
Can I get a collective “Hallelujah!!”? Yep, it’s that time of year again: back to school. Now those of you who don’t have kids may not care, but for those who do, it’s a pretty big day. As much as we love them, it will be nice to get a break [...]

Can I get a collective “Hallelujah!!”? Yep, it’s that time of year again: back to school. Now those of you who don’t have kids may not care, but for those who do, it’s a pretty big day. As much as we love them, it will be nice to get a break [...]

by Musette So we’re back in the high heat of summer here, after 10 days of sweater weather and rain. My nerves are shot. One minute I’m schvitzing under an umbrella, considering yet another bourbon-laced iced tea (to combat the heat, dears. Everybody knows bourbon is an excellent heatstroke remedy!)…the next, I’m digging out [...]

By Anita Summer. Summersummersummer. You know what’s weird about summer? It’s a horse of a totally different color, depending upon where you are and who you are (or used to be). I spent the last 50o years of my life in an Urban environment and my summer fragrances reflected that. When I think about Agraria [...]

1) For unknown reasons, the comment notifys that come to my email inbox when you comment are a little spotty, so apologies if I missed you. While we’re on the subject, I’m slamming through a couple of work-related things right now. If you’ve emailed me, and you don’t hear back, just email me again. Even [...]
This isn’t the post I’d planned, but it’s the one you’re getting. After Louise left Paris, Angie and I spent a fair amount of time on our long walks those last few days talking about what we were bringing home from the trip. And by “bringing home,” we meant ideas, new points of view or [...]