Love Notes

Everyone in my husband's family loves chocolate.  Me, not such a fan.   I like strawberries.  And blueberries.  And with downcast eyes,  l do hereby humbly confess, I like white chocolate sometimes too.  I know, it does taste like soap and it's not even chocolate.  I also am a big fan of the red, white and blue.     READ MORE

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Today's note features the cool blue hues of water.  If you're like me, you know that magic feeling that rushes over you from simply slowing down and gazing at breaking waves.    Or sunlight glistening on water.   How is it these scenes instinctively bring on a feeling of calm and restoration?    Did you ever notice how almost every spa has a signature water feature?   READ MORE

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Welcome happy Monday!   It's a great week for a great week.   This Saturday, the wonderful daughter of one of my dearest friends is getting married.    Today, my thoughts have naturally turned to nuptials.    A surprise fun spot in the wedding details has been the song for the bride and groom's first dance.   The mother of the bride and I have been full of suggestions.  Not that there's ever a shortage of opinions with the two of us, or with the rest of my household, for that matter.    READ MORE

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Lewis Miller has a way to surprise and lift the hearts of New Yorkers (as well as those of the rest of the world following along on instagram).   For Valentine's Day last week, he enchanted us with this blue moon floral flash atop Rockefeller Center (and free passes for the first twenty followers who arrived).   Valentine's Day is over, yet winter hasn't left town for good.   READ MORE

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Chester (the famous shopping dog) and I have been enjoying some beautiful Fall walks, but I have to admit, I would be happy as a clam if this stretch of Montauk highway was along our route. Aren't the colors sublime? The photo behaves like a master painting, drawing the eye in. READ MORE

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