Lets start with the ballet! I always LOVE going to see the Nutcracker at Christmas time so when Vinnie suggested it I was thrilled. Little did I know it would be the Moscow Ballet! The program was full of beautiful names like Ekaterina, Anatoly and Svetlana and the adorable children were supplied by the local [...] Read More

Around the holidays my good friend Elizabeth Hansen and I like to make soup. This all started when I discovered and made the most amazing soup ever – Roasted Yellow Pepper from The New Basics Cookbook back in the late 90′s. Yes, that is how long this has been going on! Every year I try [...] Read More

(I wanted to take time out from Switzerland for a second to post this story as we countdown to Christmas!) Wow, this almost looks like something out of The Shining! but in actuality it is the road to an amazing Christmas Tree farm in Asheville, North Carolina. And yes, while Marc and I are going [...] Read More

There are many flowers shops in Zurich and I love them all! They just know how to do it right! A really organic, natural approach mixing lots of natural fibers like burlap and wood with roses and paperwhites, pinecones and holly. Really really beautiful and totally inspiring! Pussy Willow candle holders, fuzzy and unique! The [...] Read More

We did so much in the 4 short days the Florida gang was here, where to start? Howabout Christmas Eve at Chez Weldon! Florida family LuAnn, John and Vinnie fly in Christmas Eve morning just in time to help me prep for dinner that night! The menu: Assorted cheeses courtesy of Auntie Em’s and Cowgirl [...] Read More

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM AL AND COZYLAND!!!! SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR! Read More

Just a little Christmas imagery courtesey of Terrain at Home – a very cool shop/restaurant/landscape service located outside Philadelphia, Pa. What a great combination of things they have, I wanna go!!! At heart I guess I’m just an East Coast girl trying to have Christmas in Southern California and I need to look at pictures [...] Read More