willow's hot stuff for 2010

Drum roll.....I know you've all been waiting, with baited breath, for

the 2010 edition of my little "willowy list" of what's hot and what's

not. I could go on forever, but kept it simple, and narrowed it down

to the top eight things. And you know what? I'm sure they're no

surprise to you, gentle readers. You can read me like an open book;

one from the second hand shop with the creaky hardwood floors,

that is. So, without further ado, here's the hotties and the notties,

according to me, in no particular order:

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1. Hot: deep peacock walls.....Not: taupe walls
2. Hot: Edna St. Vincent Millay.....Not: Jane Austen
3. Hot: vintage blue willow.....Not: Crabtree & Evelyn
4. Hot: Jonathan Adler.....Not: American Primitives
5. Hot: woodcut prints.....Not: Harrison Fisher prints
6. Hot: woolly socks (no surprise).....Not: gladiator sandals
7. Hot: garnets.....Not: delicate silver
8. Hot: Meryl Streep..... Not: Angelina Jolie

There's a lot of mediocrity being celebrated,

and a lot of wonderful stuff

being ignored or discouraged.

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Sean Penn

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peacock wall photographed by Jonny Valiant, woodcut by Bold