Posts Tagged ‘America’

Dog’s Holiday

Friday, March 12th, 2010

This week, I found an article in Coastal Living about glamorous choices for travelling with pets. The family never seems complete without the company of Fergus, our Maltese X. One of my favourite hotels is included in the list: the Ritz Carlton Naples, in Florida. Here’s hoping Australian hotels follow suit.

Photo - Inn by the Sea

Photo - Inn by the Sea

Have a Happy Weekend.

The English Muse

Monday, May 25th, 2009

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A huge thank you to Tina, LA’s very own English Muse for mentioning us in her blog! Tina is very busy blogging, twittering, face booking and working as a celebrity columnist for the LA Times! She’s one busy girl . Thank you so much for taking the time to visit!
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MARVELOUS MAXIMILLION!

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

When you think of a dorm room or ‘student digs’ as we call them here in Australia they are usually very unlikely to be fashionable or desirable, in fact they are generally the very opposite! That is why when we saw these pictures of Maximilian Sinsteden’s student accommodation in New York magazine, our jaws literally fell through the floor! Drool over these pictures below and note all the touches he has added to give his room its very preppy and beautifully ‘undecorated’ look. Note the touches of Ralph Lauren and Ikea, along with family rugs, and the designer curtains and paisley pillows all from Charlotte Moss. (his boss ….) We love the green wall and the collection of pictures perfectly assembled. Studying in this environment deserves a high distinction for pulling it all together! Top of the class for you Maximilian.
Oh, and what about that chest of drawers? $80 from an opp. shop and note the beautiful way in which he folds all his ‘smalls’……..
The Drew campus in Madison, New Jersey
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All photographs by Dean Kaufman

Have a fun weekend!

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009


Coco -- Cape Cod photo via The DB Files

Thanksgiving In The Spring!

Thursday, November 27th, 2008
red-room.jpgOne of the things I miss since leaving America is Thanksgiving.
It was a new tradition to my French Canadian parents when they moved to Massachusetts in the 60’s from Quebec. It’s not a holiday you can avoid if you live in close proximity to Plymouth! It soon became my favourite holiday. I love the masses of relatives and friends gathered for traditional turkey dinner, complete with pumpkin pie, the Macy’s day parade and a four-day weekend.
It all works so well in the autumn with the leaves turning vibrant orange and golds and a chill in the air.

Since living in Australia, we haven’t celebrated Thanksgiving yet.
There is something about it being springtime. The weather and colours are not quite right… And of course it’s always on a Thursday.
So maybe the new tradition for us will be a turkey dinner with a springtime table setting shared with Australian friends and family.

Happy Thanksgiving.

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