New Spring Looks

A new season calls for a new dress. This classic finesse crepe shirtdress in a fresh color called Seawater checks all the boxes. Arm coverage, fit and flare, beautiful drape all in a gorgeous, no-wrinkle fabric.

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Small Notes

I can always count on Ina for dinner. Her recipe for Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic can come together beautifully in less than an hour.

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Toast

Today, January 8th, I finally took down ALL of the holiday lights, two days after I had promised myself it would be done. I know everything usually takes longer than anticipated, even so, I’m toast, and it’s okay.

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Cocktail Meeting for Twenty

There’s nothing like offering to open your home in the first week of December to get the holiday decoration ball rolling. I hung the garland the day before our intimate meeting, but have yet to light the outdoor pots. I try and do a little every day. Slow and steady. And careful on the ladder!

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Renovating…

I’ve been off the grid and immersed in home renovations, and we are almost there after six-plus months of hard work and high budgets.

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