blankets – Oh, the Places We See . . .

Warm up with an heirloom: Swans Island Blankets

It would have been easy to drive past Swans Island Blankets on Maine’s Route 1. The brown-shingled house next to a weathered barn doesn’t exactly scream, “Come in and see for yourself.” But it should. After all, a simple showroom featuring understated, lovely hand-woven goods is a joy to behold — at least it […]

Searching for blankets in Lesotho

Ask any woman who travels this one question: What one thing do you love to do when you travel? And what you’ll hear is almost universal: SHOPPING! At least that’s how it was among all the women (including me!) on our recent Habitat Global Village build in Lesotho. And we knew what we were looking for […]