oh wow, love this!

Every now in then I write about some products I really really like. 

Given that it's the holiday season, I thought I'd write about some recent purchases that are worthy of a strong endorsement. They'd all make for great gifts... either to your self or someone else.

These Alicia Adams throws are great, and normally are priced much higher.

I love the feel and look. M and I fell in love with these a few years ago at some Design Show in NY. 

Ok,this may not be a great gift, but worth getting if you hate having a million trillion cable wires hanging out under your desk.

The Yamazaki site is full of great organizing things...if you are obsessed with organizing (like I am).

And maybe you know of these sweaters. I'm generally a cashmere-snob, but these are really great quality and right now pretty affortable. I bought Alexander a luxe cashmere hoodie that was so nice, I bought myself a cropped hoodie.

And then I think this thing is great if you want to charge your iphone and Apple watch at the same time For some reason I've had a problem charging my AirPods, but still love the sleekness and simplicity.

I've bought several on this site Twelve South and have never been disappointed.

Everyone probably already knows about Bombas socks, but just in case...these are the only ones I wear now; I threw all my others out. I like the ankle length. In fact, the colors are so great I want to buy socks even when I don't need them.

And finally, I have a collection of insulated mugs and these are my favorites:

This Contigo for keeping cold drinks cold...over 24 hours, at least.

And the Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug for kepping drinks hot. I made boiling tea around 4pm and the next morning I burned my tongue on it. And...as confirmation... I just now read that the NYT rated it the best travel mug. "After a decade of testing travel mugs, we still recommend the Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug for most people. It keeps drinks hot for hours, and its locking lid stays securely closed, even when you toss the mug into a bag."

Let me know if you try (or have) any of these. I'd love knowing. 

(Also, for those of you who do write comments on this blog, please say who you are as most come up — rather strangely — as Anonymous. Thanks.)

Addendum:

How could I have forgotten this from my list? While at M's this summer, I  became enamored with her colorful vinyl placemats. In the past, I've tried all sorts of expensive placemats that ... while beautifull initially... inevitably became embedded with food stains. These mats are inexpensive, fun, and most important, easy to keep clean.