On this first day of 2012 I’m thrilled to convene the first meeting of the 1/1 Club, whose official members are my dad and Lil A’s new brother, Mr. T. He wasn’t due for another couple of weeks, but just like his big sister, he was in a hurry to join us in the fun world! His arrival is a …
Happy 2012
As we bring 2011 to a close, I’m already getting my bags packed for a trip next week. Let’s see if 2012 will bring even more travel into my life. I’m counting on it since I’ve finally taken one step toward a very big adventure that I’ve been wanting to take for a while now. Security clearance is required (and …
Happy Holidays!
I hope that Santa will bring you everything you wish for. As for me, I woke up on Christmas eve to a blue sky, put on my capri jeans, tshirt, and sandals and darted outside to soak up the lovely 75-degrees weather in my part of the world. And I’ll get to do it again tomorrow on Christmas day. That’s …
Year 4
When we celebrated embarking upon Year 3 last year, I’d cheekily mentioned adding a blue jumbo classic bag to my collection. A blue bag did come and go this year (turns out navy is a hard color to get just right), but for this year’s anniversary entry, I thought I’d feature some of my favorite creepy crawly bags instead to …
The Macaron Game
There’s been a bit of a buzz about Ladurée opening in Manhattan last week. I keep hoping they’d think of us on the west coast as their next expansion target, but if it’s taken them over 100 years to cross the Atlantic I won’t be holding my breath. I suppose it’s still easier to get my Ladurée fix by popping …