Author: Frances

Love this image in current @verandamag from designer Tammy Connor’s Birmingham atelier done up for Christmas. Especially love the chair, which tou dont know whether to pet or to sit in. @tammyconnor Photo by @francescolagnese Note-the wood is my desk and not part of the magazine photo.

Little bouquet of #zinnias waiting patiently to be carried upstairs. #prettylight

Love this cozy alcove from the beautiful book #ahouseinthecountry by @klridder @katieridderinc #bedroom #sleepingnook #alcove

VOTE for breakfast! This morning’s tray and especially pretty bouquet by @billyhurbaugh #breakfasttray #juliska #juliskacountryestate @juliskaofficial

Just love sailboats. Yesterday on the Monterey Bay. #monterey #sailboats #seascape #iwanttopaintit

With my new buddy Jake @carmelhoneycompany who started his bee biz as a 5th grade science project. Now in 8th grade, he’s up to 70 hives and has a thriving company. The world needs more Jakes! Met him today at #booksinbloom @booksinbloommonterey #entrepreneur #whizkid #youngentrepreneur #honeybees #carmel

Pretty centerpieces with compact arrangemrnts in wine glasses (clever:) and gourd and straw atop stacks of books making ready for #booksinbloom lunch in in Monterey. @booksinbloommonterey #montereyplazahotel #montereypubliclibrary is the first public library in California. Ill be talking about guess what #thebeecottagestory

Sunrise on the Pacific. Doesn’t look real, I know. No filter either. Loving this extra hour in the morning. #sunrise #pacificsunrise #monterey #montegobay

The (iPad #procreate) view from the #spendriftinn in Monterey. Speaking at the esteemed Monterey Public Library tomorrow.

Yesterday jn the cutting garden. Corny but lovely. Glad to see our butterflies back. #butterflies #zinnias #rancholazaca #homesweethome

Stopped for lunch with a friend at Hendrys Beach. What a crazy beautiful state this is. #california #socal #santabarbara #seascape

Pretty courtyard at my Santa Barbara dentist’s office! #courtyard #succulents #prettylight #santabarbara