Tag: books

EVENT PLANNING – Cakes

I love Charm City Cakes. Though they don’t ship them (yet!), I know eventually they’ll cave due to demand, so keep working on them to deliver online orders. Meanwhile, there are other items offered making great gifts, or simply inspiration. See their new book of cakes (my faves are the kiddy ones), which gives a…




THANKSGIVING DAY

Today, on Thanksgiving, as this painting by Salvador Dali so beautifully reveals, the shock of recognition is eternally real. Gratitude starts with recognition that things are not only real, they can also be surreal. See more at the DALI MUSEUM, and at Virtual  DALI to ponder and enjoy inspired feelings of surreal ingenuity. Put yourself…




PET GUEST – Best Behavior

Charlotte Reed has written a great book on pet etiquette (Miss Fido Manners) we found helpful and charming. Opinions vary on what constitutes Pet Manners in different countries. Paris being one of the most dog friendly restaurant places in the world is famous for pet hospitality. People and public places policy may not have the…