The above 20×20 is the work of Lee Monts. A “home grown” artist, his work always reflects the area in which he grew up.  Souvenir Moon, created in the spring of 2010, is no different. Painted on canvas, this piece strayed from Monts’ typical palette of brown, blues, and creams, using mostly greens instead. The [...]

Okay.  I have to level with you all, because I can’t brush off my frequent absences anymore.  Last week, I was in Dallas with the full intention of making appointments and bringing back reports of beautiful things and interesting people for you all.  Instead, I spent the majority of the time in my hotel room [...]

Finally, I can share some of my exciting news (it’s been a busy summer!). As many of you know, the wonderful author, Jane Green, has recently come out with a new book entitled Promises To Keep.  This is the touching story of Callie Perry, a successful photographer, wife and mother who has to endure the [...]

I’ve been a bit under the weather lately, which has resulted in a severe drop in productivity and a big jump in time spent on the sofa or in bed, watching television.  When I’m back to 100% I may return to our TV ban from Lent, but in the meantime, I’m pretty excited about tomorrow’s [...]

Veronique Dalla Favera is a native of Beaunne, Burgundy, and the creator of the LivenLuLu figurines pictured above.  As the granddaughter of Burgundian wine grower Louis Jadot, Veronique’s first passion was gastronomy. This led her to open Galerie Verodalla, a gourmet restaurant. After becoming sick and fighting an internal battle against disappointment and grief, she [...]

I was reading through some past installments of the New York Times “Dear FloFab” and came across the following exchange from April 22: Q. Dear FloFab, What’s the proper procedure if somebody brings a bottle of wine to your dinner party? Is it rude not to open it? If you do open it, do you [...]

Maybe you’ve noticed that I haven’t been around much over the past couple of weeks.  Things have been a bit eventful, and as I mentioned on Facebook the other day, still waters run deep. Aside from that incredible 24-hours spent in New York two weeks ago, I’ve been working hard on our new mayor’s transition [...]