Ah the Joys of Moving continue, lately producing the kind of satisfaction that can only come from moving one pile of sand to another. That, and bonding with the Verizon man…
Author: Frances
Acres of Roses–A Field Trip to Rose Story Farm
Acres of roses. To sigh for. Rose Story Farm is storied indeed. What a treat, and an education, too. A little less than an hour up the road from us at Rancho La Zaca is the family owned Rose Story Farm, in Carpenteria, California. There are tours from spring to fall and luncheon is served afterward. These are old garden… Continue reading Acres of Roses–A Field Trip to Rose Story Farm
Coming Up: Rose Story Farm…and When Bloggers Collide at a Girls’ Lunch
Coming up: I’ll be posting any minute now about the most delightful day at Rose Story Farm in Carpenteria, California, just a stone’s throw from our Rancho La Zaca. Our hostess said Carpenteria was the flower capital of the world. The world. I thought it was Ecuador or somewhere.
Enter Rocking Chair Contest by Wednesday at Midnight!
Just a quick reminder that the deadline to enter to win this beautiful LLoyd-Flanders wicker rocker ends Wednesday, May 1, at Midnight …
Sargent Watercolors at Brooklyn Museum. Sublime.
Two adventurous friends and I made the trek on Sunday morning to see the John Singer Sargent watercolors exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum. You can get to Montana quicker than you can get to Brooklyn from Manhattan, unless of course you take the subway which we didn’t. However you get there, it’s worth it. Here’s why…
Stunning Tablescapes From New York’s Prettiest Party
The New York Flower Show Dinner Dance is always a standout in a season of pretty parties in the city. Benefitting the Horticultural Society of New York, the designers, bless them, were inventive and over-the-top, and if you look closely there are many ideas that can be adapted at home–interesting color combinations, place settings, plant… Continue reading Stunning Tablescapes From New York’s Prettiest Party
Win a Wicker Rocking Chair!
Wouldn’t you love a beautiful wicker rocking chair to while away a summer’s eve? You can feel the peace surrounding you just thinking about it…Mmm…
40 Inspiring Workspaces of the Famously Creative–via Buzzfeed, (+1 via Here)
An artist friend wrote yesterday to pass along a link she knew I”d love, and ooooohhhhhhh was she right. “40 Inspiring workspaces of th Famously Creative,” originally posted on Buzzfeed by Summer Anne Burton. It’s brilliant.
What We Can Do About Boston
“There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” Those are pretty simple criteria. We can do that.
Calgon Take Me Away… a View From Rancho La Zaca –
Do y’all remember the commercial of the harried Everywoman who longed for relief, preferably in a bath of warm, fluffy bubbles created by Calgon soap powder? “Calgon Take Me Away!” she’d say, and whoosh, there she was naked and luxuriant in the bath,
You Gotta Love The New York Post
Early this morning tenants of a posh Fifth Avenue building complained of a loud snorting noise emitting from the 21st floor, fearful that possibly a large farm animal had got loose, or worse, been injured in what would be a bizarre circumstance even by New York standards. But no… It was just me laughing, I explained to the concierge when he rang up. Have you seen today’s Post?
Love From, and for, The Classic Preppy.Com
This just in from the blow-my-own-horn department… The Classic Preppy.com has upped and written the nicest things… thought I’d better tell you fast in case she changes her mind. Or discovers a case of mistaken identity.