I first learned about Torta Bella just before Christmas when the cake pictured above was left on my doorstep. It was an unexpected thank you gift from a friend who had been using my ridiculously-old, but still-functioning wheelbarrow all last summer and fall. The gift was a simply decorated, simply delicious carrot cake from Torta…
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Looking for love in all the right places
Photo courtesy of Suzanne MillerThree-year-old Margot, with her signature bow, was photographed on her way home from the International School Playhouse with a bag full of Valentines. Katharine Walker, age 4 1/2, made Valentines in her mother's jewelry studio at 449 N. Euclid, while her mother, Jennifer Walker, made these lovely gold-filled heart-shaped earrings, $32…
Last minute Valentine’s Day suggestions
I went out on Saturday afternoon in search of last minute Valentine gift suggestions for your sweetie pie. In addition to the traditional choices, including a dozen red roses from one of the florists suggested here, or a heart-shaped box of scrumptious chocolates from Bissinger's, 32 Maryland Plaza, you might find inspiration for something a…