folds into a little bag.  To be carried around in your regular bag, for emergencies.

For months I was searching for the perfect pair of lamps for my daughter’s room. We were finally rid of the crib and ready for redo the room with big girl decor. We have a mix of vintage dressers and modern bedding from Dwell. We chose a pair of Pablo tube top lamps in pink. The colored tube top lamps are only available in the small tabletop size with a height of 14 inches. Of course the concern for potential breakage when the lamp topples off the nightstand is a major one. Luckily with the tube top lamp breakage is not a concern because it is made of acrylic. The ‘tube top’ shade of the lamp did fall off once when it was knocked to the floor. The lamp was unharmed and the shade was easily put back into place. The thing I love most about the tube top lamp besides the unique design and bright colors is the dimmer feature that allows the lamp to become a night-light.

The lamp was designed by Peter Stathis for Pablo Designs circa 2006 and is now on it’s way to becoming a design classic. The transparent base is acrylic and topped with a mesh ‘tube top’ shade, it is a well-made lamp and worth the $130 price tag. This lamp will transition nicely with the changes through the tween and teen years then perhaps in the guest room when she is off to college.

Check out this pick from TheFind and more:  http://blog.thefind.com/2009/07/pablo-tube-top-lamp/

Because I’m not sure my culinary skills are up to par for the buttercreamed, polka-dotted, layered deliciousness that belongs in this dome.

My blue Kuhn Rikon is the best knife I own.  I use it for chopping veggies, slicing meat, and chasing small feral animals out of the backyard.

(I wield the blue.  It is pretty.  And in two years of laborious use, the color has yet to chip.)

When I was a kid growing up in Florida, we weren’t allowed to dunk our heads in the lake for fear that amoebas would eat our brains.

Now, we just wear them on our shirts.