How great is this photo- I love it so much. Happy Weekend to all, I hope you have some fun stuff lined up for the weekend. We’re in NYC with family- fun times. Enjoy and Cin Cin. A little link love: Coasters and Keychains and Cacti Oh My! 1. How cute are these little butterflies via the sweet little French vintage shop, Trendy Little. Love. My Gigi would eat them at this point but maybe when she’s older. 2. Felt Confetti Coasters via one of my new favorite Etsy shops, Cotton and Flax- I love their graphic pillows too. 3.[…]

  

Most people don’t equate the romantic City of Light with young children. But believe it or not, traveling with kids in Paris is actually a plus. Some say it even grants you a “VIP” pass through the city. Who knew? Actually, I had an inkling… the Frenchies love the littles. I spent my 9th birthday in Paris and am convinced it changed me for life. For better or worse, Paris inflicted me with my lifelong case of wanderlust and I have so many memories of lovely Parisians and that beautiful city circa the mid 80s. Thanks Paris- I’m grateful. If[…]

  

Photowall is kind of rocking my world lately. I came across these beautiful watercolor wall mural designs via Photowall and my wheels started turning. How great would these be on a playroom wall or in your art studio that doubles as a guest room. Can you tell what my dream home looks like? I love a blue splotch: These are pretty fun too. It’s hard to believe they’re just wall murals: Aged brick walls and whitewashed wood planks: What do you think? Would you use wall murals? Related posts:What To Do With All Of Those PhotosMy Mixed Bag Mind on a MondayHappy[…]

  

Did you know that a study from the 80s revealed that this particular shade of pink was found to have a calming effect on people with violent and aggressive behavior? Thousands of prison cell walls were immediately coated with this bubblegum hue as well as a few visiting football team locker rooms, hoping to tame the testosterone-fueled linebackers into calm and less effective players. Apparently within 15 minutes of being surrounded by this particular pink, aggressive tendencies are in fact calmed. Hmmm. I don’t know, I like pink an awful lot and though I’m not surrounded by it, I do[…]

  

We were lucky enough to be invited to dinner a couple of weekends ago in lovely Delaplane, Virginia. We dined on cucumber soup, fresh trout and homemade coconut sorbet at the lovely estate of Ashley Farms in the company of politicians, playwrights, dancers, doctors and dentists. It was an awesome mix and a night to remember with its setting the stuff of dreams. Delaplane came to my attention about a year ago when we made the day trip out to do some tasting. Both RDV and Linden are close by, both recently lauded by wine expert extraordinaire, Jancis Robinson. She describes[…]

  

Happy Weekend all. I hope you all have some fun summery plans. We are off to Montauk to join 6 of my best girls and their families for the weekend. Can not wait. There will be 15 kids there between all of us- should be super fun and crazy. A little link love and a few things that really made me smile this week: 1. Audra McDonald drops the mike at the end of the always brilliant TONY award finale wrap up, with Neil Patrick Harris. Yes Audra McD! 2. An entire amusement park smushed up into a cube. This[…]

  

One of my favorite bloggers, Whitney Adams of Brunellos Have More Fun has recently launched Bottle Stock- a super cool line of wine accessories. These are not your stepdad’s oversized rabbit ears masquerading as wine openers or your mother-in-law’s trinkety wine charms. This stuff is uber designed, pinterest pretty and highly functional. Case in point, that sweet tart dipped wine key above- those are the only wine keys that the pros use btw, and the only tool that really works- it’s not only fun to use but pretty to look at too. Mine (albeit its sad little generic casing as it[…]

  

If you live in or are planning a trip to the greatest city on earth, you should run your fingers over to amazon.com right quick and get yourself a copy of The Analogue Guide to New York. My very talented friend Alana Stone is the co-writer and co-editor of the ingenious Analogue Guide book series along with her her husband Stefan Horn. They live a wanderlusty life currently residing in Barcelona with their next stop perhaps LA or Vancouver- whichever best floats their boat. They go where their dreams and inspirations take them and recently welcomed their baby girl while effortlessly[…]

  

I know, I know- it’s summertime and my pinterest page is blowing up with images of beachy inspiration, impossibly picturesque and twinkly outdoor dinner parties, and school’s out for the summer blah blah, but a few weekends ago we went back to school with my niece as she was finishing up her freshman year. I’m a sucker for college, any college- ok, specifically Michigan (Go Blue!)- but truthfully any college campus makes me swoon for those days of idealism and debauchery. It’s a good mix. We got the grand tour of this pretty Annapolis campus and as we strolled through[…]

  

Happy Monday. Nothing like talk of cocktails and characters to start off the week. Ever wonder what your favorite characters of literature and film are drinking? Ever cementing his fate as the true black sheep of the Corleone family, Fredo prefers a banana daiquiri. With a drink like that, you can tell he’s toast. It’s altogether a new kind of character study- method acting to its cocktail core. A fun little chart by the kids at Pop Chart Lab. If I had a bar, I might have to hang this up- a great conversation piece.   Related posts:Paris vs. NYCComedians[…]