LA DOLFINA

My mom shared with me this beautiful passage she read at her friend's funeral service this past weekend and I wanted to share it with you. Life is like a journey on a train, with its stations, changes of routes and even accidents. At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel at our side.  However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone.   As time goes by, other people will board the train; and they will be significant - our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of our life.  Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum.  Others will go so unnoticed that we don't realize that they vacated their seats.   This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells.   Success consists of having a good relationship with all the pas...

We picked the most gorgeous Spring day to tour San Francisco's Decorator Showcase House, The Villa de Martini built in 1929. The majestic Mediterranean-style villa is perched high atop historic Telegraph Hill and boasts formal European-style gardens and delivers panoramic vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the Bay Bridge, and San Francisco Bay. Come along with me as I discover the many beautiful and unique rooms which profiles the work of over two dozen of the Bay Area's preeminent designers. The Upper Terrace A ring of charred wood elements conjures memories of fire-scarred tree trunks in the old growth forests across the bay. The Living Room Dining / Kitchen / Lounge *Note to self... dye vintage linen napkins grey! Powder Room Very hard to photograph, but I think my favorite space!  It is truly amazing what you can...