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Mom Was Always Right…
Mom was right about so many things. Love to Garden? I do. Being in the garden gets you away from all of the chaos and who doesn’t want to be away from all the chaos? Enough said. It’s Christmas. My mom was right when she told me to join the Horticultural Society when I first [...]
Words of Wisdom
Is there any reason why someone wouldn’t want purple hydrangeas year round? Yes, if you are Madonna. I rest my case.
Meet ESD’s Design Blogger
We would like to introduce ESD’s Interior Designer, Kelly Gordon, to our blog. You can look forward to her posting every Friday on design.
For the Love of Harry
Here I am at 12:20am waiting on the Harry Potter movie to start! It took major convincing from my daughter Stuart to get me here. She had to bribe her little sister Beau with doing chores, front seat rights just to name a few. I love Harry and secretly I am excited. All around us [...]
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Martha, Martha, Martha
OK so I am reading Martha Stewart’s magazine and I have to admit that she makes me insecure! She went to jail and I think she actually came out BETTER. I am not, nor have I ever been, a Martha junkie but her mag sometimes gets me in the grocery store check out. Tonight, post [...]
Pajamas and Poetry
What is a “study”? A room? Where I study? Ugh…not MY study. Not the one I designed. It stayed frozen for many years. Books silently watching me come and go once in a while but never staying. Now, with the advice of powerful women which I hold close and cherish as my friends, I have reinvented [...]
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Design Tip: Animal Prints
Animal prints are huge for Fall. They are always in the magazines as the new trend but they should be considered a timeless classic. We are seeing them everywhere from the runway to the home. Animal skin rugs are a great way to add an exotic look to your home without it being too much like a [...]
Peaceful, Easy Feeling
This is my pond. It gives me so much joy. Last weekend I wanted to clean it and the fountain was sluggish. I needed to get it moving so there would be enough air for my fish. I felt it necessary that I go IN the pond. It was a sight to see! I had goggles [...]
