Every time my mother comes to visit me, she tells me I should get a cleaning lady. “Organization is your forte. Cleaning isn’t.” she’ll say. And she’s right. My current…
Staying with my girlfriend, who has lived in the same roomy, beautiful flat for 12 years, I have become extraordinarily homesick for my own place. It hasn’t helped that we’ve…
I once wrote a post “For the Love of Guests” in which I shared some ideas of what I do when people stay. Giving people a wonderful experience is important…
I’m a visual girl; it’s one of the reasons I’ve worked in film and do photography. A picture really does say 1000 words. There’s been more times than I can…
This weeks discoveries: Great Salon article, “We Are What We Buy“ Makeup Alley: I’ve been a member of this site for years and always check it before buying a product.…
Once a week I’m going to post a collection of links and loves I’ve been using/reading/re-discovering. Here’s this weeks: Organic and Master Gardner (and all around great girl) Willi Galloway…
On one hand, I’m juggling the most wonderful, happy news and events and on the other, a mound of frustrations and headaches. It always seems to be this way; balancing…
These are my current favourites on Etsy. It took me awhile to come around to Etsy though I can’t tell you exactly why. For years I have been singing the…
I’ve always believed in living simply, in living well and in not overly complicating any aspect. Since I held this belief for so long I didn’t realise that I had,…
I love gardens, especially secret ones like this. Whilst in London last month I met up with a friend in Chelsea and this was her secret garden, can you imagine?…
I move a lot because of work. From cross-country moves to inter-state moves, I've learned how making moving as easy as possible.
About a quarter of my time in Carmel by the Sea has been spent without power for long periods of time (up to two days at one point). This isn’t…
My secret beach in Carmel had beautiful, tall trees and flowers that kept trying to grow amongst the white sandy beaches. It was quiet, peaceful and beautiful. I’d go here…
Watching the outtakes from Amelie reminded me how visually stunning that movie is and how much I wanted her flat (who didn’t want her red infused bedroom? I obsessed over…
I have been swooning, swooning, over my new bike – the Electra Amsterdam (which I just reviewed for Pet the Pretty Things). So much so that I keep it inside…
The photo’s above are of my parents; in the left photo, my mother is the woman on the right and on the right photo we have my father. What is…
The past two weeks I’ve found myself completely under the weather; strep throat combined with a nasty flu that just won’t go away. So here I sit this morning, achy,…
Yesterday morning I woke to a surprising site – snow. A severe storm was slowly taking over Denmark and, being on Jutland, this was a concern. Instead of staying the…
Just dashing into a little market for some water and snacks before hitting the road, I wasn’t expecting to find (and fall in-love) with a book! But when I saw…
For most of my life I have lived in walkable cities and avoided owning a car until just a few years ago (and even then used it very, very rarely).…
Growing up, my birthday was a non-event until I was about 9. Then my father began taking me into the big city by deluxe coach bus for a day (which…
The french see cultivating happiness not through luck as the English to, but by cultivating it daily. Learn more about 'bonhuer' or the french 'good time'.
When I first started renting flats I was stuck with white walls which I always dreamed of painting but didn’t dare (I always needed the deposit back so badly!). But…
Frugality (also known as thrift or thriftiness), often confused with cheapness or miserliness, is a traditional value, life style, or belief system, in which individuals practice both restraint in the…
During the holidays, I normally don’t give or receive gifts. The reason isn’t because I’m all bahumbug but because, for me, there’s something very awkward about feeling the pressure to…
I adore books. Adore. It’s the only thing I seem to lug with me from house to house and have a hard time parting with. My Amazon wish-list is ever…
Photo by Hel Looks Hel Looks posts on individuals with great looks such as the woman above: I’m celebrating my 70th anniversary with Elvis Presley. I had my birthday party…
Several years ago I was offered a great writing gig for a major American magazine. After some serious thought, I ended up turning it and canceling all my subscriptions to…
