It's been more than twenty years since I sent my first-born off college bound to an institution of higher learning and I learned a lot from that experience.As a parent, your goal is to make it as positive an experience as possible for your child. Freshmen will have enough challenges. Blending in like the other newbies in the dorm is better than standing out Continue Reading
You Say Crayfish, We Say Crawfish
Crayfish parties are a Nordic tradition in August and who better to carry on that tradition here in the States than Ikea. In fact, Ikea had a Swedish Crayfish Party last Friday. Now, I have to admit I had never heard of a Swedish Crayfish Party. It's difficult for me to even spell the word with a y and pronounce it with a long a! So I went to Wikipedia for Continue Reading
The Camellia and Madmoiselle Chanel
The camellia, related to the tea plant, originated in Asia. Being almost a perfect circle in shape, without thorns and retaining its leaves throughout a season, it came to represent purity and longevity. In the 1920's the love of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's life, Arthur Boy Capel, introduced the bloom to her and she adopted it as her signature flower, using it in the Continue Reading
Catch Of The Day
It's summer and many of us are planning a beach vacation before it's over. Elle Decor's What's Hot paid homage to the beach with Carol Fertig's Sea Life collection of melamine (how practical is that?) tableware. The colors are great and the price is reasonable. They are certainly the catch of the day!One link led to another and I ended at Carol's website, Continue Reading
Restoration Hardware Reincarnation As RH
Restoration Hardware has been rebranded as RH and has just launched their Boston flagship store in an 1863 neoclassical building. The red brick and brownstone building by architect William Gibbons Preston, was originally the Museum of Natural History.The 40,000 square foot RH Design Gallery has 4 floors and includes a florist and a Baby & Child Continue Reading
