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Jessica Kerwin Jenkins
Jessica Kerwin Jenkins, author of the quirky and whimsical Encyclopedia of the Exquisite, began her career in New York writing for Women’s Wear Daily and for W, later becoming the magazine’s European Editor in Paris, covering fashion collections and traveling from Madrid to Copenhagen to Athens to Venice to Ibiza to Tallin, visiting ateliers, villas, palazzos, chateaux, and haciendas. She now lives with her family on the coast of Maine and has written for Vogue and The New York Times.
3 Interior Designers Offer Their Quickest Tips for Transforming Your Bedroom Into a Personal Sanctuary
From lighting and plants to fabric layering and beyond, get interior designer tips for the bedroom here to refresh your space.
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How breakfast by candlelight brightens my dark mornings
In the darkest days of December, one writer found a winter candle ritual to ease her daughter's anxiety—and make her own mornings more peaceful.
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The meditative act of baking bread
Meditation doesn't need to involve sitting still on a floor cushion. For this writer, meditation is baking bread from scratch.
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How rediscovering the forgotten art of penmanship is helping me spark joy
Writing by hand is increasingly rare in today's society. Here's what happens when one writer decides to try a mindful writing practice for self-expression.
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