Located on the site of a former estate known as Red Maples, on four acres near the ocean in Southampton, New York sits the pink stucco country manor (named Hollyhock) belonging to New York commercial real-estate broker Mary Ann Tighe and her husband, Dr. David Hidalgo.
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THIS WEEKEND had moments of bliss: there was the tennis, insanely beautiful weather, glasses of wine at old favourite places, and most of all, time to spend together; these moments, however, were punctuated by pure dreadfulness. At some point last week, must have somehow caught what had thought was an innocuous (albeit poorly timed) summer cold, but in actuality turned out to be a most unpleasant chest infection...
DESPITE MY OBVIOUS and rather renown girly-ness, one thing people do not know about me is that (every once in a while) I do enjoy watching the odd sporting event. At first it may have begun with actively taking an interest in the things that P loves (football to Brits or soccer to North Americans), but has morphed into something else altogether.
ROYAL WEDDING fever may have faded a little, but the debate over the bride's gown had us still thinking about the subject, if we might have also gone for simple and modern, or something much more lacy, ethereal and romantic.
FOR MANY, THIS PAST WEEKEND marks the unofficial start to summer: to long, golden days, the beach, road trips and warm bronzed skin. For us, it will be an awakening of sorts, after when seems like a never-ending winter of never-ending projects and impending deadlines. We're not complaining, of course, for we know that we are lucky to count what we do everyday as work. Nevertheless, it is always good to take a little time away to relax and recharge, do nothing but listen to the sound of crashing waves and sip good rosé if the mood strikes. And we are very nearly there! So very close now and so very perfectly time with summertime, our most favourite time of year...
In school, one of my very best friends was a girl named Kathryn. We did everything together and I would spend weeks during the summer at her family's lake house, swimming, water skiing, sunbathing and reading. These are some of my favourite memories growing up. I mention K because even though we were inseparable, she would still always write me letters for when she saw me next, even if it were the next morning at school, and every letter would include a quotation by someone inspiring. She was obsessed with quotes and with sharing them, and over time, collecting favourite quotes became one of my favourite things as well. And so, from existential thoughts to Pinterest aphorisms to phrases from books by favourite authors, here are ten quotes and sayings that I love at the moment...
THIS WEEKEND BEGAN a little early, with oysters and cava on Thursday afternoon in celebration of recent accomplishments and of summertime. There would also be lunch at a new Greek restaurant in the old town, cocktails at a place favoured by the locals (a very smart crowd it was) that’s always lively and hasn’t changed its quirky décor since 1957 ...
"Have you ever thought that you would be living in Spain?" It's a question that P asks often, and my answer is always the same: no, never in a million years had I ever imagined that we would, on a whim, move here, having never visited before, and to this particular city, as opposed to the more predictable choices of Barcelona or Madrid. Not because it's not a wonderful place to live, to be sure, but because I (like many others, it would seem) had never even heard of Valencia before.
DO YOU REMEMBER the chicest laundry room ever? It was by Dina Bandman Interiors for the SF Showcase 2017, and this year, the designer returns with another stunner, and this time, it’s a nursery.