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Cookie Exchange
I love a good cookie exchange. A chance to bake some cookies, bring them to a party and leave with a smattering of everyone's very best baking.A few years ago the cookie exchanges around here got out of control - the only ticket in one was to agree t...
Refrigerator-worthy
I am a firm believer in paper invitations. Yes, Evites are convenient and perfect for say, a book club or a committee meeting. But if you are cleaning the house, making special food and having a party (no matter how small) I think you should send ...
New Fall Show
On a quiet afternoon, I walked into my living room and the world was in technicolor. My front window looked like a giant flat screen television broadcasting the "New Fall Show." The 5 trees in the cul-de-sac are Bradford Pear. The perfect landscape...
Euchre Night
Last night was my Junior League "Euchre Night" and I wanted to bring something with a little pizazz as my contribution to the snacks. I made Duncan Hines carrot cake cupcakes (yum!) with cream cheese frosting, but wasn't sure how I wanted to finish ...
Lavender, Eggplant & Amethyst
The color purple (in every glorious incarnation) is featured prominently this Fall. Chunky gray necklaces with lavender ribbon ties, big plum plaid blankets to take to the football game and natural touches, like a bunch of fresh lavender displayed ...
The Ultimate Suitcase
An old friend of mine is selling her house and moving. It will be to a different state, a different town, a different house and it makes her sad to leave the place where so many dear memories were made. As we were talking, I told her that the house ...
Julia Child's kitchen
This is Julia Child's actual kitchen...right down to the utensils! It was donated (by Julia) in its entirety to the Smithsonian and is displayed at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. It was wonderful to be able to see it in...
Perfect Plans
In January/February/March, I always make grand plans in my mind for "Summer." New restaurants I want to try, adventures to have out on the peninsula etc.But in the end, on a perfect July night like this, I never want to go anywhere. Watching the sun ...
Cutting Garden
This week my friend, Phyllis (mother of the Garden Club Girls) invited me to a "School's Out for the Summer" lunch at a her house.The picnic fare was all taken care of, so I needed to think of something I could bring that would enhance the party. It...
Country House
Oh to be a tiny gardener living in this charming manor house. I saw this "architectural landscape" container garden at Telly's greenhouse. They sell a variety of concrete homes and all the supplies to make your own private Idaho. The "big" bushes by ...
Paris: Flea Market
The world knows that Paris is the place to seek out antiques & treasures.Everyone I talked to said, "Oh yes, you must shop Vanves on Saturday morning."What fun I had! I looked at paintings, glassware, old books, buttons and dishes. My mind was ...
Purses & Shoes
Ahhh...a modern interpretation of an old style rule..."Your handbag must match your shoes!"On April Fool's Day, my friend, Corinne, called and asked if I wanted to have lunch and run some errands with her. She needed to go to Gayle's Chocolates in R...
Country Living, Pitch Your Product tips #3
I was there, I pitched and I was chosen!My company, Subscribe To Delight (a surprise gift subscription service), was a 2007 Pitch Your Product winner - see the Country Living write-up here. To be one of seven honorees out of the hundreds that applied...
Super Cute Tote
When I was in Florida last month, the moon and stars aligned and I was able to see my brother-in-law and his family who live in Houston, Texas. I know, it was very unexpected that we were in the same place at the same time - what fun.During the few...
Garden Center
I do love a garden center! I can't resist all of the color. It is a lot like going to a fabric store for me. I find that I have a hard time keeping up my end of the conversation when I am in a place like this...my thoughts are simply too loud. T...
Iron Chef
For years each Summer, my parents and I held "camp" at the cottage for the grandchildren. One week for the girls; one week for the boys. I have never had so much fun as when I could be "Aunt Anne" all day long. We baked cookies & cakes. Swam in t...
Final Four
My alma mater, Michigan State University, is in the Final Four basketball championships this year! And by a stroke of luck, the championship playoffs are being held in Detroit, Michigan. Thousands of Spartans crowded Somerset Mall for the largest ...
Anne of Green Gables
Want to know what is making me really happy? Introducing the book, Anne of Green Gables, to one of the Garden Club girls. You see, although she is 12 and I am not, we often recommend books to each other. In our chat this week, I realized that she...
Grass Is Greener
Like all gardeners, I am excited to proclaim that, "Spring is here!" While we rake the yard, distribute the mulch and trim back the dead, I keep images like this in my mind. In a few short weeks, our bright green grass will be back. This pathway (bet...
Crowning Glory
You heard it here first...the motif this Spring is crowns. They are gracing items all across the design world right now.You will see them on totes, pillows, as iron-on designs, and even on paper placemats. You wouldn't want a crown on everything, bu...
Tin Foil
I love it when the ocean looks like tin foil, or "silver paper" as my grandmother used to say.A calm clear morning on the ocean makes the possibilities seem endless. Is today meant for beach combing? Cooking fish on an outdoor grill (remember my pine...
