Garden Glamour

When one of my favorite professional organizations, Les Dames d’Escoffier, asked me to provide a few tips for hosting a summer soirée ~ or any meal where you have the luxury and privilege to gather your dear family and friends, I eagerly and humbly complied. They published a fabulous storyboard on social me...

Elizabeth Taylor at “Scent of Mystery” Premiere. Photo: Art Shay, courtesy of Richard Shay

When two of my passions seemingly “blended," I thought I was dreaming: Perfume with a cinematic starring role by none other than the eternally glamorous (and philosophical) Elizabeth Taylor ~ who late...

I have some good news and some bad news. It all depends on which side of the garden gate you’re looking at things in the garden.

If you are a home gardener ~ good for you. I congratulate you and your hard work. You made it through the “silly season.” And if you’re like us, you kinda’ took a well-dese...

How’s your summer reading challenge coming along? What with the searing summer heat, followed by the eery, dystopian silence that had settled into a thick, smoky haze brought on by the burning forests up north; trailed by a biblical cluster of torrential downpour, thunder and lightening, a possible tornado,...

This was our premiere Conversation with an extraordinarily accomplished business woman speaking to us from her offices in Mexico. You’ll see why I was so keen to talk to Janet Arteaga, who has earned a most impressive resume or CV starting with her position as a biologist and her Master's degree in Integrat...