1) You’re never too old to invent something cool. Kimberj of Arthur and I says about the easy-thread needles: “I spoke with the inventor yesterday! She’s a very cool new grandma who just actually made the proverbial ‘better mousetrap!’ I’m ordering some and will give a review as soon as I get them.” We look forward to seeing it! See the rest of the comments on this helpful new way to thread a needle here.
2) Yes, Christoph Neimann’s fun art can be purchased in print form. Thanks so much to reader Anita, who says: “I followed your link and ended up spending a couple of hours looking through his posts on the NY Times website…and then following the link to the artist’s website. He is incredibly talented and clever! By the way, I followed the ‘Buy’ link on his website, and his works are available as prints in various sizes, framed and unframed — the one you featured is right here.” This is why we love our readers! See the post right here.
3) If you’re going to buy an umbrella as a gift, make it MoMA. Joan says: “What a GREAT umbrella! I’m thinking it will be a great gift for a few college-bound graduates in May. Thanks for the idea.” See the color-changing umbrella.
4) The Roomba’s not for everyone. BBTN says: “I have a Roomba, and have to disagree with most of these people, as mine is pretty worthless. It gets caught on rugs, under tables, under chairs, under desks, and manages to wedge itself into all sorts of corners that it’s unable to escape from. While it /is/ entertaining to cheer for it while it tries to escape the deathly embrace of the coffee table (all while scaring the life out of the cat), in truth it really requires just as much attention and at least four times the time as a real vacuum (all while delivering the cleaning power of a dust buster). It’s also supposed to make a “mental map†of the house, but every time it tries to dock itself into its little station, it moves the station a bit, skewing its map. As a result, it spends a lot of time lost.” Join the debate on the Roomba.
5) Never underestimate the possibility of a thrift store score. Nutmegg says: “My new favorite 8 chairs are the Juliane chairs by Johannes Andersen from Vamo Sonderborg I just picked up at the Thrift Store. Major score!! I don’t know if they are very comfortable, but I am loving the deal I got! I know I sound all braggy and stuff, but this is my first real “find†and I need to share.” We LOVE hearing about amazing scores like this — congrats! Almost as much as we love hearing how many people, like us, are obsessed with cool chairs.
We get a lot of email clamoring for our attention — and no doubt you do, too — but some recent missives that have stood out have been Saveur’s weekly recipes. This week’s menu included 
