Gray Malin has added the Gulf Coast of Florida to his beautiful series, À la Plage. He shot all the images from a doorless helicopter and captured the Paradise Coast and the rest of the Gulf Coast beautifully. The image above is Naples Beach. Here is the full collection of the Gulf Coast to view…
Category: Travel
A Day on Nantucket — The Grey Lady
One of my favorite places to visit in Massachusetts is Nantucket Island. Nantucket is a small island about 30 miles off of Cape Cod on the Atlantic side. Nantucket translates to “The Faraway Land” in the language of the native Wampanoag tribe. It is about 14 miles in length and roughly 3 1/2 miles wide….
Chic Coffee Table Books
Coffee Table books serve many purposes. They are beautiful to display, they showcase your personality and interests and they are great to pick up and flip through by yourself or to share with someone else. Coffee table books don’t necessarily need to be displayed on a coffee table. They can also be displayed on a…
Leopard Spots Turns 2!
Leopard Spots turned 2 this month! I can’t believe how quickly those two years went! Realizing two years have gone by has caused me to reflect on what Leopard Spots means to me. There are times when I feel the subject matter and content of this blog is too trivial and superficial. It is true,…
Christmas in Manhattan!
There is no better place to be at Christmastime than in Manhattan! I had a milestone birthday this year and chose to celebrate it in NYC. I started off my trip with a visit to the 9/11 Memorial…something I have wanted to do for a long time. The memorial is under construction, but there are…
Dining in Ireland
On my recent trip to Ireland I was pleasantly surprised with the number of great restaurants and delicious food. Life in general is so simple in Ireland and the same goes for the food – natural and unprocessed – the ultimate in farm to table and sea to table! In addition there is the influence…
Rollerball Perfume
I seem to always be traveling – whether for business or pleasure so when I came across this product at Sephora I was so excited! Sephora has rollerball perfume in various sizes all under .5 ounces. They are perfect for sticking in your handbag to freshen up whenever you want. It’s also the perfect size…
Encore – Las Vegas
This past week I stayed at the Encore in Las Vegas for a conference. The hotel is first class all the way, especially when it comes to the design details in the main areas of the hotel and conference areas. The colors are beautiful! Jewel tones of red and green, yellow, orange and purple, with…
Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes
I found it fitting to make these upon my daughter’s return from her college semester abroad in Ireland. An Irish Car Bomb shot (they don’t call it that there – for obvious reasons) is something we tried when I was in Ireland visiting her. I don’t know what the politically correct term is for the…
Rue La La Invitation – Happy Mother’s Day!
For all the mothers out there, or for anyone really, here is an invitation to join Rue La La and get $10 to spend and splurge a little on yourself! Rue La La is a sample sale site with some great finds – designer brands at incredible prices. Sample sale sites have become quite an…