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
Author: Frances
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.
The Joys of Moving in New York – Part 1
Forgive me, readers, for I have moved.
It’s been seven days since my last post. Twelve years since my last move. You understand.
Time to Move…and Try a Cool Photo App
Cannot believe it but I’m moving this week, after 12 years in 69th Street, in an apartment I thought I’d be in for two or three years max. That’s typical New York. You get here, you get busy, boom, and you never get around to moving. But now His Grace (aka my new-ish husband) has… Continue reading Time to Move…and Try a Cool Photo App
Springtime in France–A Friend Shares Her Travels
Honestly I have had the best time following my friend Sarah Gayle Carter blogging around France that I feel guilty keeping it a secret. Her photos are sublime–she is an artist after all–and her commentary is pithy, interesting and often funny. Here below is her latest. You can also click on the link sign up… Continue reading Springtime in France–A Friend Shares Her Travels
The Easter Bear
Have you ever. Can you pick me? I pretty much look the same. Same fat cheeks, little nose, and big mouth. Why is my hair sticking out on the sides like that? Did my mama do that on purpose? Was I going through a Hasidic phase? And who cut those bangs? So many questions. When… Continue reading The Easter Bear
Lenten Roses for the Last of Lent
Lenten roses, aka hellebores, are rather un-sung heroines of the garden–in the US anyway. In Europe they are much beloved as some of the earliest bloomers, hence their name marking mid-February as the time their their petals begin to peek out. With hundreds of species ranging in color from chartreuse to deep claret, hellebores deserve… Continue reading Lenten Roses for the Last of Lent