Current Obsessions: After the Storm

First and foremost, thinking about the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and about the looming election:

• Here are two ways to donate to victims of Sandy, courtesy of Brownstoner.

• Sarah and Julie got a preview of these quilts, on view at MARCH SF though January 7.
• Admiring the house visit of Dutch knitwear designer Nanna van Blaaderen from Freunde von Freunden.
• We’re thinking ahead: Thanksgiving centerpiece ideas.
• Christine has been contemplating Old Is New Again.
• Trying to decide if we like the design of Steve Jobs’ yacht.
• The change in weather has us thinking about knitting; in particular, these neutral knits by Rosa Pomar on Flickr.
• Checking out photos of Reese Witherspoon’s Ojai home, currently for sale.
• Alexa has been mixing Triple Crown Blackberry Jam by Inna Jam into yogurt almost daily this week.

• For those in Austin, Texas, Synonym Journal and Domy Books is holding an event on Saturday, November 10.

Meanwhile, on Gardenista:

• Michelle went to painter Duncan Hannah’s new show, The Infatuationist, at Modernism in San Francisco, and admired the artist’s work up close. Of particular interest: Lost Moorings, one of Hannah’s series of imagined book covers, and Chabrol, a compellingly intimate glimpse into strangers’ lives. The exhibit runs through Dec. 21. For more, see A Painter at Home: Duncan Hannah in Manhattan.
• We’re getting a jump on the holiday season with our Winter Gardens Pinboard. Follow us, and we’ll repin one or more of your images.