• Travel Wardrobe Recap: Japan

    As I’ve done after previous trips, I’m reviewing my travel wardrobe…what worked, what didn’t and making notes for the next time. Here’s my Japan travel wardrobe recap….

  • Home Again, Home Again…

    Bags are unpacked, laundry is (mostly) done. I’m a little jet-lagged, which manifests in disrupted sleep patterns and having periods of grogginess during the day. I’ve…

  • 6 Travel Beauty Essentials

    This trip to Japan has been amazing! We head home tomorrow, and while I wish we’d had more time here, especially in Kyoto, it will…

  • casual vendredi: Dreaming of Autumn

    Can’t wait for some cool fall weather…looking forward to sweaters and boots and wearing my favorite fragrance again. Above: earrings | scarf | sweater | bag |…

  • Postcards From Tokyo

    This is the entrance to the Meiji Jingu shrine. We walked through that beautiful forest up to the temple/shrine itself. The site was formerly a…

  • Key Pieces: Little Black Pants

    If there’s one item of clothing I’ve come to think of as indispensable, it has to be a pair of black pants. They dress up…

  • Wait…Where Are We Again?

    According to our walking tour guide, the Japanese are as enamored of all things French as some of us in the States, but especially with the food….