The last time I saw Paris, it was timelessly itself, very much like the first time I saw Paris over 20 years ago. But this consistency should not be mistaken for lifelessness. Paris, for me, has maintained its freshness, its beauty, and, yes, I must say it, its chic in ...
Read MoreImagination vs. Reality
I’m a dreamer. I see things and my mind just takes off, often spinning out of control, imagining what it could be. True confession: I mentally decorate nearly every interior space I enter. I mean wall treatments, furniture arrangements, lighting. The whole nine yards. I even do this in public ...
Read MoreMarietta, Ohio – vintage perfection
I’ve just returned from Marietta, Ohio. You may not have heard of it, but it’s one of the most charming towns I’ve seen. I didn’t say city, for this is clearly no cosmopolitan place. It is a town, a truly all-American small town. And as such, it’s just, plain, lovely. ...
Read MoreHere comes 50!
The love of my life, Chip, is turning 50 in August. Unlike his looming 30th birthday (couldn’t believe how he mourned his 20s!), he’s taking this one in stride. In fact, he’s even embracing it. (Though the AARP packet in the mail was not received with any enthusiasm.) And he ...
Read MoreFor the Love of Barns
I love barns. I think everyone should. So much of our heritage, livelihood, even sense of place, finds its origins in a barn. So this Saturday, June 9, from 10am-4pm, our barns are part of the 6th Annual Frederick County Landmarks Foundation’s Barnstormers Tour. This year the tour centers on ...
Read MoreAnd they’re off . . .
Yup. We did it. Two graduations in two states: less that 18 hours apart. It was a whirlwind, exhausting, exhilerating, and (hopefully) once in a lifetime! Just a few bits of trivia that made it especially significant to us: 1. McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland is Chip’s alma mater. Not ...
Read More