Every spring, my ultimate concierge and I leave our home in Rancho Mirage and return to our apartment in the sky in Chicago. Today, in California, I am sitting in my great room looking out onto one of my small gardens. A peacefulness sets in as I think at length about the past six months […]

My ultimate concierge and I just arrived back in Rancho Mirage after spending a week in Dubai; it was our second trip in eight years. My husband’s days fill up with meetings, as a past President of The International Real Estate Federation, otherwise known as FIABCI. The main headquarters is housed in Paris, France. My […]

By Susan “Honey” Good While a letter or heartfelt sentiment will no doubt make the biggest impression on Moms this Mother’s Day, if your budget allows for a little more sparkle, I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite things for all of the Mothers you adore from your children to your sisters to special friends, and […]

  “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”  ~Helen Keller This week I have spent a lot of time thinking about loss. While losing something dear to us is something we all must deal with at some point in our lives, the […]

Who is red-y to embrace red lipstick at our age? Some say women over 50 should eschew red lipstick but I say women over 50 should eschew being told what to do! Guidelines are fine but rules are meant to be broken, darlings! So, let’s get red-hot with lips this spring, shall we? When it […]