Love Notes

Mar 24, 2024 • #boca grande #pink

Pretty OG 3/18/24

The expression "OG" has recently been popping up in my world of daily reads, so I did the usual and asked my husband if he knew what it means. "Is it Latin?" was his response. Hmmm ... pretty sure not Latin, so let's turn to Webster's:

"OG, short for “original gangster” or “original gangsta,” is a slang term for someone who's incredibly exceptional, authentic, or “old-school.” OG was originally used in gang culture, but it is now used as a general term to praise someone who is an expert at something." READ MORE

Mar 24, 2024 • #boca grande

Rest Period 3/11/24

Today's note is a quick postcard from Boca Grande - my trunk show is today, tomorrow and Wednesday at the Gaspariilla Inn, from 9:00 to 5:00.

Last week, we chatted about listening to the voice of the waves, (here). Well, I've had a pretty successful week in Florida doing just that. Within all their crashing into the beautiful Gulf Coast shoreline, I'm pretty sure I hear those waves whispering to me, "Slow down, you're supposedly on vacation, you're supposed to rest and regroup missy." To hammer that point into my sometimes rather thick skull, upon picking up our rental golf cart, I see the name painted on its hood, "Knot Working". READ MORE

Mar 24, 2024 • #backgammon #beach #blue #boca grande #shells

The Voice of the Tides 3/4/24

This week, I'm thinking about water. Today, we are heading to Florida, where I'll be doing a trunk show at the Gasparilla Inn. I'm looking forward to some down time too, walking the beach and watching the waves. There's no sense in me searching for a good metaphor for that restorative feeling of being by the sea, because I know that you already know precisely what it is that I'm trying to say.

There's just so much good stuff to learn from the sea. You can skip reading right now, and go pick up Anne Morrow Lindbergh's "A Gift from the Sea". You'll be glad you did. But I've got a Love Note left here to create, so I guess I'll pick up my proverbial pencil and let my thoughts flow ... how about this (I have been giving it some thought all week) ... the ebb and flood of tides are a mirror of life. Rushing and receding. No phase lasting forever. READ MORE

Dec 07, 2023 • #boca grande

Gift Guide for Mermaids 11/27/23

There are some of us who have a predilection for seashells over red velvet. If this sounds like someone on your nice list, then this love note is for you. We've just returned home from a week in Boca Grande, Florida. Not a traditional "over the river and through the woods" Thanksgiving destination, but I've learned that with unmarried kids in their twenties, it's the perfect week to travel together. READ MORE

Apr 10, 2023 • #boca grande #bunny #new york city

Some Bunny to Care 3/20/23

I got to thinking about bunnies, and the one rabbit who kept inserting himself into the forefront of my mind was the dapper martini drinking gentleman bunny in the mural by Ludwig Bemelman at Bemelman's Bar. Here's the backstory: in the 1940s, Robert Huyot, the French born manager of New York's Carlyle Hotel, was friendly with Bemelman family. He asked the artist (best known for his series of Madeline books) to create a mural in the hotel's bar, depicting Central Park throughout the four seasons. READ MORE

Love Notes

Posts tagged: boca grande

Pretty OG 3/18/24

Rest Period 3/11/24

The Voice of the Tides 3/4/24

Gift Guide for Mermaids 11/27/23

Some Bunny to Care 3/20/23