Love Notes

Jan 29, 2024 • #art #valentine

Self Galentining 1/22/24

Hello friends!
What fun to be sitting at my desk, looking out over a snowy garden, musing over bons mots while sifting through little drops of beauty to share on a frigid January morning. This is one I like - to paraphrase James Clear, "Be the person you would like to be". So if you want to be someone like my friend Amy, who always has a smile for others, and never loses her composure when her well laid plans get turned upside down, stop and take a deep breath, and just pretend to do what she would do. Grace under pressure. READ MORE

Jan 17, 2024 • #art #Green #new year

A New Leaf 1/15/24

Hello and happy long weekend Monday. I hope you're doing something absolutely fabulous! I'm still a bit on cloud nine from my quick trip to see "Sargent and fashion" at the MFA Boston - it was just divine, and it's sold out for the remainder of its run, so I'll leave it there. I'm also gearing up to exhibit at the PGA show in Orlando next week, where I'll be debuting my bespoke bangles for resorts and clubs. Well, not exactly debuting, as I've been designing them for awhile now, but this is my first big push into the resort and golf industry. I've had the honor to work with esteemed clients like Monticello, the White House Historical Association, the Ocean House, and Edgartown Yacht Club (a personal favorite design). READ MORE

Jan 17, 2024 • #new year #winter

Straight on til Morning 1/8/24

I'm not a New Year's resolution'er. It seems like a perfect set up to feel like a failure. There's plenty of opportunity for that to go around without setting yourself up for it. But, as you've probably figured out, I can navel gaze with the best of them. So, how to take this inflection point that the world hands us once a year, and rotate your sun into something better still? Sigh, don't I wish I could serve that up on a silver platter. READ MORE

Dec 26, 2023 • #christmas #holiday

Do You See What I See? 12/25/23

I am pretty sure you do. You see, I think, the good in the world. You see first the little bits that connect us all. You see and share a light in the world. A smile. An outstretched hand. Little drops of beauty all around.

You see not just a Christmas tree. You see a beautiful image which needs no words to spread good tidings of great joy. READ MORE

Dec 17, 2023 • #christmas #holiday #Tablescape #Tablescapes

Party Favors 12/11/23

A friend's husband once called me "the gift fairy". Gifting is definitely my love language. In my version of heaven, I would just give all of my jewelry away ... "You have the most beautiful auburn hair and hazel eyes, these earrings would be perfect on you". "Oh, you love the Brindle earrings? Then have these!" "Off to Tortuga, Robin? - here!" Vail, Jane? - "This is for you!" Can you hear me wistfully sigh now, "if only..." READ MORE