Lemon Pound Cake

With this fall weather, I've been getting the urge lately to fire up the oven.  This Glazed Lemon Pound Cake  is heavenly and has been one of my favorite go-to recipes for quite some time now.  It is a cinch to make and only requires about 15 minutes of prep time.  It's great with tea or even for breakfast with a glass of milk!

Pighini Family Session

The Pighini's are one of those special families...you can tell they actually enjoy hanging out together!  The pics were taken at their beautiful home which borders Fort Washington State Park. 

Vintage Pink Wallpaper on Etsy!

My latest project has been overhauling my living room, AKA, client meeting space!  I realized, among other things, that there was too much dark wood furniture that overwhelmed the little space so I began to brainstorm for ways I could lighten the mood and 'funkify' an otherwise blah decor...60's pink wallpaper to the rescue!  This paper is amazing and exactly what I was looking for!

I plan to line the tops of my 2 circular coffee tables with this print, then top with thick glass, however, because it is so pretty, I may just have to frame a large panel of it and hang it on the wall as well!  At $45 for just over 5 yards, this paper is a steal.  I cannot wait until it arrives!

France!

Here are some shots from our trip to France in September, my first time to Europe!  The square images were taken with my old Yashica medium format camera, a Christmas gift from my dear friend Leena.

Portrait artist, Sacre Coeur, Paris.

I've seen these before, featured in high-end fashion shoots and also in Sofia Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette', and just recently learned that they are the classic French macaroon.  We bought some as gifts, but the rest we devoured  before the plane ride home.

Little French girl and her Father, Montmartre.

Little nook, Annecy.

Two musicians playing cheerful music, outside of a cafe.

The obligatory Eiffel Tower shot; more stunning in person (and at night)!

Beautiful old church outside of the Opera district, Paris.

To say that the food in France is good would be a sad understatement.  Here, a duck-wing cassoulet with white beans...These people are no joke!

John and I, doing the tourist thing.

Cherry-red tomatoes in a lake-side garden, Annecy