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All it took was one look at this cover with those amazing parasols in their elephant stands set against a background of glorious glossy green palms and I was promptly whisked away to the wonderful whimsical world of Palm Beach Chic! This gorgeous book arrived on my doorstep this afternoon and I simply could not put it down! I was transfixed by the exuberance and creativity exhibited within its pages. As Jennifer Ash Ruddick writes in the Introduction, "These homes and their magnificent gardens aren't slavish copies of interior design magazines or decorators' dictates but testaments to what can be achieved when inspired by the natural beauty of a unique locale and when imagination is one's only limitation." One of the homes featured, Old Bethesda-By-The-Sea, is where Interior Designer Celerie Kemble grew up! I wholeheartedly agree with her! I think I must have lived a prior life in Palm Beach because this fanciful, whimsica...

On the occasion of my 57th Birthday I want to express my gratitude for the countless blessings in my life! My Mom showed me this photo of my 3 brothers and I back in the day. I think it was in the 1970's or 1980's, I'm not quite sure but it certainly made my day!!!  Thank you everyone for the lovely birthday sentiments today via phone, mail, text, and facebook.  All your well wishes mean the world to me!

I always look forward to a little thrifting when I'm on vacation. Thrifting in The Hamptons was not what I expected! I mean come on... look at this place! It was more like going to an estate sale in a gorgeous home! We happened to hit ARF the week after their huge fundraiser benefiting the animals and they still had the following amazing offerings! Check out these donations! (On a return visit they had Madeline Weinrib pillows on the daybed!) I was completely smitten with this piece and could not get it off my mind the entire trip! Definitely my favorite piece! I was fantasizing about decorating a house in The Hamptons with thrift store finds :) Sigh! I did find a few small treasures in the basement I managed to sneak into my luggage. LVIS Ladies Village Improvement Society East Hampton   Bargain Box Thrift Shop I didn't get many ...