Love Notes

My thoughts turn to all things Venetian.   I practically squealed with delight when I found this image of Peggy Guggenheim and her little furry friend setting off in her gondola.   She just had to lead things off for us today.   The glasses!  Those legs!   And that chic capelet - will one of my designer friends please include this silhouette in your next collection?   Where do you think Peggy is off to?  READ MORE

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This is about the earliest that I can remember the daffodils blooming in Virginia.  One of my favorite varieties, “cheerfulness” (shown above) is just about to pop, and the parade began weeks ago with the miniature "jetfire".  I did not realize it, but In researching this note I learned that if you plan a variety of early to mid and late season bulbs, you can have daffodils in bloom for six to eight weeks.  READ MORE

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Happy Monday my friends!  Today's note is a quick postcard from Maine.   I'm still on vacation, but I've got a few fun finds to share that are perfect for these early September weeks, before Fall strikes in earnest.  For most of us, it's not quite time yet to break out those cute quilted vests and suede boots.   READ MORE

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High summer brings thoughts of tart lemon flavors,  refreshing dips in the sea, late afternoon naps, and long lingering dinners with friends and family under the stars.  We're also lucky to have a few weddings on our calendar this summer - always a treat to bear witness to love in first bloom, but beyond joyous after our long dark Covid days apart.   

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And they ask is yellow the new pink?  Why not both, I am thinking.  

This week, my thoughts turn to May Day baskets, Mother's Day, more daffodils (and the Nantucket Daffodil Festival which I first went to in 1980 - ouch I'm old), and lots of pink and yellow love.

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