Black Beauty

I’m drawn to these work spaces… image imageimageimageimageWhether it’s black walls, a black desk, or black shelving, it creates a smart, sophisticated atmosphere for a home office or study.

Comforts of Home

I’ve been a little under the weather the past couple of days. I could easily hang out in my pj’s with endless cups of tea in this room: image found here

Tony Sly

While living in New Zealand I became familiar with a well known local potter, Tony Sly. For over 20 years he’s been making hand made pieces reminiscent of French Provincial slipware. Each and every piece is hand made, all having subtle differences in shape and...

365 days of OX

Today is the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Ox. Our new president was born in the year of the Ox, very auspicious indeed! Here are some festive ideas if I were hosting a little Chinese New Year soirée tonight.images found here I’d decorate with some mini mandarin...

Hot n' Spicy in January!

For those of you having the winter blues right now, I have a solution: move to the south. Reason # 1, you get to have hot and spicy crawfish in January! A little early, but we rang in the crawfish season tonight with a spur of the moment, last minute dash out to Bayou...