I am hanging onto this image for as long as I can. It marks the beginning of the end of summer. Technically there is still summer but the air and sky is nudging us in a new direction. This summer has been one of the longest and most rewarding ones. Whether it was filled with [...]

Our bags were packed, destination confirmed, friends organized for companionship and the  time to escape. All the ingredients for summer vacation were in place but there is always one component we cannot count on, the weather!! Well I guess Mother Nature was listening, either she saved up all of our requests in years gone by for better [...]

The weekend was filled with rewarding dinner parties, drinks with family and friends, finds at the flea market and the canine carnival of Woofstock. I am so looking forward to Monday and finally getting some rest!

I did get a card and cupcakes……….

Mothers Day. It can make you happy, you found the perfect gift. It can make you sad, you miss her or it can complete you, you are one. I’m a mom and after collecting drawings, crafts, homemade cards and dust collectors over the past 18 years I realize how much more than ever I treasure the collection. The [...]

I remember when I received a subscription to Gourmet Magazine as a gift one year a long time ago and had the gift renewed every year for several years. It was so special I kept every copy. I have always had  a relatively small kitchen in my home which makes my culinary expertise even more [...]

Earth Hour has come and gone and some critics say it’s not enough. I tend to disagree, when you see your 12 year old  running around setting up candles and counting down till the moment to shut off the power I can’t help think what a wonderful tradition and awareness that’s being created. We remembered [...]

Well the internal battery has been re-charged and the clocks re-set. I leave behind a week of bluebird skies while making my way up a winding mountain road every morning to land at the base of a mountain covered with snow and no lift lines. Packed lunches with healthy hearty fare were eaten outside and [...]

The tide is changing I can feel it. The days are longer, spring skiing is around the corner and my thoughts go to making simpler, cozier one pot meals. Soon the daylight will highlight all those dusty shabby corners in the house that have been hidden by candlelight and parties and I will have to [...]

It’s confirmed, love IS everywhere.