Creating Holiday Cheer at Home and Away

This is our first year not home for the holidays. And after also being away for Thanksgiving, the extent of our fall decorating amounted to one green pumpkin. But December brings a different kind of decorating guilt. The nights grow long and dark, and there’s a pull toward coziness – candles, dim lights, a blanket …

The Art of the Themed Holiday Party: Après Ski Edition

The best holiday parties include a fun theme, a great guest list, thoughtful details, delicious food, inventive cocktails, and elements of surprise. We throw many events in our home during the holidays – benefits for our local art foundation, school gatherings and of course parties for family and friends. Unfortunately for me, a communal party-planning …

Winter Slump

Everyone’s yard looks a little bare and brown. The crisp winter air makes my skin feel overly dry. Our house, no longer decorated for the holidays feels drafty and empty. I’ve officially hit my annual winter slump and it’s difficult to escape the warm embrace of the down filled, comforter covering my bed, to begin …