Our granddaughter feeding the chickens! About eighteen years ago; my husband Adam and I went on a trip to France. I had read a lovely review of a new hotel opened in Burgundy that sounded wonderful. The name was” Chateau Vault de Lugny”. The owner was a young woman who had grown up in the […]
Trumeaus: Lovely mirrors that were formerly part of paneling.
My very favorite mirror above a fireplace or console is a “trumeau”! A “trumeau” either has a painted scene or some lovely carving. They were always part of the “boiserie” (paneling) in a french house; and are very popular here, especially in ” French” houses! This is what I do know! I LOVE “trumeaus”!! Our […]
Our house in an article in Santa Barbara Seasons magazine!
The tale of the pond!
This is an updated version of a blog post I wrote in 2011! I hope you enjoy! On Mother’s Day in 1997; we purchased this vacant lot. It is a little over two acres; however it seems like more because it is in the middle of 90!
The Garden Sphinx
This is an updated version of a post from 2011! Our house was briefly on the market then. Then we took it off! So glad it didn’t sell! I have always been a lover of gardens, especially the wild ones! I love statues, birdbaths, and accessories (although when overdone; I am reminded of […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
One of my readers wrote me today that she was thinking of how “dashing” my father was in my little film we found of my parent’s wedding in 1934! She gave me the idea to run it again on Father’s Day!! I ran this last year on Mother’s Day, and for anyone who didn’t see […]
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