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May 4, 2019

Ohhh hello May! Happy Cinco De Mayo! In San Diego this holiday is heavily celebrated.  Tacos, guacomole, polomas & margaritas.  The day is a bright light of fun in a month us locals dubbed “May Gray”.    Now from my shivering perch in New England I can balk at that dramatic term for 60 degree “cold” and overcast. Rain […]

Apr 19, 2018

This party begins with a husband who deserves an award for his thoughtfulness.  A wedding industry colleague, Dexter hired me to design his wife’s surprise 40th birthday party. This was to be a large dinner attended by all of her best girl friends and female family members (FUN: allows me to go super girly).  He […]

Apr 9, 2018

Secret silly guilty pleasure: planning parties.  And to be more specific, planning tabletop decor (that almost always includes matching signature drinks).  This love affair makes perfect sense when you consider that I planned & designed weddings for 12 years.   At the same time my business drifted from a focus on wedding coordination to straight […]