Thank you for visiting my site. I am so excited to have a place to share the things I love, from antiques to treasure hunting at flea markets, little seaside towns and cities in Europe and my true love of cooking and entertaining.

A few minutes of effort will yield you beautiful ingredients for the months ahead. So, set some time aside and make Chive-infused vinegar and salt! Chives are my favorite herb to celebrate in this way! Its pretty purple blossom…

Leave it to the Italians to find the most beautiful way to create shade on sunny streets, on top of hills around the corner of little alley ways that just call out for iron tables and people sharing a romantic lunch. The idea…

The idea for growing fruit trees and mixing them into my landscape came from my Great Grandmother. My Great Grandmother turned her backyard into row after row of rose bushes and then a few back rows of fruit trees.

I love to plant a cutting garden in the Spring that I can enjoy throughout the summer. One of the easiest and most cost-effective flowers I grow is Zinnias! I started to fall in love with them when I learned of the different…

Entertaining can be tricky and intimidating. My advice is to find your signature entertaining style and something you love to make and master it! Then repeat it! Don’t reinvent. Make it personal to you, and your guests will love…