

Places We Go : Where Parisians Shop
In Paris, I just wanted to see where the French shop or maybe just window-shop.


Color Game : A Twist on Red/White&Blue
It never fails. This time of year, I wonder how my rooms would look in red/white&blue.


Places We Go : Captivating Chartres
Happy Sunday! I'll be back on July 7 with a few more adventures in Paris. In the meantime, let's explore a day trip John, Jim and I took


Places We Go : Magical Marais
This week, let's look at the magical Marais neighborhood in Paris. John, Jim and I stayed there for a week in May.


Places to Go : Finally, Paris!
Bon Jour! After 4 nights in London, John, Jim and I rode the Eurostar to Paris. In just over 2 hours, we were in a whole different world. J&J had made hotel reservations at one of their favorite hotels in the Marais - a small hotel in the 4th arrondissement (district) on the Right Bank. It turns out that the Marais was a fantastic area to stay for our 7 night visit, convenient to everything. Let's take a look. google.com Our hotel was covered in scaffolding in preparatio


Places We Go : Hangin' in London
Four days in London isn't much time to explore.


Places We Go : Bloomin' London
Traveling with friends John&Jim, I was gone just 12 days, returning last Tuesday. Those days were packed with more than enough fun!


Happy Hour : Spring Vases Redo
Springtime fresh, white vases bring a modern, crisp look to any room.


Places We Go : Reviving the American Mall
When P & I lived in San Francisco in the early 1990's, we would frequent Stonestown Mall, just next door to San Francisco State...


TWEAKS+inspiration : Appliance Procrastination
Woeful appliance procrastination leads to hand washing dishes for a year.
















