Once again, I am sitting in one of my happiest little rooms: my closet. There is my little green ladder that I climb when I want to reach the treasures tucked up high, where I have archived so many pieces of my life. And among those treasures are my archives with handles: my handbags. Lately, […]

I ask myself often, “What does my future hold?” I labor over that question in my daydreams. I have always believed daydreaming is good for one’s survival. A daydream gives the mind somewhere to wander when reality feels too heavy. It allows us, even for a few moments, to imagine possibility when we cannot yet […]

Once again, I find myself sitting on my pretty green ladder, surrounded by the accessories of a life I once lived. I am not sad today. I am contemplative. Shoes, handbags, scarves, jewelry, and my eyeglasses. Oh, my eyeglasses! I have collected and saved my glasses for more than thirty years. They come in different […]

Before my Ultimate Concierge fell ill, we flew to New Orleans to celebrate the birthday and anniversary of dear friends, as well as the opening of their pristine photography collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Over dinner one evening, our friend Jim raised a toast about the friendships we choose to nurture throughout […]

What would you think if I asked you whether you had a rose-colored-glasses attitude? Well, darlings, if you don’t know what it is, think of making lemonade out of lemons. Do you walk on the sunny side of the street? Can you find a sliver of light even when life feels heavy? Can you notice […]