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“I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne {image}

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” – Eleaneor Roosevelt {image}

Dominique Picquier‘s weekend bag in a rust orange has me in the mood for September and fall’s generous bounty. For me this month has the most bizarre seasonal transition of the year. It often entails major weather swings – sunny and 85 today; maybe rainy and 64 by Monday – and requires us to layer up in the morning, de-layer mid-day, and […]

This picture says it all. The last few weeks I’ve been tied up. I’m not complaining about it at all though because each event and project has been completely different from the one before: helping with a baby shower to posting for a salon/spa to a Sweet 16 party to working with an amazing local clothing boutique. I love the variety […]

“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” – Ovid {image}

Last weekend I helped my good friend, Sarah, with her daughter’s 16th birthday. Sarah is a long time friend of mine; we went to high school together and were locker partners our senior year – talk about memories! Along with an afternoon of jet skiing and pizza, which is still a top food choice for teenagers, we think we might […]

“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” – Celia Thaxter {image}

I received a few requests for the Jack & Jill baby shower bingo story. I’ll admit, I was a little unsure if I wanted to share the story since it was written for the expecting couple – and written specifically for them. A friend however cleared the air for me. Apparently I was over-thinking it. She also pointed out someone might need a […]

Earlier this month while a dear friend and her husband were visiting the States from Denmark, her parents hosted a Jack & Jill baby shower (they’re expecting a boy this fall). While I’m not usually one to jump up and down with pure joy over baby shower games, when my friend’s mom asked me to put something together, I said “Of course!” Having attended […]

“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson {image}