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Oh the joys of travel. Lines as far as the eye can see and cancelled flights from here to eternity. After 8 glirious hours in the Charlotte airport I gave up and went to a hotel, sans luggage. Who knows when I’ll see that again?! Will try again this morning. There are worse things in life for sure but sympathies to all who’ve traveled the East Coast this week, and more importantly our prayers to those injured or damaged by these crazy storms.

Pretty flowers and pretty morning light at the #dukemansion. #bouquet

Such pretty rooms at the Charlotte Country Club all done up yesterday for the @mintmuseumauxiliary #roomtobloom lecture and luncheon. What fabulous ladies and how great to bee (haha) back in my home state. #lovenorthcarolina !

View through a screen porch and dogwoods in bloom. Must be North Carolina! Good morning Charlotte and @mintmuseumauxiliary Am so happy to be here and looking forward to being with you today. #thebeecottagestory #charlotte @thedukemansion

Blast from the past! Oh my heavens, bleary eyed on yet another delayed plane, treated myself to @bettiebeardenpardee ‘s always delightful PrivateNewport.com, and burst out laughing to see this amcient picture of moi with friends @marybray and @comerj in a 1994(!) @bonappetitmag feature hosted by @candyogara and produced by Bettie herself (I think?) Also there was @johnoetgen Fun day. Lord we look young.

Printing this week with @ianrobertsartist in Santa Barbara and just completely humbled anew by how flipping hard it is. #somuchtolearn! But what a joy to be out doing it. Oil on panel, 6×8, by moi. #pleinair #pleinairpaintingisnotforsissie #goletabeach #santabarbara

Yesterday’s afternoon walk, ventured over to #zacamesa vineyards. #afternoonwalk #rancholazaca #losolivos #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry

Home again… ahhhh. #rancholazaca

My sissie’s pretty guest room. #lovemysister Thank you so much @duvallfuqua Design by @johnoetgen

A few friends for dinner in our library/sitting room/and sometimes dining room. A little crowded is cozy and somehow a little more fun… And those ranunculas! Thank you brilliant @carolynenglefield #afewfriendsfordinner #homwsweethome #diningroom #tablesetting #dinnerparty #multitaskingroom Pillows by @artemisianyc

Detail of lamp in my New York bedroom, beside the chair where I sit every morning. The lamp was my mother’s, and I’ve been looking at it for decades, but somehow I never really appreciated how pretty that butterfly was, and that someone designed and painted it so beautifully. Wonder why he–as it was most likely a he– put him upside down? #porcelain #butterfly #handpainted #urn

Morning sweetpea.