Love Notes

In last week's note, I shared that I was feeling a case of the blues.  So many of you, dear readers, reached back to me with a tender word.    How do I thank you?   It was like a tall drink of water.  I was talking with a friend about the beautiful outpouring from both friends and friends-whom-I-have-not-yet-met, and she posited that perhaps there is something empowering about dropping the facade.  My friend likened it to Truman Capote's swans - all that energy expended in creating the perfect visage, whereas inner strength can most be found in seeing and owning one's true self, imperfections and all.   READ MORE

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Oh my goodness it's been a dream.  We are selling out of everything.  Thank YOU.   Luckily I do have a few new (and old favorite) tricks up my sleeve.  

Let's play "what to wear where".   I have a feeling you're going to be really good at this game.   We'll pick a place, and get virtually dressed to hit the town.   Starting with the Big Apple.   Step on up, and maybe one of you, my dear readers, will send me a photo of what you actually wore in one of these exact locations!  READ MORE

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Oh my goodness I've had such an inspiring week.   It started off with a visit to Charleston to see my youngest son, all timed (by me, not him) around the Garden Conservancy's Open Gardens tour in that lovely city.    I was so lucky to visit five jaw dropping private gardens in the coveted South of Broad area (do I have the subtle linguistics on that terminology correct?  Probably not - please correct me.)    I've been hoping and wishing to get to one of these Garden Conservancy events forever, and words cannot express how outstanding it was.      READ MORE

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I got to thinking about bunnies, and the one rabbit who kept inserting himself into the forefront of my mind was the dapper martini drinking gentleman bunny in the mural by Ludwig Bemelman at Bemelman's Bar.   Here's the backstory:  in the 1940s, Robert Huyot, the French born manager of New York's Carlyle Hotel, was friendly with Bemelman family.   He asked the artist (best known for his series of Madeline books) to create a mural in the hotel's bar, depicting Central Park throughout the four seasons.  READ MORE

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In the fury of a dazzling Christmas frenzy of a week,  I'm off to a friend's daughter's wedding in NYC.  Is there anything more magical than witnessing two young people as they embark on a wonderful new life together?  READ MORE

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