One of the other highlights of my vacation in North Carolina was a visit to the Replacements headquarters in Greensboro. Replacements is a store that carries 11 million pieces of new and antique china, silver, glass, etc. It’s basically mecca. If you can believe it, there is even more to love about Replacements. The founder,…

Whew! Things are finally starting to get back to normal. My jet lag is subsiding, I’ve unpacked and I finally made it through all my work emails. I also had time last night to sort through my photos from the trip to North Carolina! Click here to see the photos from Chapel Hill, the Outer…

Earl grey tea is an on-again, off-again obsession of mine. Something about that Bergamot flavor is just so good. It’s perfect for waking up and checking emails on a cloudy day. I found Earl Grey Lavender tea at Safeway this morning and my obsession has returned with a vengeance. These flavors could go terribly wrong…

Allison L. wrote in with the first of six shopping challenges I received last week. Hooray for reader emails! Here’s her request: I’d love to see a “What to Wear: First Date” post. I think the perfect date outfit is a balance between sexy, confident and comfortable. The trick is to make it all look…

I’m so glad that you all like the ring that Rob picked out! I love it, but I am sometimes known for having “funny” old fashioned taste. Rob really did an amazing job finding this ring. It is an estate ring, probably Edwardian, with a 2.5 carat rose cut diamond. Rose cut diamonds stopped being…

I’m back! I am a jet-lagged zombie and swamped with emails. So, the big vacation wrap up will have to come later. But, I do have the energy to share with you the super exciting news: I am engaged! It happened when we were staying at the beach house with my mom, dad, sister and…

I’m going to try to unplug from the internet and city life for a few days. I’m sure you can manage to be fabulous in my absence! Feel free to send me an email with a shopping challenge or question while I am away.

There are many, many exciting things about vacationing in North Carolina next week. Getting to my sister’s new home, watching Trent and Rob compete, walking on the beach, southern food, antique shopping, lots of reading, unlimited hot tubbing. It will also be fun to see the set of Roost etched botanical glasses that I got…

The weather is going to be perfect in San Francisco this weekend. If I was going to be here, I would try to find an open air concert in Golden Gate Park to attend. It’s so fun to sit out in the sun with a glass of wine and some snacks listening to the symphony…

My current favorite thing at home is a four inch tall ceramic pitcher. My parents brought it back from Morocco a few years ago. I have it filled with picked daisies in the bathroom this week. The detailed pattern and combination of yellow and blue is just lovely. I’d love to get a couple of…