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Cool Thing We Want #302: Bodega Ridge Weekend Via Obakki’s “Rainmaker Auction”

Jesse Keefer of Galiano Island’s Bodega Ridge has donated 2 nights stay (their cottages sleeps up to 3 couples) as an auction item in the upcoming Obakki Foundation Rainmaker Auction. Obakki hopes to raise $200,000 to help fund the drilling of 200 water wells in South Sudan this December (not next year or eventually, but next month). The auction will feature one-of-a-kind experiences as well as hundreds of signed auction items from well known musicians, athletes, celebrities and artists. Sure, you could bid on any one of the signed celebrity items (there are goodies signed by Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Beyonce, Katy Perry and more), but the item that really caught our eye was this weekend away. We’ve done it before, and it’s pretty darn cozy.

EVERY COOL THING WE WANT

The St. Patrick’s Day Collab Between The Irish Heather + Mello Has Our Name on It

If you're the sort to write off St. Patrick's Day celebrations due to stereotypical associations with the messy, rowdy, green-beer-binge-drinking brand of partying - not so fast!

We Can’t Get Enough of Nata’s Food-Inspired Candles

London-based makers of food-shaped candles, Nata, are dropping their new collection this week, on February 27th (tomorrow!) and they're even more decadent than ever...

Surrender to a Snow Day with This Big Bowl of Goodness

Hungry for in-doors activities to keep you amused during the coldest days of the winter season? This Tonkotsu Ramen 'little puzzle thing' seems like an apropos place to start.

We Want to Curl Up in Bed with This Cookbook (and a Good Meal, Obviously)

Dining well while comfortably tucked under the covers is all we want to do during the week-long post-holiday stretch, (at least) up until after the New Years dust has settled...Lo and behold: The Eating in Bed Cookbook.