a few months ago, I got an email from my friend Erin at “House of Turquoise” that went something like this: ” I’ve been talking to an editor at Romantic Homes magazine about a feature they are doing for their summer issue about turquoise decor. They are in love with this photo of your living… Read More MOCH IN AUGUST ROMANTIC HOMES MAGAZINE!!! and TREND talk
FIRST OF ALL! Happy Birthday to MY Sister-in-Law and my Niece (her firstborn daughter). May all your Birthday Dreams come TRUE!!!XOXOXO SECOND OF ALL COMING BACK from vacation is rough. Tell YOU something YOU don’t know! Right? It is just tough…real life..ugh…. forgive me if it takes me a few days to shake the sand… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – HOME AGAIN HOME AGAIN
It all happened …….when the little bubble of stress began to rise up and I thought…. “I NEED to write a blog post!!!!” It was in that moment, as I sat watching my children learn to surf at Laguna beach thinking.. “Okay so MAYBE I could give up the change of seasons for… Read More ..a little VACATION BREAK…
SIDEBAR – Believe it or not, in my REAL life I am piss poor terrible at writing things down, keeping track of stuff…and thus, as I AM in the habit of documenting my days on this blog, the next 10 days will be MY WAY to Journal our California Vacation…for those of you who follow… Read More LOS ANGELES – WHAT I WORE!
I know YOU know what I mean when I tell you that I have been so swamped that I really truly have not had a minute to digest the fact… THE extremely exciting fact that we are leaving for California today!!!! My bags are packed…I am kind of ready to go…I am a tad sad… Read More CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME! AND I AM BRINGING MY “FIT FLOPS”
WELL someone finally decided to come out and greet his ba-gillions of fans! WELCOME LITTLE PRINCE! ……………..a baby is a baby is a baby…. I love them all… …….often while working in Obstetrics I would quietly think to myself..”I cannot believe I get PAID for this…I have the best job in the world!” He weighs… Read More THE LITTLE PRINCE is here!
UPDATED 2016 : I LOVE COLOR AND THE WALLS OF MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE HAVE REFLECTED MY SEARCH…NOT FOR THE PERFECT COLOR..BUT THE PERFECT BALANCE OF COLOR. THEY HAVE ALSO FOLLOWED OUR FAMILY THROUGHOUT THE MANY PASSAGES. FROM LITTLE GIRL PINKS AND BABY BOY BLUES TO A MORE SUBTLE BACKDROP TO ALL OF THE COLOR… Read More THE PAINT COLORS OF MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE
Cooper came to me last week and said “Mom, can you take me to the hardware store I want to build a box”? “Sure!” I said..”Lets do it!” …. few hours and $50 bucks later ….(he swears he will pay me back)!” we started with a 12″ W x 1″ D x 8′ L PINE… Read More KID PROJECT: BUILDING A BOX WITH COOPER
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I have one magnet on my refrigerator which reads….. “Barn Burnt Down Now I can see the Moon”. This is one of my favorite quotes, written by 17th century Poet & Samurai, Masahide, whose barn did actually burn down, and which inspired him to write this haiku. I LOVE BARNS….they are one of my favorite… Read More TIME TO PAINT SOME BARNS
