What a great idea, huh? I read an article in the April issue of Gourmet magazine about this concept but it wasn’t the first time I’d heard about it (maybe Jamie Oliver?). So here I am lying on the couch waiting for Marc to return from the airport with friend Martin who was flying in [...] Read More

My friend Marissa is quite the interior designer and hands off her old magazines to me when she’s finished with them. I don’t normally buy House Beautiful but am discovering its quite a good magazine! Something cozy caught my eye in the March 2008 issue. The article is called “Bold works with Bright” and happens [...] Read More

Wow, did I score this weekend on Craig’s List! And I have to owe this to actually being a little slow at work. Often I forget about looking on Craig’s List but since I had the time I thought why not? The outdoor dinner party season is almost here and outdoor dining chairs is what [...] Read More

We finally did it! And yes, those are all dinner napkins we are wearing carefully and individually styled! After months of not being able to coordinate our book club meeting (holidays, travel, work) 4 of the 7 of us got together at Brandy’s to finally discuss Hemingway’s only unfinished book Garden of Eden. Brandy you [...] 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

Val has sent me an fun to answer Christmas questionaire. Cut and paste and send it to your friends to find out their Christmas lowdown! Here are my results! 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? No doubt about it, wrapping paper! I think gift bags are a little like fruit cakes, they keep being passed [...] Read More

Although there are no happy endings in this book it is sooooo interesting and really makes you appreciate the freedom we have in this country, especially as a woman! The bookclub met at Elizabeths house last Thursday night August 28th where she successfully re-created the delicious Cream of Crab soup recipe we had had in [...] Read More