I know I've shared this on Youtube with you, but I had to take the time to share with you a few stills from my day at Giverny. My fourth trip to Paris and first trip to the iconic home of this incredible artist. Did you know that our Sur le Rocher design is very much...
It's a week before Christmas, and all through the house, I'm taking a deep breath like a woman who's just given birth. And I have, creatively speaking of course... A few years ago, I got an idea for a short film for our Youtube Channel. I took a few tries back then,...
As part of our Old World Design Society studies, we are taking a basic look at the principles of interior design and how to use them in our homes every day. A basic understanding of these principles can help the design enthusiast hone in on giving her home a "designer...
This lovely lady has a spotlight in my YouTube video from the other day. I look forward to sharing that with you here: She’s a lovely maiden in bronze, and someone made her by hand, and yet, I can find nothing about her creator. She lives on, but her artist’s name has...
Oh! this special, fabulous flower! If you don't grow them yet, give me the pleasure of convincing you to! I was raised with these dragon-faced flowers. They were my Great Gramma's favorite (aside from lilacs) and my mom grew them in that tradition. We had a long...
The tulips from last week have died back, the peony are trying to come about and I'm experimenting with some grasses to compliment the future blooms of the digitalis. Morning is my favorite time in the garden. It's very quite aside from the bird song and the sun isn't...
In this video, I'm sharing what I would call "Week 1" of the gardens. Don't get me wrong... I've been working my tail off for weeks, but as far as something to stroll through, the time has come. For our 2022 Youtube Summer season, I'd love to focus on the gardens...
Happy almost weekend to you! It's raining; cold, in fact. I made the kids a cozy fire and sat down to stare at a blank screen...It's raining; cold, in fact. I made the kids a cozy fire and sat down to stare at a blank screen... Thursday is a computer day for me. In...
I've been pretty committed to my kitchen lately. There's a lot of work to do there and even more if I'm really in the zone. I've got my new freeze dryer and I'm pretty GIDDY about it. Talk about freshening things up??!! It's added a whole new element to my home dairy...