Love Notes

Oct 19, 2025 • #blue #fall #new york city

Autumn in New York 10/6/25

I started out thinking today's note should be set to Ella Fitzgerald singing "Autumn in New York" ... and yet before I knew it, Nina Simone was crooning "Feeling Good" in my ear (so good!), fast forward forty minutes (which flew by) and I had created this playlist, neatly bookended by the two songbirds. In my mind's eye, I'm picturing it as a soundtrack for a Nancy Meyers movie with you as the protagonist ... camera pans as you stroll through Central Park (or along your favorite hometown walking route) ... the director calls for a zoom in as you pause to kick a few leaf piles, and a red maple drifts up toward the clouds. What is our lovely protagonist (YOU) thinking in that moment? What is she longing for? Where would her story lead, if she dared to write the next scene herself? READ MORE

Oct 19, 2025 • #bird #BOOKS #boston #dessert #fall

Feathering The Nest 9/29/25

Autumn arrives with shorter days and brisker nights, and suddenly the comforts of home feel like treasures to be gathered close. Perhaps it's our response to the return of a regular (perhaps even bustling) routine - following on the heels of August's dreamy la la land of seemingly endless daylight and loosened schedules. Or maybe it's just our primordial call to bake. Whatever the reason, fall seems to call us back to our nests. Here are a few little indulgences to just sprinkle a little fall stardust into your world: READ MORE

Sep 28, 2025 • #BOOKS

Powering Out 9/22/25

Life can change in an instant. The last few weeks reminded us to love a little harder and hug a little longer.

Last Tuesday, at 2:30 am, a drunk driver hit a telephone pole near my house. He and his passenger walked away miraculously unscathed. And he left a large wake of debris for the road crew to clean up, as well as three downed power lines - plunging our neighborhood into total darkness. I woke to a group text from a thoughtful neighbor summarizing the situation and the expected time of power restoration: 3:00-5:00 pm or possibly tomorrow. READ MORE

Sep 28, 2025 • #fall #shoes

One Foot into Fall 9/15/25

Here we go fall. I’ve decided that I would find September and October much more appealing if they didn’t come right after August ... say for example, if they were slotted in to follow December. Just picture some nice golden leaves wafting outside your window, and a bonfire to look forward to, say right behind all the holiday bustle. Doesn’t that sound nice? I'm realizing that it’s not September or October's fault that they took summer away - I think it's time I try to be nice to them. READ MORE

Sep 13, 2025 • #blue #fall

Stop Singing the Blues 9/8/25

Last Monday, I promised to stop singing the end of summer blues, and I'm fulling intending to make good on the pledge. In the words of that unexpected poet, Jimi Hendrix, "The blues is easy to play but hard to feel".

How about we lean into the playing part?

Today's note is filled to the gills - oodles and oodles of new goodies to share, sprinkled with some of the best blues from the world of design.

Care for a soundtrack to kick off the new season? I've made one for you on Spotify here - "Rock Me on the Water" ( no surprise there) and I happily promise that it doesn't include a single chord of Jimi Hendrix. It's filled with old favorites to deliver a spring to your step, and maybe even get you singing along. READ MORE