Love Notes

"Well there's nooooo place like home for the holidays" ... go on, sing along with Bing.  But what is home, exactly?   Maybe it's not a place so much as a feeling of being with people you love.    READ MORE

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I think my house could be divided into two camps - those who love vegetables, and those who would be perfectly happy if their vegetable intake was henceforth limited to mashed potatoes, french fries and caesar salad.  My dog Chester and I anchor the first group.  Read more

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Today's note is quick postcard from Palm Beach.  What other setting could provide such a treasure trove of sunshine drenched vignettes and colorful design inspiration?  So get ready - a burst of citrus color is coming at you, sure to banish the last of those winter blues.   Read more here

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As I sit at my desk on this weekend morning, the sun rises over our tall black fence and bathes the garden in golden light.   I have coffee and keyboard in hand, but my proverbial pen is stuck.   What, I ponder, could I possibly write that would be worth taking time out to read during this bustling happy frenetically busy season?

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The artist Mark Lovejoy creates riotous works of art beginning with a mad swirl of intensely pigmented commercial printing inks.  His visuals seemed to me like a fine jumping off point to introduce my Holiday 2021 Collection.  Learn more about Mark Lovejoy's work here.   

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