Jan 8, 2012 | ideas & inspiration
I am a photographing addict. It’s true. It’s gotten so bad that my 19-year-old daughter, who does not spend a single moment of her life (waking or sleeping) without her phone in her hand, regularly says to me: I’m afraid you are not experiencing...
Jan 4, 2012 | ideas & inspiration
redux I’ve long held that January is the only civilized month. With its winter arms and 5 o’clock cloak, January offers an extraordinary opportunity to slow down, curl up, hide away. In fact, I love January because it is the one month in which it is...
Jan 1, 2012 | ideas & inspiration
happy new year to you!
Dec 3, 2011 | ideas & inspiration
Looking for a fun, sparkly, this-requires-no-work-or-planning holiday drink? Introducing my friend Teresa’s Blood Orange Bubbly. May I just say, oh my. Here’s all that’s required. Here’s how you make it. Start by filling a pretty glass with...
Oct 30, 2011 | ideas & inspiration
Today is my birthday. I woke up giddy because I knew the day ahead held this great promise: I can wear my new cowboy boots to church. An unusual thrill, I know, for a woman who is now fully into … ahem… middle age. But then I’m quite sure you’d feel the...
Aug 30, 2011 | ideas & inspiration
I have the best next door neighbors in the world. Seriously. He’s a doctor (who makes house calls, to my house). She’s good at everything, especially if it’s creative: interior design, scrapbooking, gardening, cooking. Plus they’re just plain...
