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…
Growing up in Davis, we had two huge bing cherry trees in our backyard. These trees produced wheelbarrows full of delicious cherries each summer.Of course,…
Inspired by this vintage white-on-pink embroidery and my recent antique tiara obsession, I have taken on a new embroidery project. I bought two dark coral…
Along with replacing the ceiling fixtures, apartment dwellers can spruce things up by replacing their cabinet knobs. My kitchen has a huge wall-o-cabinets with white…
I have tried all kinds of mascara, and nothing beats Lancome's Flextencils. Why Lancome insists on giving all their products bizarre, unmemorable names is another…