I’ve spent a lot of time in this room over the years. When I was born, Mom and Dad had started building their house, the one that they’ve been in ever since. They had this fantastic designer come in and do practically the entire house. It is a dizzying, gorgeous display of color, but well-done […]

It feels like a breath of fresh air these days. Maybe it’s a change in administration or a change in the weather, but I’m ready for spring. Wouldn’t it be delightful to hang on to a great big bunch of pretty ballons and float away to la Tour Eiffel?And I wish I could be somewhere […]

It’s already Friday! Whew! Another week with plunging cold temperatures. Wouldn’t a sunny beach resort be great right about now? While we may not be going anywhere warm, per se, we are headed south to Dallas this weekend for a grownup getaway, just me and Simon. We could really use the break; it’s been a […]

Will you all help me pay the taxes? I hope you caught the HGTV dream house this year. It’s in Sonoma, California and is apparently their most expensive house to date. Regardless,  it is absolutely beautiful. I wish these photos were better; the colors on the show were so much more vibrant than these photos. […]