Author: jenharlan
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Home is Where the Throw Pillows Are
I woke up excited one morning this week. The sky was blue, the leaves were wilting into gold, and for the first time this year, the air had that crisp bite that signaled the beginning of my favorite season. I love fall. I love the changing leaves and cozy afternoons in coffee shops, the sweaters…
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Bless your heart, New York: Sweet or Unsweet
This article is part of an ongoing series titled “Bless Your Heart, New York,” in which we ever so sweetly remind the Big Apple of the things they are doing oh so wrong. Bless their hearts. Dear New York, We need to talk. There is a question every Southerner holds near and dear to her…
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Top 10 New York Instagrammers You Should Be Following
New York is the most photographed city in the world, from its iconic landmarks and sweeping vistas to the nitty gritty minutiae of everyday street scenes. Especially in this smart phone age, it seems everyone — from amateur to professional, individual to institution — is getting in on the shutterbug game, trying to put their…
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Where is Le Métro? (On Moving to New York)
In many ways, I still consider myself a newbie to New York. I had visited the city several times before moving here, sepia-toned weekends full of Central Park rowboats and rooftop prosecco, Broadway shows and hotel room parties and long afternoons at the Strand. So I had a vague sense of what I thought life…
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GRITS: Zelda Fitzgerald
This article is the first in a series titled “GRITS: Girls Raised in the South,” in which we profile some of our favorite Dixie ladies and the things that make them awesome. Got an idea for a fabulous femme we should feature? Shoot us an email at zeldaandscout@gmail.com! (Alliteration optional.) Name: Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald Born:…
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Kentucky Seven (My Southern Heritage)
Memphis, TN. 1998. Mom and I have just come back from a trip to Costco and are unloading the back of her fire engine red Suburban or, as my daddy calls it, the tank. Arms full of paper towels and blueberries, she asks me to grab some forgotten item. Laundry detergent, I think. I’m already…
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Bless your heart, New York. You tried to make a mint julep.
This post is the first in an ongoing series titled “Bless Your Heart, New York,” in which we ever so sweetly remind the Big Apple of the things they are doing oh so wrong. Bless their hearts. Dear New York, I have a bone to pick with you. Lately I’ve noticed a trend in what…
Zelda & Scout 