Author: Frances

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

Could this be any prettier? Beautiful tablesetting by @charmossny and pumpkin cake by @sylviaweinstock #entertaining #dinnerparty #afewfriendsfordinner #falldecorations #pumpkincake

My friend @carolyneroehm’s stunning Halloween table, via her blog. Love the harlequin #pumpkins especially. Happy Halloween! #halloweendecorations #halloweenentertaining #dinnerparty #afewfriendsfordinner

The perfect place to light on a Sunday morning. Marston Luce’s cozy salon in the Dordogne, from the splendid new @verandamag Retreats edited by Mario Lopez-Cordera. This photo by @alexandrebailache #retreats #countryfrench

I love how the palette of this morning’s sky is captured in the interior of Frank Babb Randolph’s Washington townhouse. The coral-y pink on the chairs is sublime and somewhat unexpected. And those #sconces are to die. Room photo by @maxkimbee originally published in @verandamag and now in Mario Lopez Cordero’s gorgeous new #Verandaretreats from #hearstbooks. @mrclintsmith #salmon #coral

One of a pair of gorgeous 18th century chandeliers rather impishly draped with Eve Kaplan’s contemporary ceramic beads, at Gerald Bland. You may remember them from @alexsviewpoint ‘s amazing dining room at this year’s Kips Bay Showhouse. @geraldblandinc @mitacb #evekaplan @evekaplan

The sublime creations of James de Givenchy @taffinjewelry whose beautiful book launched today. @rizzolibooks