I am passionate for color, how can I choose a favorite when I love them all? Black, white and red while nostalgic is very sleek and sophisticated. I wrote a recent blog on black and white decorating which I adore, however, when adding accents of red this color scheme is taken to whole other  level [...]

Our trip to England was a somber yet joyful occasion.  Scattering my mother’s ashes in the North Sea gave each of us time to reflect, and say our final good byes to one of the last Grande Dames. It was like time travel, my father who is 95 revisited his childhood home; his first place [...]

Our tour continued to include chic town homes with elegant simple gardens. White English roses blooming against  black wrought iron fences; lovely to see flowers and greenery garnishing the city. As we drove through the city, other sites included Big Ben. Buckingham Palace was next on the tour but we did miss the changing of [...]

Well, here we are  in London.  Just after arriving, we took a quick tour into London for lunch and to see the windows at  Harrods. Love  that shop! All decked out for the holidays and the theme this year is ” The Wizard of Oz”. Visions of the yellow brick road leading us into small [...]

I took a recent two week hiatus, we moved.  Ugh…the amount of furniture we have shifted from house to house has been unbelievable.  Where did all this stuff come from and what do I do with it all? I needed time to unwind, so I started reading “Weekend in Paris” by Robyn Sisman.  I have [...]

I love flowers…. especially in the summer when my garden is in full bloom.  Nature is amazing with its beautiful vibrant colors,definitely eye candy for me as color makes me happy. My garden design this year is the best so far compared to the last three years. It  looks like it is on steroids.Well OK…I [...]