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Party Girls Die in Pearls, just out by the sublime Plum Sykes, is next on my list! Can’t wait! Repost from @therealplumsykes #plumsykes #partygirlsdieinpearls #greatread

Beehives dot a field on the ranch across the street. Here a few days to do their work and then moved on to the next. There’s a painting in there somewhere. #beehives #zacaranch #foxencanyon #santaynezvalley #losolivos

Fluffy blankets of bright yellow wild mustard strewn about the hills of our Valley. Good to be home. #santaynezvalley #wildmustard #yellow #foxencanyon

Flying over the Grand Canyon, wow. What a planet we have! #grandcanyonflyover #grandcanyon #ourbeautifulplanet #ourbeautifulworld #ourbeautifulplanetearth

It’s lovely to do up a mantle when you have a crowd and people are standing and dancing, because it is elevated and therefore can be seen and enjoyed. More beautiful flowers from dinner last night, from the talented #jodyelting #onwentsia #flowersonthemantle

Our beautiful tables last night at the Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Illinois. Flowers by @jodyelting . #ilovechicago

Beautiful Bellevue Place on a windy, chilly day in the aptly named Windy City. His Grace striding along and me freezing my britches off. #chicago #bellevueplace

Happy Birthday to my handsome husband! Love you @tomdittmer and see you in Chicago!

After 37 years on the air, today is Frank Deford’s final broadcast on NPR. Stood in my kitchen and cried a little. What a gentleman and what a voice. Go well, Mr Deford, and thank you for speaking your truth. #frankdeford #thebest Photo via pbs.org

Home for a week and #theway is still with me. Walking the Camino de Santiago with my sister and friends and teachers old and new was a beautiful and powerful experience that continues to speak to me and to transform my way of seeing and being in the world. I look forward to returning. More to come… #caminodesantiago #thewayofstjames #pilgrimage

If you cant’ have breakfast IN bed, breakfast ON bed is next best thing. Just dusted off my grandmother’s tea set and it somehow brings a sense of occasion to the simple daily ritual of morning tea. Happy Sunday.

Chinoiserie chic at the Carolina Inn and a great day with the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames, who hosted me as speaker for their annual meeting today. What a great group and so great to be “home” again and to see so many old friends and meet new ones. #carolinainn #colonialdames #thebeecottagestory