Archive for the 'Places' Category



Clearly I’m not happy about this…

Published on March 11, 2011

Tweet …knowing how much I wanted Nancy Krasne to remain in charge of the Council. I Finding it out via this video made it a little less painful, but I really can’t say why. The Courier is really going big with this duo. *comments greatly encouraged on this one


A plea for 9936 Durant Drive

Published on February 28, 2011

Tweet I wrote to the City Council today, hoping to help overturn their vote of 3-2 in favor of allowing the owner at 9936 Durant Drive to demo the building. That is one of the beautiful Hollywood Regency apartment buildings that caused me to fall in love with the neighborhood. There will be a meeting […]


Sip tea at The Peninsula Beverly Hills and support Education

Published on February 4, 2011

Tweet We all love to have a proper tea in the afternoon sometimes – it’s one of the most civilized ways to socialize on the planet. Whenever I’m asked where to find a proper English tea, I always say go to The Living Room at the Peninsula Beverly Hills. It’s one of the loveliest places […]


Shedding light on Beverly Hills City Council candidate Nancy Krasne

Published on January 31, 2011

Tweet UPDATE – January 17, 2013: Nancy is running for City Council again on March 5th! Here’s a story that was originally published on January 13, 2011, watch Nancy’s Facebook page for updates on meet and greets and to volunteer support – I have updated the links with election info too! I remember sitting in […]


Ladies who lunch at Bulgari Beverly Hills

Published on January 25, 2011

Tweet Molto grazie to my friend Timothy Morezenti at Bulgari for including me in the launch of the Matthew Williamson Capsule Collection. I really adore to see a new design that embodies what I, as a designer love – the process. Whenever I look at something like the offering of Williamson and Bulgari I see […]


Building a community with Yvette Nicole Brown

Published on January 3, 2011

Tweet Although I have a monster photo montage to show you of our final month of 2010, I MUST tell you about the afternoon I spent at Paramount Studios with a bunch of mombloggers and the cast of Community. Although I had practically just gotten off the plane from my two week visit to my […]


Disney made me cheerful WAY before I wanted to be…

Published on December 9, 2010

Tweet The folks at Disney really know how to get us going. They created a wonderful event to introduce us mom types to the offerings of Disney and DisneyFamily.com for the holiday season by taking over The Victorian in Santa Monica – the place was so Christmassy I have been humming Christmas music ever since! […]


Fashionistas flock to DVF at Bloomingdales

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Tweet The phone call went like this – “Darling we would love for you to come to this fashion event for Diane von Furstenberg Resort 2011 Collection at Bloomies in Santa Monica Place. Fabulous food. Be fabulous, Bring friends.” I’ve been a DVF fan since my mom wore her classic wrap dresses in the 70s, […]


All that glitters…

Published on December 1, 2010

Tweet I got absorbed in unpacking and sorting through souvenirs from our trip this morning and had the revelatory moment one has when one realizes their three year old has been waaaaay too quiet. This was found to be very true, as causing my floors and furniture to sparkle like Emerald City takes some concentration. […]


Today I am grateful…

Published on November 25, 2010

Tweet …for my wonderful Mississippi friends for sharing their amazing Thanksgiving table with us. I am very fortunate to be here in my hometown with my fabulous husband, my little Critter, and his lovely Grandmother on this beautiful November Day. We have reminisced, laughed and feasted on the greatest Southern turkey day I could have […]