It's beginning to look a lot like...
Ever since George and I's day trip to Weston I've been in the holiday spirit. Perhaps it was meeting Father Christmas (pictured below) or the falling leaves and temps, either way I'm ready for the holidays.I grew up decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving with my mom, and I've maintained that tradition ever since. I've been collecting ideas for some time because I'm itching to change up our typical holi

Small Town Escape
Saturday was the big day-Mary Carol Garrity's Holiday Open HouseThe line of people stretched down the block, but it was well worth the wait. For a quick introduction of Mary Carol Garrity (my design muse), click here.Her house was built in 1885. The entrance featured a dramatic stai

The 36 rules of life...
Just got back from a 90 minute yoga class, checked some email, found this, had a good laugh and am heading to bed.goodnight-S

Bon Appetite
We spent Sunday evening in the company of our dearest friends. Each couple brought a course along with 2 wine pairings, for a total of 8 dishes. It was one of the best evenings I've had in awhile. The older I get the less appealing the bar scene gets, so this was a nice change of pace.

52 days...
Since Christmas is a mere 6.5 weeks away (crazy!?!), the pre-holiday celebrations are beginning. This weekend I headed to the Webster House is downtown KC with my Junior League girls for a holiday decorating class/browse session. Webster House is a gorgeous old house that serves as an antique store/restaurant/interior design mecca. The prices are a bit steep but it's worth the drive down just for the eye-candy. Here are some of my faves (please excuse the poor quality cell-phone pics)- 1st up a silver winter-wonderland tree