As you know if you are a current reader of this blog, I am going to Paris in Sept with Design Trust to attend Maison Objet ,as well as many other exciting…

Today is my other Mother-in-law's 90th birthday! I saw this print and immediately thought of my Mother-in-law.  Alice is a glass half full kinda person.  Always a smile on her face,…

We have all had those moments...those moments that define us. What is yours?  Divorce, death, loss of a job, a mean spirited friend? Mine was loss of a child, but…

A few years ago, when traveling to Bejing, China I worried about how to organize my suitcase.   Would I be able to take all the things I wanted and…

I'm back from my sabbatical and ready to share the details of the my wonderful trip to Irvine, California to the ThermadorExperience with Traditional Home Magazine in celebration of the Great Kitchens Online Issue.  It…

I've been practicing my French!  (Bonjour) Hello, (s'il vous plait) if you please, (merci) thank you, (au revoir) good bye, (ou sont les toilettes?) where are the toilets, (quelle heure…

I just returned from the Thermador and Traditional Homes Great Kitchens  Event in celebration of Traditional Homes Great Kitchens Issue.  The event was held at the Thermador Design and Experience 17,000 square foot showroom in lovely Irvine, California.…

Elizabeth Edwards said it best in her book Resilience,  "When you lose a child you go from parenting the child to parenting the memory of the child".  It's true.  When their birthday…

  Did you know there is actually has a shower specialist who studies the art of showering? Well, may be not every company has one but Brizo does. It's an example of how…