The January Specials: Chalets, the Ballet, and a Perfect Trench Coat

Plus, a book report and a birthday

Welcome to January’s Specials. As I mentioned the other week, I’m restructuring the way I do these newsletters a bit, and one of the changes I’m making is to absorb my Sample Platter newsletters (those monthly “what’s on my wishlist,” “a house I wish I lived in,” etc. round ups) into my monthly Specials, which were previously just lists of links to arti…