It’s still warm in the day time here, with only a hint of chill at night. We’re not ready to fill our homes with cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and caramel scents quite yet.…
As I’m readying my home for autumn entertaining, parties and dinners and houseguests, I’m setting out decorative matchboxes. I like to make them available on my fireplace mantels, in bathrooms and in…
Vera Bradley’s patterns are usually much too “busy” for us. So we were delighted to discover her line of “Plum” handbags, laptop bags and crossbodies! There’s a tote bag for your library…
New from Illume for the pumpkin season – “Rustic Pumpkin” candles. They’re fragranced with cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, blue pumpkin (whatever that means!), indigo, golden vanilla, and heliotrope, with some sandalwood and amber…
New for fall from Kate Spade New York: Darling fox-themed “So Foxy” leather handbags and accessories. The line includes a wallet, crossbody phone holder, and a clutch. Love the furry cheeks and…
I’m not quite ready to bring out woodsy, pumpkin, cinnamon caramel or other fall-scented candles. It’s still warm and sunny here in Seattle. Still, I need to keep my house fresh and…
We’ve just discovered Stoneglow Candles’ Geometrics collection. The scents are perfect for this transitional time when summer’s fading but we’re not quite chilly enough to haul out the pumpkin spice fragrances. We’ve…
It’s still warm enough here in Seattle to entertain outdoors! Next weekend when we throw a wine tasting party, we’ll serve cheese, meats and breads on our melamine trays from Le Cadeaux.…
In this interval between the end of summer and start of fall, we’re enjoying Caldrea’s new moss and amber scented “Daphne Feather” homekeeping products. They offer the essential-oil fragranced scent in an…
Here in Seattle, we’re still enjoying the remnants of summer. Our afternoons are sunny and in the 70s, though our evenings hold a hint of chill. We’re not quite ready to…