• Archive for April, 2008

    Profile: Katie Stassi

    by  • 28 Apr ’08 • profile • 18 Comments

    Last week I had the pleasure of meeting fellow Houstonian Katie Stassi. We meet at Starbucks for coffee and soon one hour turned into two. Talented, amazing, beautiful, driven and kindhearted are only but a few words to describe this wonderful woman. I truly felt as though I had known her forever. Katie began...

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    Dinner with Houston Bloggers

    by  • 25 Apr ’08 • travel • 8 Comments

    What a great night. As I have said many times before, the best part of blogging is the many wonderful people I meet when I travel. Last night was no exception. I had dinner with four wonderful women and fellow bloggers at Armando’s. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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    All the Best

    by  • 14 Apr ’08 • travel • 7 Comments

    As the title suggests, readers of this blog truly are the BEST! I am always so humbled by the kind emails I receive from people around the world. I am also inspired by so many of you. Over the weekend I received a beautiful email for a reader who saw my post on the...

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    Shopping on Saturday – nora fleming

    by  • 12 Apr ’08 • profile, shopping • 5 Comments

    I love it someone takes a clever idea and turns it into a successful business. Such is the case with Nora Napientek founder of nora fleming. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Political Science, Nora decided to explore a completely different vocation by starting her own paint-your-pottery-shop. Wanting to...

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    Profile: Palmer Weiss

    by  • 7 Apr ’08 • profile • 16 Comments

    Named one of the domino 10 for 2008, San Francisco-based interior designer Palmer Weiss knows a thing or two about mixing traditional elegance with contemporary, playful details. Pretty interiors with bursts of color and a touch of Southern eccentricity are Palmer’s hallmark and a nod to her Charleston, South Carolina upbringing. Did you like...

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    Question

    by  • 6 Apr ’08 • Uncategorized • 2 Comments

    A reader would like to know if anyone could advise as to the manufacture of the wallpaper/fabric that was used in Geoffrey Beene’s dining room (original post March 5, 2008). Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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