As the turkeys roast and the dressing and pies bake in the oven, let’s remember the history of Thanksgiving. Here are some excerpts from Life is Meals by James and Kay Salter.
November 22, 2011
C'est Inspiré is simply that - what is inspiring. Where the words end, images continue to speak. Seeing all that is around us, we seek some aspect of something that is life enhancing... something that you would like to be reminded of - to revisit. Something to capture and bring into your world, not leave behind... . That is why I take a camera everywhere; have spent countless hours organizing images in scrapbooks and pouring over them later to revisit the place, the people, the memory.
So, C'est Inspiré may be a single photo - or it may be 50, it may mean one thing to me, another to you - the meaning isn't important. Did it inspire? Did it make you smile? Did it bring back a pleasant memory? One or all of the above will do.
During a brief period of his life, the legendary art historian Bernard Berenson kept diaries where he wrote about how to see - and what he saw. These diaries were published under the title The Passionate Sightseer and edited by Raymund Mortimer.
Anyone, anywhere, anytime can be a passionate sightseer - just look.
...Some More Ideas! : Thanksgiving a History
...Some More Ideas! : It’s Halloween
Happy Halloween! Click on screen above
October 28, 2011
...Some More Ideas! : Leontine Linens
Table Couture, for sure….
While I was in New Orleans, I spent time with Jane Scott Hodges of Leontine Linens. Jane has just redone part of her shop there and added charming new signage on Magazine Street.
I have been ordering sheets and towels from Jane Scott for years for my clients. Her monograms are exquisitely embroidered or appliqued, on sheets or towels. In addition to all beautiful linens for the bed, there are countless combinations for the table. A choice of fabrics, a choice of colors, different monograms and thread colors……the world is your oyster. And what better way to enjoy an oyster than on beautiful, crisp, embroidered table linens.
As the holidays approach, take a look at the Leontine website for great gift ideas to personalize. See www.leontinelinens.com or stop by 3806 Magazine Street in New Orleans. Stylish…for the bedroom, the dining room and travel.
October 21, 2011
...Some More Ideas! : Seersucker
Sunday morning….off to brunch in Brooklyn…at SEERSUCKER…before the Little Flower School.
Thank goodness for Garden and Gun magazine for keeping all of us Southerners up to date with the latest in Southern cooking and restaurants above the Mason Dixon….
Off to SEERSUCKER for sustenance. In the form of pimento cheese grits, eggs, collard greens and coffee. It was a little too early for an Albuquerque cocktail or a Michelada. Next time, after a long morning of antiquing in Brooklyn, I will return for the Cayuga Chili.
BTW….that scrawl on the side of the menu is the chef’s signature. Chef and owner Robert Newton grew up in Arkansas and the ingredient driven “Southern” menu is what drives Seersucker in this eatery. Check out Seersucker at seersuckerbrooklyn.com.
Seersucker Brooklyn
329 Smith Street (between President & Carroll) Brooklyn, NY 11231.
