And cold, too! Ashley and I arrived in High Point Saturday afternoon and headed to our favorite spot after registering at the Sunset on Three at Showplace. Well, as I recall, the sun never really set and the showers began. Forget the Stars Under the Stars concert! We dashed back for dinner at the hotel.All day Sunday-more rain, wind, cold at High Point and Continue Reading
Just For The Fun Of It!
We appreciate unexpected design choices just for the fun of it.Have you heard about the Roxbury Hotel? Neither had I until it was featured in a Jetsetter newsletter. It's actually a motel; a cool respite in the Catskills about 2 hours from Albany in the village of Roxbury. I had never heard of Roxbury, either, but I've visited Albany!Looks peaceful, Continue Reading
Charlotte Moss Is…
Charlotte Moss is an interior designer of note, winner of numerous awards, author, photographer, collector, lecturer, blogger, bibliophile, philanthropist, and a child of the South. She has designed numerous product collections for fabric, framed art, furniture, china, jewellery, lamps, rugs and much more. She's an entrepreneur and a risk taker. Charlotte is witty, Continue Reading
Everything’s Coming Up Peacocks?
Isn't it supposed to be Everything's Coming Up Roses? Nope. Here and now, it's peacocks. See last Thursday's post, "A Thread Runs Through It".At the Smithsonian, April 1 will be a big day for James Mc Neill Whistler's Peacock Room. Originally created in an elaborate peacock motif in 1875 for a British owner’s collection of blue and white Chinese porcelain, Continue Reading
Water – Clean, Clear, Water
We don't do this sort of thing often, but today's post will be a departure. This will be about water. Specifically, potable, clean, clear water. That is one of the many things we take for granite. Living in New Orleans, which is below sea level, water is very important for a different reason. We know the suffering of having too much water. On the other hand, Continue Reading
