Love Notes

Dec 16, 2024 • #christmas #christmas cracker #new york city

Christmas in the City 12/16/24

Today's note highlights a few NYC gems from my girls trip there last week with my fabulously chic, fun and clever friends Anne and Camille, as well a few gems for under your own tree. Fear not - if your final week before Santa DESCENDS is jammed with everything excepting a trip into the city, give this note a save for Christmases yet to come. READ MORE

Dec 09, 2024 • #boots #christmas

Christmas in the Country 12/9/24

Welcome to the raucous rollicking second week of December! Today my dear readers, we are armchair traveling together to the countryside, with some fabulous tastemakers for a soupçon of inspiration on bringing the outdoors into our hearths and our homes. I hope that perhaps you'll also find some inspiration as to what shall be placed under your tree. READ MORE

Dec 09, 2024 • #paris

Little Gems from Paris 12/2/24

I hope your Thanksgiving was filled with much merriment and a multitude of soft smiles. Today's note is a quick compendium of little gems from our Thanksgiving trip to Paris, flanked alongside petite bijioux & ear candy ready to be tucked into those stockings hung by the fire.

The header image above is the holiday carousel in front of the Ritz Paris. We did not stay at the Ritz. Not that I would have a problem with that. We stayed in a fabulous AirBnB - when I'm traveling with my adult sons, I especially treasure lodging with communal spaces. READ MORE

Dec 01, 2024

Ooo la La 11/25/24

Bonjour mes belles amies! Comment allez-vous?

Pinch me! In celebration of my recent and rather large soixantième birthday, I am spending the week in France with my boys. Being thankful, bien sur. Today you will find us in Normandy, walking amongst souls larger than I can fathom. My late father served in the 82nd Airborne, and I know that he walks with us today as well. READ MORE

Nov 21, 2024 • #thanksgiving

Grace Notes 11/18/24

Did you ever have one of those days when you really didn't feel like getting out of bed? I think we all do. (If you don't, please write to let me in on your secret). I had one the other day. It might have been raining, or it might have just felt like there was a LOT of rain coming. On a whim, I played Aretha Franklin singing “Amazing Grace" through the Sonos in my bedroom. Woah. That was a good idea. Up and at 'em world, I'm coming. READ MORE