Love Notes

Happy Mothers Day week to all the mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and dog mothers out there.   (If you're a veteran Love Note reader, you will know that my dog Chester is an exemplary gift giver.)  While a delivery of flowers is always appreciated, here's a few ideas for Mothers Day gifts with longer lasting beauty. 

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One of my favorite weeks of the year is upon us ... this Saturday April 23, marks the beginning of Historic Garden Week in Virginia.   Garden Clubs throughout the commonwealth will host a total of 28 unique area tours, including over 200 private gardens, homes, public garden and historic sites. Read more

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes and fabulous orders.  Wow what a whirlwind week!   Now back to our regularly scheduled programing, and this week, it's BBC style.  

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Why I went to the woods ... unfortunately it was not to follow in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau.  I went to the woods because a fall collection is really hard for me to design.   I don't like brown or orange or rust or gold.   I like coral and aqua and pink and lilac.   I like sitting by the ocean, or being in it or atop it.  I like the feel of the sun on my brow, and the garden getting more glorious everyday.   I get a mean case of the blues every year when summer ends.   

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Greetings from glorious "Vacationland" (the Maine license plates actually say Vacationland).   We have enjoyed our beautiful first two weeks in my idea of paradise, but the last two days have been full of fog, to the point where the sea salt in my little salt dish is all clumped together.   A perfect opportunity to pick up the proverbial pen, or keyboard, as it were.

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