There’s nothing like chicken soup to mend a bad cold or sore soul. Marti Bowes Wymer took that to heart by creating her own line of old-fashioned chicken soup that you can send to anyone needing a dose of love.

Forget flowers. We prefer the idea of helping a loved one with a jar of Spoonful of Comfort, filled with nothing more than chicken stock, chicken, carrots, celery, onions, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. The soup is super fresh, so much so that this 64 ounce jar needs to be consumed within 2-3 days of arrival. How about sharing it all with someone you love?

Each jar is $32.00. Marti will even add homemade rolls or oatmeal raisin cookies to your order for $6.00 each. Now that’s love.

If you know me at all, you know I love dish towels. I also love the stubborn, sexy, reluctantly-in-love Mr. Darcy almost as much as dish towels. He both breaks and warms my heart.

Two amazing things push together into these sweet dish towels that play canvas to Mr. Darcy’s proposal from Pride & Prejudice. These will probably sell out in 5 minutes, so grab one of the few available fast over on Etsy. (Check out all her items that feature a variety of Jane Austen quotes.)

Virginia Sin’s line of eco-friendly porcelain products are inspired and profound. They look like picnic-style paper plates but, get this folks, they’re made of microwave- and dishwasher-safe porcelain. They’re completely irregular in shape and style, something that makes me love them more, in a very wabi sabi sort of way.

These plates found a spot in my heart virtually last month and, serendipitously, a friend gave me one the very next day, just 24 hours after the love first manifested. So now, lucky me, I have one of these perfect little faux paper plates in my possession. (Thank you, dear friend!)

I suppose you could use them as a statement piece for extra change, but I love to serve myself a little piece of cake on my plate (you know, when I’m all by myself with a big cup of tea). I hope to pick up some of her sugar cones someday soon too…

I am so into green and these green Emile Henry pots are on sale at One Kings Lane until January 8th. You’ll have to join the site to see the pots, but they are so worth it – made from beautiful clay in Burgundy, France since the 1850s. There are loads of colors to choose from but the green pots, priced from $45 to $139, get my vote.

Aprons are so special to me. I have a varied collection – puffy aprons, sleek aprons, white aprons. My favorite apron in the world right now is made by Ice Milk Aprons, but this denim version is a close second and, hello, it’s on sale!

I’m a sucker for tea towels; I must have 30 of them, new and vintage, hanging around my kitchen. I’m an even bigger sucker for Studiopatro’s tea towels. They make eco-friendly textiles that you can use to wipe up your kitchen counter or, as in this photo, to wrap a bottle of wine for your pals this holiday season. They’re fresh and fun and I need about a dozen right now please. Buy them here. For me.

I love mixing warm woods with cool steel in a kitchen. My own kitchen is a bit of a mish-mash with wood cabinets, honed granite counter tops (made to look like soapstone) and stainless steel open shelves. I started it’s redesign a few years ago and though the bones are complete, it’s still a work in progress. These stools would feel quite at home in my kitchen and are so very affordable. I love the science room look in a residential kitchen. Learn more about them here.

FYI: Lyon did not pay me for this mention. I just thought they were really cool. Subtle cool.

I am a sucker for a pretty apron, and have a small collection of new and vintage aprons to dress me up when I’m getting serious in the kitchen. I adore the line of Ice Milk Aprons and wish for each and every one of you to receive one this holiday season. Or just buy one for yourself. They come in a beautiful array of colors, so lovingly named with words like “whisked whipping cream” and “pecan orchard pleasantries”. They’re 25% off sale is through today only. Enter event code “thankful” in order to receive the discount.

FYI: Ice Milk Aprons did not sponsor this post. I am just THAT in love with them. In fact, my favorite one is below… in case the hubby is reading. I think it’s that big black sash that turns me on. Every girl should have a big sash. Happy “Thankful” Thursday!

Cute tea towels are all the rage and this line really makes me smile. I suppose the “Keep Calm And Carry On” quote is a bit overused now. Fine by me, as I think it’s about time someone promoted eating greens. Dark, leafy greens are my absolute favorite vegetable. See the entire line of eloquent tea towels here. I will add an edit though; my version of the tea towel that starts with “You Wash” would end with “And You Dry”.