Love Notes

Sep 29, 2023 • #italy

9/25/23 La Dolce Vita

Hold onto you hats - this is a fun one. I've just returned from a glorious trip to Tuscany with these delightful ladies. Meet my 19 new (and 1 old) dear friends. And this is the phenomenal villa we had to ourselves for a week. Our fearless leader, Tricia Heaton of Island Hopper Adventures, stands in the center in white, flanked to the left by her daughter Courtney (Director of Operations), while my wee head is the third to Tricia's right. READ MORE

Sep 24, 2023

9/11/23 Towers of Emotion

Today brings a whirlwind of emotions. September 11th. Lest we never forget. September 11 is also my darling late mother's birthday. And as you read this, I am in Lucca, Italy, celebrating a dear friend's 60th birthday with a bevy of special friends, new and old. I can't wait to tell you more about that.

For today, let us take pause to remember how lucky we are. Lucky to live in this fractured but perfectly imperfect democracy protected by men and women of boundless honor and bravery. Lucky to have the special people in our lives who make our heart sing. READ MORE

Sep 24, 2023 • #fall #summer

9/4/22 Summer Love's Labour Lost

How is it possibly Labo(u)r Day? Shakespeare knows, "Summer's lease hath all too short a date."

As we begin to enter the slow windy curve which chauffeurs us into fall, I think at least some of us are excited - soon we can wear boots and cashmere sweaters on a daily basis! Scents of the harvest will beckon from the kitchen - roasted delicata squash, baked apples and hearty autumn soups. Evenings by the fire pit await, along with crisp nights sleeping with the windows wide open. READ MORE

Sep 24, 2023 • #bride #summer #wedding

It's the Little Things 8/21/23

"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats"
Iris Murdoch

'Nough said.

Aug 17, 2023 • #gnocchi #light #maine

White Light 8/14/23

This is my morning coffee view for the next few weeks. I am a lucky girl, and I know it. My morning routine is a long loop walk, ending at the local store where I buy a cup of coffee and sit and admire this view. My habit started some 30 Augusts ago, same loop but at a jog, and no sitting at the end. Then the jogging was replaced by pushing a baby stroller. Then a baby and a toddler stroller. Now a walk and a sit. A walk and a sit and a think. READ MORE