by Leslie Patson | 11th November 2012
You know what you do when you want to celebrate Autumn? You invite two of your favorite girlfriends to come to visit you in Seattle in November and you pray for sunshine! Luck was on our side, not exactly sunshine but beautiful November skies with maybe a sprinkling of rain – a novelty for my [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 1st March 2012
I was touched when my friend Miriam sent me this picture of a glass full of wine from a funny little set I had given her some time ago. The glasses were tiny but quaint. Miriam and I had a joke about tiny things which I can’t even remember what that was about? but I [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 28th January 2011
Cozyland has been too busy with work this week and practically post-free – but lets start the weekend out right with this picture of Henry Burke Olivier (just love that name!). Henry, or Hank as his BFF’s may call him, was born this past December to Miriam and Michael who must just want to gobble [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 19th November 2010
Hardly! Miss Cozy has a new job and has had out of town guests in for the past two weeks and has been beyond busy! But lots of adventures happened in the meanwhile which I will be happy to share with you starting this weekend when I can finally sit down and take a breath. [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 26th October 2010
Would you believe it if I told you it cost my friend only $340 to put together this gorgeous room soup to nuts? And by soup to nuts I mean EVERYTHING! That includes all furniture, paint and accessories! That’s just one of the concepts behind her brilliant new website TheFrugalLifestyle.com where Marissa Winfrey will give [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 25th October 2010
Nothing can be more fun than having your girlfriend come and spend her birthday weekend with you in your new city, a city you already know she loves! Valerie and I met in some dark punk club back in the early 80′s and have been hanging out ever since. Boy, have we been through a [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 18th October 2010
Wow, this is the kind of day dreams are made of! At least my dreams being the Autumn-addict that I am! Yesterday (Sunday) we took a walk into Queen Anne with jackets buttoned in search of coffee (and a birthday card). The right coffee is easy to find, the right birthday card is another story…. [...] Read More