Here’s a little Thursday treat for you, Antique Shops & Designers magazine. I just found it, and this first issue I’ve looked through is fabulous. My favorite article? The Barn, a pictoral of the publishers’ Texas Hill Country home. It’s a new build, with the perfect blend of fresh, modern ...
Read MoreMarch Chartreuse & co Event
Chartreuse & co is OPEN this weekend, March 20-22. It’s the last event before Easter, and here are a some great Spring items: Here’s a few vintage items that are perfect for Easter baskets: Some of my favorites: Hope you can join us this weekend! Thanks for reading, Virginia
Read MoreA Day in DC
My girls and I have been attempting to see the Meet Mary exhibit at NMWA (National Museum of Women in the Arts) since it’s opening in December. Somehow something always got in the way. So after putting it off time after time, and in spite of the fact the Chartreuse ...
Read MoreParis Flea Markets (and Belgium, too)
Flea markets in Europe work just like they do here in the States, except that they aren’t fluent in English. That said, all the vendors I encountered were happy to pantomime and hobble through on broken English and French to make a sale. They were all armed with calculators; I ...
Read MoreThe Streets of Paris
Of all the cities I’ve ever known, Paris is the most walkable. Every neighborhood is so consistently Parisian, yet distinctly its own. I’ve shared some of the fabulous doors of this fabled city (Doors of Paris), but I want you to see and enjoy the inimitable streets of the City ...
Read MoreGarden Tours
While I love all four seasons here in the Mid-Atlantic area, it is Spring that brings me true joy. Already I’m hearing the birds chirping, and the receding snow mounds uncover the promise of green. This is the time of the garden catalogs, hope-filled seed packets, and ill-judged, too-early plant ...
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