Janet Kelly

Jan 15, 2025 | mylittlebird.com | Janet Kelly

January 15, 2025 Tags: boots, boots for winter, janet kelly, shopping Add Comment (0) By Janet KellyWALK like a duck or a penguin, taking short, flat-footed steps in your boots. Look 10 feet ahead of you. Those are two pieces of conventional wisdom about how not to find yourself in a face plant on snow, ice, or slush, to name a few possibilities. During these days of way-below normal temperatures, keeping your feet warm is a must, so materials matter—faux fur, fleece, shearling and down.

Jan 7, 2025 | mylittlebird.com | Janet Kelly

By MyLittleBird StaffHAPPY 2025, everyone. In case you’re wondering, I took a break the last week of December, but now I’m right back here in the considering what’s cozy—wardrobe-related, mainly. The frigid temps sending chills and pouring snow down the East Coast have given me loads of inspiration. When it’s freezing outside, nothing keeps me as warm as my shearling coat. Shearling slippers also make cold feet a non-issue.

Dec 17, 2024 | mylittlebird.com | Janet Kelly

December 17, 2024 Tags: janet kelly, shopping Add Comment (0) By Janet KellyYOU KNOW that panicky feeling when you don’t have anything appropriate to wear for a festive occasion, and you’re tempted to splurge on a whole new outfit? In my experience what that leads to is regret. Instead, shop your closet to evaluate what you already own. Then add strategically—with a floral brooch from Georg Jensen, Emme Parsons’s striking red shoes or Destree’s diminutive silky satin purse.

Dec 10, 2024 | mylittlebird.com | Janet Kelly

By Janet KellyA PATAGONIA down vest, cute fanny pack, a new cookbook or two and unnecessary gadgets—I’m checking those off my list for the men in my family. What I’m really enjoying is the hunt for gifts for my girl tribe. My teenage granddaughters, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, my daughter-in-law’s mother (she always gets me presents) and a bunch of wonderful friends, both new and old. Dear readers, please forgive me for including myself among the giftees.

May 3, 2024 | columbian.com | Janet Kelly

Railroads continue to claim that they are an efficient and environmentally sound mode of transporting goods across the country. Yet, those same railroad operators fail to comply with local, state and federal environmental rules and then hide behind a cloak of secrecy in shielding their environmentally destructive actions from the public.