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practical luxuries

  How do you define “luxuries”? Luxuries to me are those things that are above and beyond absolute needs, but that add pleasure and enjoyment…

hostess gifts: etiquette & ideas

I’ll be honest, I’ve often been flummoxed by having to select a “hostess gift.”  Growing up, I don’t remember adults discussing, buying or bringing hostess…

dans le jardin

The garden is definitely winding down for winter, such as it is here. The last remaining blooms look a bit bedraggled, and even the perennials…

order in the closet

After traveling, it usually takes me a few days to get my equilibrium back. Because we arrived home on a Monday evening and were scheduled…

postcards from Phuket

Our first lunch stop. If the gorgeous scenery and fabulous food weren’t enough, we were serenaded by Gibbons at the nearby Gibbon rescue facility. Lemongrass…

room with a view – Hong Kong

Wow. Hong Kong is so amazing, a unique blend of old and new, Eastern and Western cultures. We spent most of our first full day…

making brisket like a bubbe

Ok, so you have to start with Coca-Cola, that tenderizes the meat. Use a whole can. Then add some ketchup, some honey, some red wine…

Goings On

As it tends to do of late, the weekend got away from me like a slippery fish. It feels like such a California cliché, but…