I’m honored to announce that PSS has been nominated as one of the top 5 decorating blogs by Better Homes & Gardens’ Blogger Awards. The final round of voting begins today at noon and I’d love it if you’d pop over and vote!  There are two winners – an editor’s choice and the reader’s […]

These days I’m having a major crush on the fabulous sixties style of  French film icon Catherine Deneuve. French, but blonde, (which is kind of an unexpected mix of what we’d consider classic French style today, Catherine’s a little bit Gwyneth, a little bit Brigitte, and a little bit Grace Kelly. A classic style that’s still […]

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!  We’re on winter break here, which I was completely unaware of until last weekend when I decided to casually review the school calendar. Which is to say, we are also at that point in the school year where I’m barely cleaning out Jude’s backpack every day, not to mention the fact […]

I’m a mishmash of thoughts and ideas today on this snowy February day. Do you have clearly marked seasons where you live? Years ago as a freshman in college at Pepperdine, I quickly realized that Southern California did not have seasons the way Oklahoma does. I lamented the loss of fall colors, snow, and that […]