No sooner did we get out of our pajamas after recooperating from the night at Ryan and Elizabeth’s than it was time to put on more party clothes and head on out to Lisa and Neil’s in Thousand Oaks! My sister and her husband really put out an impressive spread for their Sunday 4-7pm get [...] Read More

We went to two Christmas parties this weekend and both were fantastic! Great food, gorgeous decorations and fun people. Lots of pictures below with some good ideas on how to make things look delicious! First, dinner with Ryan and Elizabeth! What an amazing table! I love the detail! and inside the box, little Hershey kisses!!!! [...] Read More

We are getting our Christmas tree today!!! We get about a 6 foot tall tree and have to rearrange the furniture a little bit to accommodate (but who doesn’t?!!!) Maybe soon we’ll have to get a bigger tree as every year we try and add a new ornament. This year when I was in Asheville [...] Read More

I know we all have our favorite recipes, lets share! Here’s one of mine! CREAM CHEESE WALNUT COOKIES Ingredients Makes about 4 dozen 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 6 ounces cream cheese, (not whipped) room temperature 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 [...] Read More

The retailers really tried hard to push Christmas on us this year but I swore I would savor each holiday one at a time starting with Halloween, then Thanksgiving and now Christmas! Finally, for me, its ok (and no time to waste) to get into my favorite time of year! Here are some inspirations for [...] Read More

Happy 2008 everyone! I finally get to cross something BIG off my “bucket list” and that was finally seeing the Grand Canyon! Ok, so it’s hardly cozy, more like awe-inspiring and what a fantastic adventure we had! Marc’s sister Corinne and mother Marianne flew in from Zurich, Switzerland stayed several days in Santa Monica where [...] Read More

I grew up back east in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Maybe you know the area – towns like Bryn Mawr, Devon, Paoli and Berwyn, aka The Mainline. What does Mainline Philadelphia bring to mind? LaCoste polo shirts, Sperry topsiders, FairIsle sweaters and on and on. Very preppy! And come Christmas I loved seeing how many [...] Read More