When it comes to natural autumn- stepping just outside your door to find inspiration is the perfect place to start. Today we are talking about a simple autumn coat styling that is perfect for all season long. Autumn Coat For Friday Favorites this week- it is all about autumn and cozy natural elements. Whether gathering…
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Slow Living & a bit of tinsel all year
I know what you are probably thinking. Tinsel. In October? Tinsel is for the holidays. For draping on Christmas tree branches and garlands and adding a bit of sparkle magic. And yes, you are exactly right. But I’m talking about tinsel in the sense of what it brings to those branches. What About Tinsel Tinsel…
Our MFCH tours for 2023
Oh my goodness, it felt so good to be back with a full schedule of MFCH Tours this year! In the Spring we took clients to Provence, and to Dordogne, and in the fall we covered Normandy and Paris. Still remaining is a private trip in October. All our clients this year have said the…
growing dahlias – my do’s and dont’s and learning as you go
I’ve been growing dahlias here for six or seven years now. It started with a tuber I found in a bargain corner at the garden center, and which turned out to be the most beautiful cafĂ© au lait! I was immediately hooked, and have been growing them ever since, in increasing quantities each year. Like…
Travel Diaries – Bath, England
Bath, England was not on our original travel agenda since we were looking for smaller villages mostly but decided on a whim to ride the train up to Bath. My husband is a huge history buff and being half Italian he also loves anything with an Italian architecture and history. When our taxi driver mentioned…
Weekend View – French Country Cottage
Welcome to the weekend view. This week is all about new babies, Paris and pretty things. Baby Silkies While we were in Europe working and playing- my daughter was staying at the house to watch all the animals for us. She face-timed us one morning to show us what she found when she opened the…
Exploring the Cotswolds- Lacock – French Country Cottage
Another day another tiny village to explore in the cotswolds. Today it is a quick tour of Lacock, England. Lacock Remember when I told you that it was a bank holiday and our taxi driver became like family? We learned about a little village called Lacock while in his taxi. It wasn’t one that was…
Vintage French Grape Harvest Basket
Typically when you’re purchasing vintage- you stumble upon one thing that speaks to you. That you simply did not know you needed- till you discovered it. Like an vintage harvest basket. Discovered gadgets are the perfect type proper? They don’t seem to be cookie cutter similar on the cabinets in a store- they’re distinctive and…








