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Stateline, the Pew Center on the States works to advance state policies that serve the public interest. It has produced the following article by Joey Peters:

"Starting late this week and  continuing through mid-August, some 16 states will kick off an event that has become a ritual of back-to-school season. They will temporarily suspend sales taxes on pens, pencils, binders and bookbags, as well as moderately-priced clothes, and in some cases, computers."

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HausInterior.com: For a shopping experience which relies on the out-of-the-ordinary gift choices, start with a blueprint pad for $11, resin antlers for $38.50 apiece,  and  a blue striped pillow for $58.00. A super-absorbent towel can be used as a beach towel or outdoor throw, measuring  78 x 38 inches (with different color combinations available) for  $74. Classic plaid and striped rugs are perfect for cottages, entries and bedrooms require a phone call to determine size and price. A canoe wire basket holds all those extras in the bathroom ($35.00) and wallpapers are subtle in color and tone but amusing for adults and children, featuring polar bears, cricket bats,  zebras and appropriately hued pink ostriches . For vintage Navy ribbon-award inspired pillows, pick a deserving recipient.

Nina Freudenberger graduated with a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design.  Nina opened Haus Interior in 2007 and in June of 2009, Haus Interior opened a flagship retail space and studio in the heart of Nolita, NYC.

by Julia Sneden

For those of us whose parents struggled through the Great Depression, today’s hard times are a matter of déjas vu. We grew up hearing tales of those difficult days, and were proud and happy that our families had survived and even prospered. We felt smugly that nothing like those bad times could possibly come around again in our lifetimes.

Surprise!

Today’s cross-generational difficulties are a reprise of the ’30’s, eighty years later: job losses, salary cuts, depleted savings accounts, tanking investments, and devastated property values are an echo of the stories we heard when we were young.

Considering all that, it seems petty to gripe about the small stuff, but I have a bone to pick with producers of packaged goods. Perhaps companies in those Depression days cut salaries, or let employees go, or even went out of business altogether, but I don’t recall hearing that they quietly shaved their standard product sizes without lowering cost, hiding their “adjustments” by clever packaging.

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We were taken by a number of items at the  Tabula Tua website notably the dog bone frame, the geography glasses by Catstudio, Sushi set dinnerware, a Bingo Tray by Annie Modica, and Juliska's Isabella glass canisters. Vietri bakeware, Coltellerrie Berti handmade knives (including cigar cutters) and a Botanical Leaf trivet are included in the accessories collection.

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