Wedding Perfume – What did the Bride Wear?

This is where I’ve been!  My gorgeous niece got married in Kansas last weekend, and this is the first look picture her photographer posted. It was a great wedding for two really special people that are really perfect for each… Continue Reading

Death by Taxi Driver

About the time most of you read this, we’ll be on a plane back for the United States.  Forgive any typos and misspelling because I’m in a hurry to make sure I get this posted! Where did we leave off? … Continue Reading

Castles and Living with Boys

Isn’t there some sort of law that nobody should have to live in hotel rooms with boys?  I’ve somewhat insulated myself from my sons’ messiness with a big house, confining the limits of leaving socks draped over chairs and boxers… Continue Reading

Parfums MDCI — Round 1

After reading Marina’s review and Ina’s review of MDCI perfumes, we were so dismayed when we thought these would be so exclusive and so expensive, only Paris Hilton could afford them. Then the elegantly charming Claude Marchal’s explanation that these… Continue Reading

When Your Children Leave

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All through your life, your children open and shut doors.  Each door they come back through, your children grow up a little bit more. I can remember when I was a new mom, my life was full of babies and… Continue Reading

News Flash: Teenagers Need Supervision

Staying Home for the Teen Years (washingtonpost.com) This is all I’ve learned about teenagers, having been a really bad one and having one son that’s 16 and the other about to turn 13: 1. Some teenagers have trouble, some don’t.… Continue Reading