Author: Susan Blakey

  • Une femme recommends…

    Gentle Souls Double-Buckle Boots, $295. Mes amis, I have found them, the perfect motorcycle boots.  These from Gentle Souls are absolute heaven on the feet, and have…

  • Room With A View

    Monday night’s view.  We stayed here: The Pelican Inn and the rooms are designed to be reminiscent of a 16th Century Tudor inn.  The room…

  • Simple Interest – More Easy Pieces

    Une femme continues the search for pieces with easy simplicity, and options to tap into the minimalist vibe without emptying the bank account. For those who can handle the…

  • The *Actual* Napa Trip Wardrobe

    So the heat is on, not only in LA, but also in Northern California.  My lovely visions of crisp fall weather have melted under predictions…

  • Traveling in Style

    That’s a very contented looking dog chillaxin in the back of the sidecar.  Spotted last night on my drive home from work.  (Don’t worry, we were…

  • Casual vendredi…

    The Crush – Napa Valley by deja pseu featuring a pullover sweater Next week we’re off for a few days of R&R in Napa Valley. …

  • Our Bodies, Our Selves

    “New Body, New Life?” While standing in the checkout line a few weeks ago, the cover of this “magazine” caught my eye and I had…

  • The Look for Less: Olive Trench

    Readers mentioned that they loved the look of the olive trench in last Friday’s Polyvore, but that the price (over $700) was prohibitive.  Just for…