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| The hills of San Juan Capistrano are blooming with Sweet Peas. |
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| It was very hot today and since I forgot my snake bite kit...I was a little bit chicken about staying around long enough to get all the colors. I pretty much just grabbed what I could that was on the very edges and ran... |
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| Even just a few little bouquets like this around my house and you could smell their fragrance. |
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| They are so pretty... |
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| My son turned 12 on April 12th. We celebrated on the day, but finally came up with a day over the Easter holiday to have his party. It was quite simple really with lunch, pool and football. We had about 25 kids who were absolutely wonderful, mostly boys, but a few adorable (and brave) girls. Patrick was born at the perfect time of year for someone who loves baseball. So every party theme centers around the all American theme. On the menu we had lemonade, hot dogs, chips, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, macaroni salad and the wedge salad, which was by far the most popular item. |
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| My kids informed me this may be the last year they will dye eggs. . . As much fun as it is to see my children mature and have so many interests, it's still a little sad when they think they have outgrown a family tradition. I'm guessing an Easter egg hunt in the yard is out of the question. Especially now that we no longer live on 2 acres...I mean people could SEE them!! If you are enjoying this Easter tradition with your little ones...enjoy every minute, they go too fast! |
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| For years I've cut out pages in magazines of how people display their family photos. The new TRADhome magazine has a couple of wonderful features that shows just that. I've always wondered...how many is too many? Is there a right and wrong way to display them? Are some rooms, like the dining room off limits? This is how we have done it in our current home. How do you display your treasured family photos? I would love to hear. |
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| Photos in my desk armoire. I always think I'm going to change them from time to time, but then I get attached and just add a new one. |
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| This is a built in at the top of our stairs. I had wanted this inset to be shelves where I could prop my various sized black and white photos. We ended up with this...I'm not sure if this is the best use of space, but I tried a few other collections, like my McCoy pottery, but nothing has looked quite right. The sizes are bit awkward and I'm not one to fill it with "stuff" from Homegoods or the like. Everything has to have a story. For a while I had all the pottery pieces my kids ever made. My goodness there's a lot of it, thanks to the wonderful art programs at their former schools in CT. The colors and shapes just gave me a headache. |
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| We hung the black and whites above the paneled walls in the staircase. |
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| The good thing about moving is that it forces you to purge (I did way too much of that), sort (which helps you find and rediscover thing you forgot you had) and organize. Over the years I've bought books that have to do with raising a young lady and a gentleman. The yellow book my daughter and I found at the JFK terminal book store on our first visit back to New York a few months after we moved to California. Our little controversy has to do with 2 pages in the book. One says, "Limit your time in California." The other, "Live in New York." The truth is, I love both places. |
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| Watching the ticker tape parade from my husbands office window at 100 Broadway. |
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Lilly Pulitzer Special Edition animal crackers . . . at Walmart! I love a little Lilly, I don't wear it, but the colors and patterns are so happy. My twin sister and I wore it when we were young, this is a dress my daughter wore when she was 5. My dear friend Hilary and her twin actually plan a girls trip every year for the annual Lilly sale in King of Prussia, PA. I used to see Hilary at the school bus stop every afternoon and I always looked forward to seeing how she wore her Lilly. Not all pink and green, she has great style and always knew how to add just the right amount. She will definitely love the box...hopefully they have them in CT too ! |
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| Julia Baker started her career as a statistician, but then following her passion and love for food, she moved to Paris and enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu. She graduated first in her class and landed in Scottsdale, AZ. Her shop is amazing and it's located in the new Intercontinental Hotel in Paradise Valley, AZ. If you're ever in the Valley, you must check it out. They said they would host book clubs...wouldn't that be fun? There are so many great books that would be perfect for this setting. And they serve chocolate martinis! |
