As mentioned in the post below, John and Vinnie just returned from a week in Asheville, North Carolina. After a few days at the Blueberry Cottage they headed back to the city to check out shops, restaurants, real estate and were lucky to come across and had an amazing Farmer’s Market. I love this picture [...] Read More

While going through a copy of one of my favorite magazines, Country Living, I saw an article about gorgeous rental cottages across the United States. One that caught my attention was Blueberry Cottage at Mountain Farm in Asheville, North Carolina and I happened to know that my brother and his partner Vinnie were planning a [...] Read More

Marc and I had dinner over at Lisa and Neil’s this past Sunday night and Lisa served up some pretty amazing pork chops! I myself have never brined anything although I always thought it sounded fascinating. Seems to me that brining just takes some forethought and a little pre-production! Can I tell you how flavorful [...] Read More

Its funny how when you live in Southern California and everyday is hot and sunny with a bright blue sky summertime can almost slip through your fingers. When does it start and when does it end? One of my absolute fondest summetime memories is how when I was a little girl back in Philadlephia my [...] Read More

Felix comes to us from Delray Beach, Florida and belongs to John and Vinnie who I think would not hesitate to say that he is quite the DEVIL!!!! Of course I have no fear that Felix will be reading this, not with those Siamese crossed eyes anyhow!!! Lets see what John has to say about [...] Read More

I’m so excited to introduce a new monthly addition, COZY WINE OF THE MONTH. If there is one thing Miss Cozy loves it’s a delicious glass of wine!!!! Cozyland’s Connesieur is Ms. Lisa Patson (yup, that’s what sisters are all about!!!!). After returning from 2 years abroad in Switzerland travelling often to the south of [...] Read More

This is Kitty Caldera (the perfect name we thought!) and she is coming all the way from the island of Santorini, Greece! Last October I visited Santorini with John, Vinnie and LuAnn. We had incredible hotel rooms right on the edge of the giant water filled Caldera which is what a massive volcanic explosion left [...] Read More