The Sugar Buzz

If anyone reading this knows me by now, you know that there are some key elements in my "favorites" list.  Jewelry, Animal Jewelry...

 I still write things down.  I love to write and use my penmanship (although it can swing from swoopy and pretty to socially disturbed). ...

Since most of my travel is limited to domestic flights where I check a piece of mediocre luggage (hello, I overpack and will not drag that p...

I love bringing the indoors out.  There is something so luxurious about an Oriental rug on a lawn or a lamp illuminating the evening on a ba...

 There's only one thing missing from this picture, and it's not color.  

A few days ago I was in my native Northeastern Ohio basking in the September light and enjoying the heavy grey clouds that define the essent...

I have never been to this exact beach cottage below.  What it represents is the perfect culmination of all of the gorgeous, comfy, backwoods...

I have been really wanting some fluffy clouds to adorn our clear blue sky.   Of course it would be art to provide me with a new perspective ...

I started learning to speak French when I was ten; when I went on to college I did not have to speak en Francais to my friends. The language...

Back to the matter at hand: learning from street style, namely that of Paris.  I am obsessed with scarves.  I think they are good for anythi...

As you may know, dear friend, I am slightly obsessed with "street fashion". It is inspiring to see how others use basic pieces the...

The Dark'n'Stormy Staying on theme with my desire for some weather, I figured I would highlight one more thing Southern Californi...

Nothing says Autumn to me like an equestrian throwback.  Maybe it's because in the fall when I went back to school we rode horses and go...

You can't have amazing sunsets without clouds. Not possible. I didn't realize that until I moved to San Diego where there is no weat...

In the late 1950s Lilly Pulitzer opened a juice stand in Palm Beach.  Legend has it that the juice stained her clothes, so she had some cott...

Isn't this fish chandelier just fantastic?  I would love to have this in an entry or over something domestic like a billiard table.  ...

I think in images. If you say something to me, my mind immediately builds a little picture of that scenario/idea/item.  This can be a good t...

This shoot is from Harper's Bazaar Korea; a feature on "getaway chic".  I would like to look this chic on my getaway, or every...

My friend AHN sent me this picture the other day.  I love it.  The door at Chloe in NYC, I believe it is on Madison Ave.  Incredible. The be...

I don't have anything much to write about today, but I thought I would share some inspiring images.  I am trying to get my creative juic...