I’ve decided that Peonies are romantic flowers. As with any great love story, they start slowly and build over time until they burst into the most lush and fragrant flowers. A few years ago, my girlfriend Alexi, texted me from a garden nursery. She had found a great deal on peony plants and wanted to know if she could […]
Treasured Things at Lattice House
When I was in my twenties, I went to Italy with a girlfriend from work. Although we hadn’t known each other long, we became quick friends and I jumped at the chance to tour Rome, Lake Como, Florence and Venice. We spent about 7-8 days hopping from city to city on the Eurail and we […]
Favorite Things
Favorite Things | Jackson at bat, you can barely make out the ball in the top right | Happy Friday! The highlight this week was that my son’s hard work and dedication to the game of baseball resulted in a home run. Yay! It was a little bittersweet for me because I wasn’t at the game to see it. I attend almost […]
Birchbox Subscription Review: May 2016
Birchbox Subscription Review: May 2016 | May 2016 Birchbox Subscription Review with flowers from my own garden | This month’s Birchbox is focusing on sun protection, and I only wish I knew about the irreversible effects of sun on my skin when I was a teenager. Between growing up in Jamaica and then living a couple miles […]
Connecticut in Style
Connecticut in style For several years I was a Garden Hostess. It is the name they give you when you volunteer to oversee a garden for a fund-raiser called “Discovery in the Garden.” Local Connecticut residents purchase tickets and receive a map to 5-6 homes in Fairfield County, CT that have beautiful gardens. Proceeds go to The Discovery Museum to fund […]
