When I was little, I had an obsession with Babar the elephant.  I had many books from the series that had become limp and tired after I had forced my family to read them to me multiple times a day.  I wanted to be just like the elephant family, down to [...]

To borrow from Courtney over at in(side) the loop, I thought it would be nice to spend some time getting to know each other!  Tell me about yourself, how you found me, community work that you do, what your favorite beautiful object or piece of art is, what you like to eat or drink, or [...]

      Last night I was reading an article in one of Mr. M’s older Wall Street Journal’s about how Hermès is posting a small increase in net profit when other houses of luxury goods are experiencing drops.  It’s no wonder when a gal sometimes has to wait seven years for a Birkin bag.  Hopefully one [...]

      The Gourmet Shop in Columbia’s Five Points is one of my favorite stops in town.  There is always a reason to stop in.  Having a party? Pick up some fromager d’affinois, pâté and wine.  While you’re at it, replace those two Riedel burgundy glasses you dropped on your tile floor when cleaning [...]

        Finally!  The new version of Camille Maurice is ready to go live!  Honestly, not everything is quite finished yet, but I have other things stemming from this, so it is well past time.  At this new domain you will be able to find great conversation to participate in and share, recipes [...]