In 1904, a man named Abbott Kinney came from the east in search of a better climate to help his health. He found Venice California, fell in-love, and decided to…
After surviving the most brutal winter on record in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, California was looking really good. So when I received a job offer from a company in Santa Barbara, California,…
Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Make the Yule-tide gay. From now on our troubles Will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, Happy golden days…
In May 2006, I made my first Etsy purchase; it was two pictures by the very talented working photographer, Jen Causey. I bought them because at the time, I needed…
It was late in the afternoon and I was sitting at her kitchen table whilst she stood at the counter, cutting up veggies and flipping through the pages of a…
“Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is what our life is like. If our attention…
Once an avid camper, I've become a 4-star hotel connoisseur instead. What does one need to get back into camping?
I grew up adoring the month of December and have written here before about the cosy feeling, traditions and quiet moments it brought. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve often…
Sometimes the web can be overwhelming; there’s so many places to share information, to sign up for, to be present in, to update and to follow. Sometimes it’s not enough…
[youtube_video id=”uwIcGIt_HhU”] While I definitly love summer (long days, beach time, bbq’s, travel, warm breezes), autumn truly has my heart. Crisp weather, reason to wear boots with tights, hot apple…
One of the reasons I was most excited to return to Denmark was because my trip would fall during Easter. Despite the fact that I didn’t grow up in a…
‘Home’ is a very subjective word for me. Having moved a lot as a child and having lived all over the world since I was 18, home has either meant…
The saying, “you can’t grasp something new if you’re holding onto something old’ has always carried a great deal of weight with me which is why I don’t like to…
When I left home at eighteen I had two suitcases – one filled with clothes and the other filled with books and stationary. My fountain pens, inks, cards, envelopes and…
I remember this photo of my father’s mother’s family from my childhood tucked away in my father’s boxes of old photos. I always loved it even though I never met…
The way I look at it, I was destined to love film. My father set me up to love stories (every night he’d tell me one – two if I…
One of my oldest and best girlfriends, Emira (who you might know as part of The Boss Ladies), gave birth to her first child today, a baby girl. In honour…
“Even in the cold months of January and February, the Danes are hard to beat – some even seek colder heights in Norway and Sweden for skiing. These dark months…
I moved to Santa Monica, California in 2004 when Hollywood came knocking on my Seattle Washington Door. Sunshine, blue skies and big dreams? Yes please! I refer to this condo…
Cooking has never been an interest of mine; I tend to eat pretty simply on my own, opting for Whole Foods salad bars or a quick and easy rice meal…
Some people dream of Paris in the springtime; I’d always dreamt of Pennsylvania in the fall. So when Philadelphia based Anthropologie asked me to lead their first ever efforts its…
Today’s agenda consisted of running errands around town on foot in blustery, cold, misty weather. Having worked this morning I was pressed for time in getting things done and didn’t…
I’ve written a lot how I am not a huge gift giver as I much prefer to give the gift of time to friends (a trip, a spa, a fancy…
Growing up I didn’t have access to malls, big supermarkets or mass retailers and so there would be frequent trips into town with my mum. We’d stop at the butcher…
In 2009 Anthropologie asked me to join them and lead their brand new social media and online content efforts. A dream job called for a dream house, and this late…
Looking back at how I was raised and how the household was run, I can say that we were extraordinarily eco-friendly and self-sufficient although we never would have called ourselves…
Last fall when my mum came to visit, she fell in-love with one of my skirts which she ended up wearing almost every day. She wore it above to the…
Amish settlements have become a cliché for refusing technology. Tens of thousands of people wear identical, plain, homemade clothing, cultivate their rich fields with horse-drawn machinery, and live in houses…
My parents never subscribed to any magazines while I was growing up and I honestly don’t think I could have told you what one was until I saw my first…
How Often Should I Wash My Dog? I wash mine about once every 3-4 weeks depending on what he’s been up to and I do it in the tub. He’s…
[vimeo_video id=”5583554″] I’ve been receiving a lot of emails and comments over the past couple of months asking where the updates are, if I’m OK, what’s going to be happening…
One of the things I love about my flat, despite in being a small one-bedroom, is that there is a good-size hallway and entrance inside. I love having this space…
