We came home from Paris with 9 new scarves, 6 dresses, 6 sweaters/tops and 4 coats between the 3 of us. I'm still so impressed at the new wardrobe that my friend Jackie assembled. She rarely shops in the US…
The stages of Paris trip shopping grief: In the course of a few days, I went from full-blown panic that I purchased too much during our trip to Paris and it would never fit in my suitcase and we'd be…
We woke up tremendously excited to have slept well the night before. For Jackie and me, parents of toddlers, it was a revolutionary feeling to have slept and woken up "on our own terms." Our first full day in Paris…
Dahlias are such happy flowers! Victorians apparently used them as symbols of "gratitude, dignity and good taste."My early October wedding will hit the tail end…
One of my favorite ways to daydream is to look for old resorts and hotels online. Places that have a one-of-a-kind elegance and history.In California,…