You may have noticed a gap in posts and that would be due to a two week vacation to my hometown in Mississippi so that The Critter could delight our family and friends as much as he does us. We had a wonderful time, but I really must to catch y’all up on the very excellent Mississippi Artist exhibit we walked, The Real Housewives finale and reunion, and I have all sorts of fabulous new design friends I have made over the last few months.

Until I manage this, please absorb yourself (as I did) in this article from Los Angeles Magazine about a fraudulent interior designer. The entire thing literally made me cringe, as I know many of the characters involved, as this scam artist rolls in all the same circles I do. Also irking is that this type showman really causes pause to a good client when considering using my profession’s services – I am no stranger to having to clean up the mess of another. Never have I read such apt descriptions of the world of interior design here in Los Angeles. Thanks to design nomad for such dark juiciness – I must admit I am DYING to read Part Two!