Our local heat wave has broken, with a promised “chance of showers” today and tomorrow, the “risk of thunderstorms” this afternoon. Enough “local smoke” to trigger an Air Quality Warning (wildfire on the outskirts of…
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My retirement coincided with one of my daughters moving to Rome with her husband and their little girl. This has meant that I’ve had the lucky problem of travelling to Europe twice a year, with…
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Yellow’s never been a colour I could wear, but I loved this print — on cotton lawn, gossamer-light, perfect for summer heat — in a little shop in St. Germain, Paris. And whether it’s the…
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1. That orange leather bag (deadstock/vintage) I bought in Portland this past spring and began second-guessing immediately. I decided that since I purchased it, I’d better make a point of using it, and it’s earning…
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Part II of my Travel Wardrobe Recap (you can find Part I here). I know that you’ve seen some of these photos before, either here or on Instagram, but I wanted to gather these shots…
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