Each year, as we head to our favorite vacation spot, we make a first stop to see some friends in the Pasadena area. Our first year out, we and our friends were sitting down for a meal discussing a song that we'd heard that we thought was quintessentially vacation-like. None of us could place the ...
Second Quarter Reads
21st Century Etiquette: Charlotte Ford's Guide to Manners for the Modern Age by Charlotte Ford: Once upon a time (2004, I think) I read this book and was so impressed by Ms. Ford's professionalism and decorum. Now, 20-some years into a business life myself, so much of her advice seems outdated. I ...
New Favorite: Le Colonial Restaurant, Chicago
I believe it was two Julys ago now that Bryan and I stepped into Le Colonial for the first time. Having passed the lit awning and smart-looking valets on Oak Street on more than one occasion (and on Rush at their old location), my curiosity had gotten the better of me, and we made a reservation for ...
A Love Letter to Lake Michigan
Each summer, as we venture North to Chicago, I can feel my heartbeat a little stronger. As soon as I glimpse that first sight of the skyline from the Dan Ryan when we drive in, I feel like I'm home. Each morning, stuck on Louisville time, I wake up in the 5 o'clock hour, and make my way the block ...
An Argument for the All-White Kitchen
It's no secret that homes and interiors are a heavy facet of my day-to-day life. Not only do I (as a die-hard Cancer and homebody) constantly look for ways to make my home "perfect," but I'm always inside the homes of my clients and inside listings that are currently on the market. I have the ...
Decade Restaurant: A Rebirth of an Old Favorite
Like so many restaurant owners here in town, during Covid, the incredible owner of Decca restaurant, Annie Petry, decided to close her doors. Annie had fostered an incredible career; her fame from the Food Network coupled with her beautiful styling of Southern-inspired food and an architecturally ...
Inspired Lately: Styling Shelves, pt. 2
Two years ago (!!!) when I posted part one of our shelf-styling, we still had quite a few things to do in order to make the bookshelves in our den look complete. I'd just begun brainstorming a silver frame collection, grasscloth hadn't even crossed our mind, and I was digging through a wealth of ...
To be Continued…
It doesn't go without notice that I post a whole lot of photos showing these perfect, put-together spaces. I always think of the term "curated" when it comes to do with what one posts on any sort of social media. Whether we're talking about a platform like this one, color-coordinated IG grids, or ...
A Warm Weather Tea Cake
Once it hits 80 degrees outside, my dessert cravings shift from what is essentially "all Italian Cream Cake all the time" to a craving for things that are either light or citrusy or some combination thereof. When I stumbled upon a lemon pistachio cake from With Spice, it promised to be both!
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