Ready or not, the holiday's are here!

Milo and the Empiric team are busy this weekend trimming trees and hanging holiday displays. 2E went all out for our windows! I can't wait to share....

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

The Power of Soup

Rainy days make me crave soup! This recipe looks yummy. I wish I could invite all of my girlfriends over to join me around my {imaginary} fireplace to eat hunks of broth soaked bread and talk. When I was growing up my mother owned a couple restaurants in Marblehead. She was also the head chef so you can imagine the impact growing up in her kitchens has had on me. I take for granted the ease I feel in a kitchen and how naturally creating recipes and menus comes. It is literally second nature.

I haven't spent a whole lot of nights at home these past few months but I think tonight I will dust off the pots and pans, pull out Tried and True Ambrosia and fill the house with delicious smells.

In The New Year.....

If the shoe fits, wear it.

Stop and smell the roses.

Seize the moment.

Reflect and Resolve.


Celebrate.

Happy New Year!

image 1: sea of shoes image 2: nestled in image 3 & 4: nathan turner image 5: roost image 6,7&8: lovely clusters image 9: scarlet for moet

Head Over Holidays: The View

Snoqualmie Falls, Saturday, from the Salish Lodge. I ate there overlooking the falls a few summers ago and, as breath taking as it was then, I think I prefer it decked with ice and snow.

Side note: the entire time we were there I kept saying "You's no call me no more" in my *best* Rosie Perez, Puerto Rican accent. 2E was not amused. I was.... very!

Image: My Mother In Law

Winter Whites

I'm in a light mood today..


Yesterday felt really heavy.



This home, via Martha Stewart, is a very soothing palette.