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Yolanda Edwards
Name: Yolanda Edwards, Executive Editor
Hometown: My parents moved so I don't really have one, but I'll say the Bay Area.
What Inspires Me: People who are doing their Plan B, following their dreams.
Trying to Learn: How to be less distracted
Perfect Saturday Morning: A bottomless cup of coffee and reading the paper with my 9-year-old daughter, Clara, on my lap.
Coolest Things My Kid Has Taught Me: To be more in the moment
Dream Kitchen: Something you'd see in a European country home, lots of wood, enamel, pottery, and stacks of cookbooks everywhere.
Best Occupational Perk: Testing desserts!
Biggest Occupational Hazard: Testing desserts!
Work Uniform: a tunic shirt with leggings and ballet flats.
Favorite Living story: The squash story- I loved the image of the squashes with the palette going from green to orange with every gradation in between.
Most Un-Martha Trait: I am the worst baker. No patience for it.
Posted by Yolanda Edwards
Several of our editors have children who attend a public school in Brooklyn called PS 321, and last weekend, we did a fundraising dog show. Our pet editor from Martha, Kristen Flanagan, was the judge, and there were eight categories to enter…Best Couple, Best Trick, Best Name, Dog that Looks Most Like its Owner…to name [...]
Posted on March 15, 2013 in Pets
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Dog Show, pets
Posted by Yolanda Edwards
In our April issue of Martha Stewart Living, we featured this lovely area on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It’s long been a weekend destination for Baltimore and D.C. natives, but it’s only four hours from New York! The main little towns we focused on are Easton, St. Michaels, and Oxford, all within a short [...]
Posted on March 11, 2013 in Our Finds, Travel
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Antiquing, Garden, Gardening, Maryland, Road Trips, Talbot County, travel, Weekend Getaways
Posted by Yolanda Edwards
Last week we explored Palm Beach, on the hunt for the best thrift, consignment, and antique stores, while staying at the loveliest property, the Ritz Carlton Palm Beach. It’s so easy to get to this (warm) neck of the woods Tweet
Posted on February 1, 2013 in Travel
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Antiquing, Florida, Palm Beach, Shopping
Posted by Yolanda Edwards
Recently I spent the weekend in Provence with my friends Sharon and Paul, who live in the small hill town of Bonnieux from October through April. (The rest of the year, they live and operate Marston House, which we featured this month in Our Finds.) We arrived just in time for dinner, and this is [...]
Posted on January 15, 2013 in Our Finds, Travel
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Apt, Bonnieux, Marston House, Provence
Posted by Yolanda Edwards
Gillingham’s in Woodstock, Vermont, is hands-down the best general store I’ve ever been to—I discovered it when I was scouting for our Woodstock story (January 2013 issue). Not only does it have an entire aisle of made-in-Vermont products (think cheeses, maple products, coffee, ceramics), it has a stellar wine section (deals on bottles that usually only [...]
Posted on January 4, 2013 in Travel
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General Stores, Vermont, Woodstock