Oh Napa Valley, how I fell for you! Your sexy, curving roads thrilled. Your warm October breezes, heady with eucalyptus, rosemary, and grapes intoxicated. Your wine sated and delighted. And your food. Oh, your food! Each ingredient shining but not overpowering, casually lending just-yanked-from-the-garden character. And your insouciant beauty, from vista to vineyard lunch, aroused … Continue reading California Wine Country
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What to Wear: Traveling in Style
One of my closest friends is traveling to China this week with her husband and three young boys (yes she is a brave soul!). This morning while we were discussing trip details over coffee, the conversation turned to the best thing to wear on long flights. Below, the short list: 1) A great pair of … Continue reading What to Wear: Traveling in Style
New York State of Mind
As the sun rises over Chicago, I will be off to New York with a great friend for the weekend. I've packed. Repacked. Edited the repack (what is it about New York that turns me into a complete style schizophrenic?). The plan is to soak up as much art as possible - we met as … Continue reading New York State of Mind
the aesthete and the dilettante 