Antiques and Brocante in Bordeaux

A few of my Twitter friends are decorators, and I couldn’t help but think of them and a wealthy client or two as we strolled through this Antiques Fair our first day in Bordeaux. Every…

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Shoes and Bags for Lisa . . . and the Boots that got away . . .

 When Lisa heard that I was planning a trip to Amsterdam, she made sure I learned about Hester van Eeghen’s bags, colourful, clean-lined, sculptural, elegant AND well-priced. What’s not to love?  I’ve recently maxed out…

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Eating in the Park Never Looked so Good!

Thanks so much to my blogging friend Kristin, who raved about her meal at Amsterdam’sDe Kas restaurant last fall and then insisted I make it part of our visit. One of those handfuls of memorable…

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From Amsterdam . . .

 As we drove through the city from Amsterdam Centraal train station (an easy trip from the airport, suggested by the hotel as a cheaper alternative to a taxi) to our hotel in Prinsengracht, the inevitable…

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Packed for Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Paris . . .

OMG, she’s still here, and still showing us pictures of her garden!! I know that’s what some of you will say as you open this post. We’re actually heading out to the airport this afternoon,…

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